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TidBITS#938/28-Jul-08
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  Issue link: <http://db.tidbits.com/issue/938>

  The top news for this week is Apple's failure - despite plenty of
  notification - to fix a critical flaw in DNS that's already in the
  wild. Rich Mogull and Glenn Fleishman explain the problem and the
  possible workarounds for those running DNS servers; the full fix
  will require an update from Apple. Apple also comes in for criticism
  from Glenn on their handling of the MobileMe transition and on their
  response - a tepidly worded status page. Adam piles on with an
  examination of a bug that causes iTunes 7.7 to corrupt accented
  track and artist names, and some workarounds to prevent an updated
  iPod touch from beeping constantly. On a more positive note, we
  cover Apple's stellar financial results, Neale Monks reviews the
  watermarking and image prep tool iWatermark, and Adam passes on a
  link to a hilarious video about fonts (really - go watch it!). In
  the TidBITS Watchlist, we glance at updates to Firefox, Default
  Folder X, Typinator, PDFpen (and PDFpen Pro), Keyboard Maestro,
  Skype, iLife '08, and AirPort Extreme.

Articles
    Anthropomorphic Fonts in CollegeHumor Video
    Stop the iPod touch's Constant Beeping
    Apple Reports Billion Dollar Profit for Q3 2008
    iTunes 7.7 Corrupts Accented Artist and Track Names
    Google Gmail Adds Secure Session Option
    MobileMe Status Page Promises Updates, But Tone Rings Flat
    Prepping Web Images with iWatermark
    Apple Fails to Patch Critical Exploited DNS Flaw
    TidBITS Watchlist: Notable Software Updates for 28-Jul-08
    Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk/28-Jul-08


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