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Mac personalities Adam and Tonya Engst have released two new ebooks in their popular “Take Control” series.
Adobe’s chief technology officer, Kevin Lynch, has posted a defense of Flash technology to the company’s blog area. Lynch’s comments are aimed at criticism of Flash as a technology absent on the iPhone and iPad.

Apple on Monday updated iTunes, the company’s music and video software.

There are a lot of things to consider when setting up a studio, home theater, stage or auditorium, not the least of which is the actual space you will be using.

Apple on Tuesday released Security Update 2010-001, available for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard Server and Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. It’s available for download through the Software Update system preference and from Apple’s Downloads Web site.

Apple’s release of Logic Pro 9.1 two days before the NAMM music show in Anaheim, Calif. last week caused quite a stir on the show floor with developers, engineers and users.

Apple has released an update to Boot Camp, the software it uses to enable Intel-based Mac users to install Windows. The update provides support for Windows 7, the latest major release of Windows that came out last fall. The update is available for download from the Downloads page of Apple’s Support Web site.

In the first of our video interviews from NAMM, Jim Dalrymple interviews Tim Self, Propellerhead Software’s senior vice president of sales and marketing. Tim discusses Propellerhead’s Record, new audio recording software.

One of the most popular courses on Apple’s iTunes U education portal is back for the winter quarter.

Apple on Tuesday released an update for its professional audio products, Logic Pro and MainStage. In addition to many bug fixes, the update also adds 64-bit support to both applications.

Marketcircle just released an update for its professional time billing application, Billings, adding support for its upcoming Billings Touch iPhone app.

It’s been a tough year for all of us. I think most are ready to welcome 2010 with the hope of a better year, but there is still something we can do to help others now. And you can do it through an organization called Charity Checks.

Microsoft on Tuesday posted on its blog that A/V support expected in 2009 for Messenger would be delayed until March 2010.

In addition to its holiday promotion, which we wrote about earlier this week, MacUpdate decided to give away two apps to its users for free.

I love Walt Mosspuppet. I follow him on Twitter (@mosspuppet) and watch all of his videos to get a good laugh.

Apple on Wednesday released an update for photographers using Mac OS X.

Digidesign on Wednesday released an update for Pro Tools, adding support for Apple’s Snow Leopard operating system.

Do you visit Facebook? Many of us do visit the popular social networking site on a daily basis, contributing to a new high in Internet traffic.

Mac software update site, MacUpdate, is in full swing with its third annual holiday bundle, giving users a chance to save some money when buying applications.

Apple is feeling the holiday spirit. The company on Thursday posted an iTunes Holiday Sampler and it’s free.