Tidbits
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Tidbits (styled TidBITS) is an electronic newsletter and web site dealing primarily with Apple Inc. and Macintosh-related topics.{{cite book|author=David Coursey|title=Mac OS X for Windows Users: A Switchers' Guide|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=la-rJ7UWYhQC&pg=PA238|accessdate=May 24, 2020|year=2003|publisher=Peachpit Press|isbn=978-0-321-16889-4|page=238}}
Internet publication
TidBITS has been published weekly since April 16, 1990, making it the longest-running Internet technology publication{{Cite web|url=https://www.cultofmac.com/39190/tidbits-celebrates-20th-anniversary-as-oldest-pure-digital-tech-pub-on-net/|title=TidBits Celebrates 20th Anniversary As Oldest Pure Digital Tech Pub On Net|date=April 20, 2010}} and the second-oldest Internet-only publication of any sort.{{Cite web|date=2015-04-20|title=TidBITS Hits a Quarter Century of Internet Publishing|url=https://tidbits.com/2015/04/20/tidbits-hits-a-quarter-century-of-internet-publishing/|access-date=2020-10-07|website=TidBITS|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2020-04-13|title=TidBITS Marks Its 30th Anniversary in a Time of Pandemic|url=https://tidbits.com/2020/04/13/tidbits-marks-its-30th-anniversary-in-a-time-of-pandemic/|access-date=2020-10-07|website=TidBITS|language=en}} In July 1992, TidBITS launched the first Internet advertising program,{{Cite web|date=1992-07-20|title=TidBITS Sponsorship Program|url=https://tidbits.com/1992/07/20/tidbits-sponsorship-program/|access-date=2020-10-07|website=TidBITS|language=en}} 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.{{Cite web|title=The History of Computing: TidBITS and The Technology of Publishing|url=https://thehistoryofcomputing.net/tidbits-and-the-technology-of-publishing|access-date=2021-01-13|website=thehistoryofcomputing.net|language=en}}
Staff
The senior staff of TidBITS are:[https://tidbits.com/about/contact/ TidBITS Contact page] - lists current staffers
- Adam C. Engst, CEO and publisher
- Tonya Engst, CFO
Electronic books
From 2003 to 2017, TidBITS also published a series of electronic books in Adobe Acrobat (PDF), EPUB and Mobipocket (Kindle) formats{{Cite web|url=https://www.takecontrolbooks.com/device-advice/|title=Device Advice – Take Control Books}} 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.[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
The series includes many books for using and upgrading the various versions of Mac OS X{{Cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/topics/apple/|title=Topic: apple articles on Engadget|website=Engadget}} and iPhone software;{{cite web|url=http://www.seattle24x7.com/community/people/2011/01/10/taking-control-of-the-iphone-4-with-karen-g-anderson/|title= Taking Control of the iPhone 4 with Karen G. Anderson|website=Seattle24x7 |date= 11 January 2011|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731190027/http://www.seattle24x7.com/community/people/2011/01/10/taking-control-of-the-iphone-4-with-karen-g-anderson/|archivedate=July 31, 2017|url-status=live|accessdate=October 22, 2019}} applications such as Apple Mail{{Cite web|url=http://www.mymac.com/2010/08/book-review-take-control-of-apple-mail-in-snow-leopard-ebook/|title=Book Review - Take Control of Apple Mail in Snow Leopard ebook|date=August 30, 2010}} 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".[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
In 2017, TidBITS sold the Take Control Books imprint to alt concepts, a company run by the author Joe Kissell.{{Cite web|url=https://tidbits.com/2017/05/01/take-control-books-acquired-by-joe-kissell/|title=Take Control Books Acquired by Joe Kissell|date=May 1, 2017|website=TidBITS}}
References
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External links
- {{official website|https://tidbits.com}}
- [https://www.takecontrolbooks.com Take Control Books]
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Category:Computer magazines published in the United States
Category:Online magazines published in the United States
Category:Weekly magazines published in the United States