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This page provides chronological links to the TidBITS back issue archive.
2008: #909-present - Apple introduces new Mac Pros and Xserves in advance of Macworld Expo.
2007: #861-#908 - Apple introduces the iPhone and the Apple TV, but doesn't say anything else about the Mac at an otherwise strong Macworld Expo.
2006: #811-present - Apple transitions the entire Macintosh line to Intel Core Duo, Core 2 Duo, and Xeon processors, ships iLife '06 (which includes the new iWeb) and iWork '06, and previews Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. The iTunes Store starts selling TV shows and movies, and cross the 1 billion mark for songs sold. Boot Camp and Parallels Desktop make running Windows on a Mac a realistic option after years of slow emulation. ADHOC and Macworld Boston both fade away, leaving WWDC as the only mid-year conference. Net neutrality and copyright remain big policy issues, iChat and Skype make Internet telephony a reality for many, and Getting Things Done factors into a number of articles. Joe Kissell joins the TidBITS staff as Senior Editor, and Geoff Duncan leaves to become an editor-at-large.
2005: #761-810 - Apple introduces the the Mac mini, revs the PowerBook and Power Mac line, announces the switch to Intel processors, and pushes out new software, including Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, iLife '05, iWork '05, and Aperture. And then there are the 32 million iPods Apple sells, which includes the iPod shuffle, the replacement of the iPod mini with the iPod nano, and the iPod with video (supported by TV shows and music videos appearing in the iTunes Music Store). LaunchBar 4 and FileMaker 8 ship, Jef Raskin dies, and Apple's Mighty Mouse breaks the single-button barrier. We cover the podcasting phenomenon, examine the evils of DRM, investigate Apple's pressure on Google with regard to trademarked AdWords, publish a number of articles about digital photography, and examine a variety of GPS car navigation devices. Adam and Tonya start participating in the MacNotables podcast.
2004: #711-760 - The Macintosh turns 20, Apple releases iLife '04 with the music making application Garageband, Microsoft releases Office 2004 and buys Virtual PC, the Matias Tactile Pro returns clicky keyboards to the Mac world, Adobe discontinues FrameMaker for the Mac, and FileMaker takes the wraps off FileMaker Pro 7. At WWDC, Steve Jobs unveils the next version of Mac OS X, codenamed Tiger. Macworld Boston is small but enthusiastic even without Apple's presence. The iMac G5 brings a new look to the venerable consumer-level desktop Mac, several Trojan horses generate a lot of smoke but no fire, Bare Bones releases BBEdit 8.0, OmniWeb 5.0 sets the standard for Web browsers, MacHack becomes ADHOC, and Charles Maurer starts contributing articles about digital photography. We start moving our Internet services to an Xserve hosted at digital.forest and running Web Crossing.
2003: #661-710 - Apple takes aim at Microsoft with the releases of the Safari Web browser and Keynote presentation program at Macworld Expo, along with iPhoto 2, iMovie 3, and iDVD 3. AirPort Extreme appears in the slick new 12" and 17" PowerBooks (followed later in the year by a 15" model), and the iMac and Power Mac lines rev quickly to support the faster wireless networking standard as well. Apple unveils the iTunes Music Store, releases Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, and moves the Power Mac line to the powerful G5 processor. We look at the essential LaunchBar, Microsoft puts Internet Explorer out to pasture, and David Shayer compares the main disk repair utilities. We start publishing the Take Control series of electronic books, and Glenn Fleishman joins the TidBITS staff.
2002: #611-#660 - Apple updates the venerable iMac line with a new flat-panel design; beefs up the iApp suite with iPhoto, iCal, and iSync; and releases a significant update in Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar that makes the transition realistic for most people. We cover the copyright wars in depth, evaluate online photo printing services, look at the Microsoft antitrust settlement, and start the innovative PayBITS experiment in self-valued content. Apple's Switchers ad campaign debuts, .Mac debuts with a $100 yearly fee, and Apple Stores continue opening at a brisk pace. Retrospect 5.0 finally enables backups of Mac OS X, and lastly, Macworld Expo NY moves to Boston... or does it?
2001: #560-610 - Apple sets the standard for portable computing once again with January's release of the PowerBook G4 Titanium and May's release of the new iBook. Microsoft releases Office X, the G4 Cube fades away after disappointing sales, Mac OS X ships for real and becomes usable after Mac OS X 10.1 appears. Apple retail stores open, but the big news is how Apple moves into the music world in a big way with the release of iTunes early in the year and later on, the iPod. We explain our document collaboration system and look at how to build your own, begin musing about content and copyright, and start looking at video with reviews of the TiVo and Netflix. Adam and Tonya move back to Ithaca, NY after ten years in Seattle, WA.
2000: #511-#560 - Y2K doesn't mark the end of civilization as we know it, Steve Jobs finally takes the permanent CEO position at Apple, and Mac OS X appears in public beta form. Microsoft is found guilty of violating antitrust laws but still manages to ship Office 2001, Mac users deal with legacy peripherals in a world of USB and FireWire, Internet Explorer 5.0 ships, Adam explains how to hack the press, and we delve into the murky topic of email attachments. Adam is named the second most influential person in the Mac industry in the MDJ Power 25, and he chairs XNSORG.
1999: #461-#510 - Apple releases iMacs in five fruity colors, and the Power Macintosh G3 gets a colorful blue and white case. We also meet the iBook, the graphite Power Macintosh G4, AirPort wireless networking, and Mac OS 9. Adobe buys GoLive, Apple's financial recovery continues apace, and Mac Publishing buys MacCentral. Adam attends MacHack for the first time, we look at mailing list manners, and Matt Neuburg explains Frontier. Adam and Tonya announce the release of their son, Tristan Mackay Engst.
1998: #411-#460 - Apple discontinues the Newton, merges Claris into FileMaker, starts talking about Mac OS X, and releases the first iMac, all of which lead to a return to profitability for the company. The PalmPilot debuts, QuickTime 3 is released, Microsoft ships Office 98 while other parts of the company undergo an antitrust trial, AOL buys Netscape, DiskWarrior appears, and we examine the iMac's move to USB. Intuit cancels and then revives Quicken for the Mac, and Adam talks with Douglas Engelbart. We start TidBITS Talk and stop publishing NetBITS.
1997: #360-410 - Apple buys NeXT and loses millions, Gil Amelio resigns, Steve Jobs returns, Microsoft invests $150 million in Apple, PowerPC G3 Macs appear, and the clones are discontinued. In the Internet, push became a major buzzword, Macs are probed for security holes on the Internet, and Tonya reviews oodles of Web authoring programs. We examine GPS for the first time, Virtual PC appears from Connectix, Macworld and MacUser merge, Mac OS 8 ships, and Apple launches the online Apple Store. We welcome Jeff Carlson to the TidBITS Staff, hold a contest to select a search engine for our Web site that results in Geoff Duncan creating our article database, and introduce a sister publication, NetBITS.
1996: #309-359 - Apple loses money, lays off employees, closes eWorld, and replaces Michael Spindler with Gil Amelio. Microsoft releases Internet Explorer for the Mac, we look at the rise of spam, and Cyberdog appears. We move our Web serving machine from Adam and Tonya's house to the offices of Point of Presence Company, run by Glenn Fleishman, Matt Neuburg converts all our past issues to HTML, and our Japanese and German translations start up. After we're done for the year, Apple buys NeXT, spurning Be. We stop publishing DealBITS, which proved to be ahead of its time.
1995: #257-308 - The Mac is cloned, legally, by Power Computing, Radius, and others. Browsers like MacWeb, Mosaic, and Netscape dominate the Web and RealAudio 1.0 is released, while the U.S Congress begins debating the Communications Decency Act. Apple ships the first PowerPC 604-based Macintosh, as well as a version of the Apple Workgroup Server kitted out to serve Web pages. Also, QuickTime VR debuts, Claris licenses Guy Kawasaki's Emailer 1.0, StarNine turns MacHTTP into WebSTAR, and Web authoring tools Adobe PageMill and SiteMill appear. We start publishing DealBITS, a weekly collection of deals on software and hardware.
1994: #207-256 - Adobe and Aldus merge, Novell purchases WordPerfect, Connectix ships RAM Doubler 1.0, Peter Lewis releases the first version of Anarchie. After ten years of the Mac, Apple ships the first Power Macintosh and opens eWorld. Apple also releases the QuickTake 100 digital camera and System 7.5, After Dark 3.0 sets the standard for screensavers, and Word 6.0 generates near-universal hatred. Dave Winer and Apple's Dave Nagel argue about whether Apple likes developers. TidBITS first appears on the Web, courtesy of Dartmouth College, and Geoff Duncan joins the TidBITS staff as Managing Editor.
1993: #157-206 - Aldus ships PageMaker 5.0, Apple ships the first Newton and the short-lived Macintosh TV, and Michael Spindler replaces John Sculley as Apple CEO. We publish a 3-part article on MIDI and the Macintosh, release the Caring for Your Wrists file to help fight RSIs, and Adam writes the first edition of "Internet Starter Kit for Macintosh." TidBITS gets a CompuServe forum.
1992: #100-156 - The first PowerBook Duos appear, Nisus 3.0 and WriteNow 3.0 ship, and ClarisWorks offers an innovative approach to an integrated application. Maya Computer closes its doors, Fifth Generation Systems acquires Salient Software, and Gryphon Software has the hit of Macworld Boston with Morph. Memory costs $30 per megabyte. The MBDF virus appears, and the programmers are promptly caught and thrown in jail. TidBITS switches from HyperCard to setext format, gets its own mailing list, and can be browsed using Akif Eyler's Easy View.
1991: #035-099 - Apple ships the first PowerBooks, the first 68040-based Macintoshes, and System 7. Delta Tao releases Spaceward Ho! and Microsoft ships Excel 3.0. The Compression Wars rage between StuffIt, Compact Pro, DiskDoubler, and SuperDisk. Now Utilities debuts, and Connectix introduces MODE32, which Apple later distributes free of charge to solve the 24-bit ROM problem. Tonya and Adam (TidBITS co-founders) get married and move to Seattle, WA.
1990: #001-034 - TidBITS birthed. Farallon ships the MacRecorder, Apple releases HyperCard 2.0 and brings Claris back in house, and John Norstad releases Disinfectant 2.0. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is established.
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