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**TidBITS Predelivery Service** -- Why are you receiving TidBITS
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**Joe Kissell Leaving TidBITS** -- Senior Editor Joe Kissell,
  after a record-setting tenure, announced that he will be leaving
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  timing was in now way related to last week's departure of Apple
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  leaked copy of an ebook he allegedly wrote titled "Take Control of
  Apple Computer, Inc.," Kissell vigorously denied any such plans,
  adding, "I make it a policy not to comment on upcoming products
  or services." Additional details about this unexpected departure
  may be forthcoming on Kissell's appearance on a special edition
  of Chuck Joiner's MacVoices podcast later this evening, but
  he did note that his work on Take Control ebooks would be
  continuing. [ACE]

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**Announcing the TidBITS Video Podcast** -- One aspect of being
  an all-digital publication is that we can take advantage of new
  technologies that are out of the reach of paper publishers.
  TidBITS is, after all, just lots of digital bits, which can be
  arranged in a multitude of media. Now, after a fair bit of trial
  and error, we're happy to announce our new TidBITS Video Podcast.

  Publishing a video podcast is not an easy endeavor, due to the
  many choices that the producer faces: How much live video footage
  do you use, versus animation or photo slideshows? What type of
  setting do you use as a backdrop? Do you need extra lighting?
  And what about audio? What equipment should you use to capture
  good sound? Do you use background music, and if so, where does
  it come from (and is it properly licensed)? And finally, how
  can we create a podcast that captures the ethos and spirit of
  TidBITS? Fortunately, the TidBITS staff is a talented group of
  folks, so we were able to tap into my knowledge of video editing,
  Geoff's experience as a professional musician, and the editorial
  expertise of the rest of the staff to create a podcast that we're
  sure will entertain and inform. The TidBITS Video Podcast is free,
  of course, and available at the URL below; we're in the process
  of setting up a subscription via iTunes, Safari, or other RSS-
  capable applications. [JLC]

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