Reprinted from TidBITS#1003/09-Nov-2009 with permission. Copyright (C) 2009, TidBITS. All rights reserved. http://www.tidbits.com/ TidBITS#1003/09-Nov-2009 ======================== Issue link: Just before press time (whatever that means in the Internet age), Apple released Mac OS X 10.6.2, fixing a slew of bugs and providing a vast number of security fixes; we have some initial coverage. Despite what some other publications seem to believe, email isn't going away any time soon, and Adam explains why. He also looks into how the 100,000 apps in the iPhone App Store stack up against the competition, and why size may be the App Store's biggest challenge. Joe Kissell reports from Paris on the opening of the first Apple Store in France and reduced pricing for the Backblaze online backup service. Glenn Fleishman notes the new Google Dashboard service for displaying what Google knows about you, and goes in depth on the new 2D barcode trend. Be sure to enter our DealBITS drawing for a copy of BeLight Software's Labels & Addresses too! Notable software releases this week include Viewfinder 1.0, Captain FTP 6.2, MacSpeech Dictate 1.5.6, BBEdit 9.3, Sandvox 1.6.5, Kaspersky Anti-Virus For Mac 1.0, DiscLabel 6.1, BusyCal 1.0.3, Parallels Desktop 5, and TweetDeck 0.31.3. Articles Backblaze for Business Offers Flat-Rate Online Backups Mac OS X 10.6.2 Addresses Myriad Bugs and Security Issues Apple Opens First Retail Store in France Google Shows You What It Knows about You DealBITS Drawing: Win a Copy of Labels & Addresses 1.3.3 App Store Size: Comparisons and Challenges Why Email Remains the King of Internet Communications Tag, You're in 2D! TidBITS Watchlist: Notable Updates for 9 November 2009 ExtraBITS for 9 November 2009 Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk for 9 November 2009 ------------ This issue of TidBITS sponsored in part by: -------------- * READERS LIKE YOU! Support TidBITS with a contribution today! Special thanks this week to Jonathan Shopiro, Daniel Neal, William Mayall, and David Chatton for their generous support! * Fetch Softworks: Fetch 5.5 has new support for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard technologies like Quick Look. And you can upload with the oldest technology of all, Copy and Paste! 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 * THE MISSING SYNC: If you have a smartphone, we can sync it! Sync your address book, calendar, notes, music, pictures, and more between your BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, Symbian OS or Palm OS phone and your Mac. * Microsoft's MacBU: Supporting Mac users with Office 2008. Is your Office up-to-date? Make sure you're running the latest versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Entourage by choosing Check for Updates from the Help menu of any Office application! * Think it. Speak it. Create it with the all-new MacSpeech Dictate 1.5. It better, faster, stronger with improved recognition, new regional accents, vocabulary editor with word training. Learn more: * StuffIt Deluxe 2010 gives you a free file-transfer service, built right into your Mac! Introducing StuffIt Connect, the easiest way to share large files online. Compress, secure, and send any file. Only $39.99 until 15-Nov-09! ---------- Help support TidBITS by supporting our sponsors ------------ .