Spend the Thanksgiving holiday getting acquainted with Mac OS X. Senior Editor Rob Griffiths doles out multiple tips each week in his Mac OS X Hints weblog. This week’s offerings include tips on unzooming PDFs found in Spotlight and using keyboard shortcuts to access iChat smileys. And check out the Mac OS X Hints column from the December 2005 issue of Macworld, featuring tips for custom icons, QuickTime, and Spotlight.

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7:44 am Torque Game Engine enhances Mac support

7:36 am Bosco's Pod Pouch ships

7:23 am Chip maker ATI's founder and chairman retires

Tuesday, November 22, 2005

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3:17 pm Feature: The iPod Guide to Winter Sports

3:15 pm Review: Canon Pixma iP6600D

2:15 pm The iPod Blog: Giving thanks

1:11 pm Google supports Library of Congress online effort

12:02 pm Road to Macworld: The Conference Sessions

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10:47 am BBEdit update adds interface enhancements, fixes bugs

10:06 am Mac OS X Hints: iChat smileys via the keyboard

7:40 am All you need to know about Xbox 360

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1:29 am Review: Power Mac G5 Quad

12:57 am iPod DRM faces another reverse-engineering challenge

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The iPod Guide to Winter Sports

Winter is just around the corner and with it the ski and snowboard season. Resorts have already opened in much of North America and Europe, where skiers and boarders will turn out this year with iPods in tow. No matter if your winter plans include snowshoeing, skiing, boarding or skating, Playlist has you covered with everything you’ll need to take your iPod out into this season’s winter wonderland.

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The holidays will be here before you know it. Do you have gift ideas for the Mac users in your life? Don’t fret—whether you’re shopping for gamers, photo buffs, or music lovers, our Gear Guide has more than 40 gift ideas from which to choose.

The Road to Expo

We’re just a month-and-half away from Macworld Expo San Francisco, the January gathering that brings together Mac developers, pro users, and enthusiasts from all over. And while Steve Jobs’ keynote may grab all the headlines, Expo would be just another trade show without the user conferences. Jim Dalrymple talks to Expo organizers about how conference sessions are put together and what to expect at this year’s show. Stop by our Macworld Expo page to find out more information about the January show or to register for the event.

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