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TidBITS#691/04-Aug-03

We’re looking out for you and your data with this issue! First, Derek Miller passes on a warning (and identification tips) about clever spam that purports to be from PayPal in an attempt to get you to reveal your PayPal password. Then Adam reviews Granite Digital’s FireVue Hot Swap Drive System; a great option for hard drive-based backups. In the news, we cover the releases of Entourage’s new Exchange support, Tinderbox 2.0 and Font Reserve 3.1.2.

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Tinderbox 2 Improves Weblog Tools

Tinderbox 2 Improves Weblog Tools -- Eastgate Systems has released Tinderbox 2, an update to its utility for storing and organizing notes and other informational content (see "Light Your Fire with Tinderbox" in TidBITS-651)

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Font Reserve 3.1.2 Update Released

Font Reserve 3.1.2 Update Released -- Extensis has released a minor update to Font Reserve, one of the font management utilities in its stable. (Extensis also owns Suitcase, and recently purchased Font Reserve's parent company DiamondSoft; see "Extensis Buys DiamondSoft" in TidBITS-686

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Fraud Artists Target PayPal Users

Most spam is simply annoying - a waste of time, effort, and computer resources, to be sure, but not usually dangerous. However, a small but significant number of spammers go beyond being merely misleading or offensive by actively trying to defraud people