Reprinted from TidBITS#850/09-Oct-06 with permission. Copyright (C) 2006, TidBITS. All rights reserved. http://www.tidbits.com/ TidBITS#850/09-Oct-06 ===================== Issue link: An ever-increasing number of people are becoming adherents of the Getting Things Done system of managing to-do items, and this week Matt Neuburg reviews Thinking Rock, a free application that's one of the first to implement the GTD model directly. Also, Glenn Fleishman reports on Apple's stock option woes and passes on a tip to prevent laptop insomnia. Then we're joined by David Strom, who ponders the lessening difference between the real and the virtual worlds. In the news this week, we look at the releases of PocketMac for BlackBerry 4 and "Real World Mac OS X Fonts." Articles Apple Reports on Options Backdating Problems PocketMac for BlackBerry 4 Released Virtual Reality or Real Virtuality? Sleepless (and Latchless) in Seattle Get a Piece of the Thinking Rock Take Control News/09-Oct-06 Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk/09-Oct-06 ------------ This issue of TidBITS sponsored in part by: -------------- * READERS LIKE YOU! Support TidBITS with a contribution today! Special thanks this week to Jerry Keller, Wolf Hoermann, Olivier Le Bon, and David Morsberger for their kind support! * Make friends and influence people by sponsoring TidBITS! Put your company and products in front of tens of thousands of savvy, committed Macintosh users who actually buy stuff. For more information and rates, email . * SMALL DOG ELECTRONICS: Exclusive for TidBITS Readers! Classic 60 GB Click Wheel iPod Photo, Apple Refurbished, one year warranty, on sale for $189! Visit: -- 800-511-MACS * FETCH SOFTWORKS: Fetch 5.1 goes Universal and adds a widget and Automator actions. Also with SFTP, Bonjour, StuffIt, Dock progress, AppleScript, and interface optimized for Mac OS X. Download your free trial version! * WebCrossing Neighbors Creates Private Social Networks Create a complete social network with your company or group's own look. Scalable, extensible and extremely customizable. Take a guided tour today * Bare Bones Software's BBEdit 8.5 -- Must-have upgrade sports major interface overhaul, new prefs and clippings systems, improved JavaScript, new Ruby/SQL/YAML support, code folding. More than 160 new features in all! . * Circus Ponies NoteBook: Get organized, in two easy steps! De-clutter your Desktop. Organize your Web clippings. Manage your projects. Voice annotate your notes. With NoteBook, it's simple. Try it free for 30 days. * MARK/SPACE, INC: Connecting the coolest gadgets from Dell, Garmin, HP, HTC, Motorola, Palm, Samsung, Sony and others to Mac OS X. Address Book, iCal, iPhoto, iTunes and more. See what you've been missing! * StuffIt Deluxe 11 from Smith Micro introduces the StuffIt Archive Manager. It collects related files of any type, searches offline archives, and can display previews of archived JPEGs! Only $29.99 till 31-Oct-06! ---------- Help support TidBITS by supporting our sponsors ------------ .