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Apple Inc. news website and newsletter

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::summary Apple Inc. news website and newsletter ::

Tidbits (styled TidBITS) is an electronic newsletter and web site dealing primarily with Apple Inc. and Macintosh-related topics.

Internet publication

TidBITS has been published weekly since April 16, 1990, making it the longest-running Internet technology publication and the second-oldest Internet-only publication of any sort. In July 1992, TidBITS launched the first Internet advertising program, based on the PBS sponsorship model.

TidBITS is published by Adam C. Engst, author of a number of computer books, including four editions of Internet Starter Kit for Macintosh, Eudora for Windows & Macintosh Visual Quickstart Guide, and five editions of iPhoto for Mac OS X: Visual QuickStart Guide, along with a number of books in the Take Control series.

Staff

The senior staff of TidBITS are:

Electronic books

From 2003 to 2017, TidBITS also published a series of electronic books in Adobe Acrobat (PDF), EPUB and Mobipocket (Kindle) formats that cover issues related to macOS and the digital lifestyle. The "Take Control Books" series first appeared in October 2003 with the publication of Take Control of Upgrading to Panther which was issued at the same moment as the official launch of Mac OS X version 10.3 Panther. Excerpts of the Take Control books can be downloaded free of charge, and some have been published in Macworld magazine.

The series includes many books for using and upgrading the various versions of Mac OS X and iPhone software; applications such as Apple Mail and iTunes; and general technology such as wireless security and choosing a digital camera.

There are also some wider lifestyle titles such as Take Control of Thanksgiving Dinner as well as more highly technical titles such as Take Control of Mac OS X Server by Charles Edge. Reviewers have described Take Control titles as "thoughtful" and "loaded with useful tips and humor".

In 2017, TidBITS sold the Take Control Books imprint to alt concepts, a company run by the author Joe Kissell.

References

References

  1. David Coursey. (2003). "Mac OS X for Windows Users: A Switchers' Guide". Peachpit Press.
  2. (April 20, 2010). "TidBits Celebrates 20th Anniversary As Oldest Pure Digital Tech Pub On Net".
  3. (2015-04-20). "TidBITS Hits a Quarter Century of Internet Publishing".
  4. (2020-04-13). "TidBITS Marks Its 30th Anniversary in a Time of Pandemic".
  5. (1992-07-20). "TidBITS Sponsorship Program".
  6. "The History of Computing: TidBITS and The Technology of Publishing".
  7. [https://tidbits.com/about/contact/ TidBITS Contact page] - lists current staffers
  8. "Device Advice – Take Control Books".
  9. [http://www.macworld.com/article/156076/2010/12/tco_tethering_iphone.html "Setting up iPhone tethering: Take Control of iPhone and iPod Touch Networking"], ''[[Macworld]]'', December 1, 2010
  10. "Topic: apple articles on Engadget".
  11. (11 January 2011). "Taking Control of the iPhone 4 with Karen G. Anderson".
  12. (August 30, 2010). "Book Review - Take Control of Apple Mail in Snow Leopard ebook".
  13. [https://web.archive.org/web/20080218145314/http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2008/02/review_leopard.html TidBITS provides a thoughtful review of Leopard 10.5.2], ''[[InformationWeek]]'', February 14, 2008
    - [http://www.macobserver.com/article/2007/07/24.13.shtml Review of TidBITS Mac OS X Lexicon] in ''Mac Observer'', July 24, 2007
  14. (May 1, 2017). "Take Control Books Acquired by Joe Kissell".

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