Our own Matt Neuburg has received the good news that Steve Job left him £4 million in his will. Perhaps Matt will invite the entire TidBITS staff to live with him on his private island.

 

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Apple has released a new version of its Security Update for Snow Leopard which fixes the Rosetta bugs caused by the first release.

Where can you get new feet for a MacBook system, and what can you do when Mail's toolbar suddenly disappears? Here we answer these and other questions from MacFixIt readers.

USA Today reviewer Edward C. Baig describes his experience using the first Multi-Touch digital textbooks published for the iBooks 2 for iPad app, noting that they are “engaging in ways that were simply not possible with the textbooks I grew up with.” Baig likes the portability, updatability, and low pricing of iBooks 2 digital textbooks and touts specific features like instant search, highlighting, bookmarking, and interactive graphics. Writes Baig, “It’s better to see an animated tour of the genome in E.O. Wilson’s Life on Earth than just to read about it. ”

You wouldn’t think we’d have to write articles defending “proper” spelling, but after a recent Wired article arguing against standardized spelling, Lee Simmons, a copy editor at Wired, has penned a lovely rebuttal. Simmons points out that while textisms may be acceptable in texts and tweets, they have no place in professional writing where standardized spelling aids communication and enhances clarity. Well said!

 

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It almost goes without saying that some sort of office productivity suite is required for a new Mac system, and while some might gravitate to Microsoft Office there are others available that can perform quite similarly.

This classy, stylish, and sturdy offering is a good alternative to the bulky and loud reality of women's laptop bags.

Learn about the fonts included with OS X Lion.

If you want to switch to a different backup drive, use this article to learn how to transfer your existing Time Machine backups to the new backup drive, and then use it for regular Time Machine backups.

Learn how to create and deploy a recovery key for use with FileVault 2 in order to recover encrypted data after a lost user password, in this advanced article.

The Fujitsu ScanSnap S1100 your author got at Macworld | iWorld does the job, but the installation process almost made him snap.

 

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Moonbot Studios builds iOS apps that draw on elements of books, movies, and games for a unique interactive experience that represents the best of what the iOS platform has to offer.

The NFL's showcase game is this Sunday. These apps can help you enjoy all the Super Bowl XLVI action, plan your gameday menu, or enjoy a little virtual pigskin action of your own.

If you plan to create a book solely for the iBookstore, and you’re not concerned about other ebook platforms, iBooks Author stands above any other option currently available.

The 1.0 release of Security Update 2012-001 caused PowerPC-based applications running under Rosetta to crash on Open and Save, and printing either failed or produced a crash as well. Although the community banded together with workarounds, Apple hastily pushed out a 1.1 release that fixes the problems.

 

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The Rosetta translator in Snow Leopard that is used for running PowerPC applications is reportedly not working for many people after they apply the 2012-001 security update.

Addresses a variety of security vulnerabilities in Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. (Free, 192.73 MB/212.09 MB for Snow Leopard/Snow Leopard Server)

 

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Adds some additional Web standards support, hides the Forward button when it isn’t active, and fixes a few bugs. (Free, 31.4 MB)

 

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Since the news of Passware being able to decrypt FileVault over FireWire connections, Mac users might be concerned about the integrity of the security on their computers.

A number of OS X users are reporting an odd interface bug after installing OS X 10.7.3, in which window elements show red question marks and the repeated text "CUI" instead of buttons and scroll bars.