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                  TidBITS 2020 Holiday Hiatus-See You in 2021!

   Adam Engst

   This week marks our final email issue of TidBITS for the year. We'll
   continue to watch industry happenings for the next two weeks, covering
   on our site any that merit your attention. The next email issue of
   TidBITS will come out on 11 January 2020.

   In the meantime, we'll be descending into holiday hibernation until
   2021 rolls around. This year that means that Tonya and I will be
   staying home the entire time. There will be no trips to visit far-flung
   family as is often the case, and we'll probably see Tristan and our
   parents in person only for occasional walks, weather permitting. But so
   be it'there's no one I'd rather spend my time with than Tonya, and we
   have plenty of food and fun planned. While very few anticipated a
   global pandemic, it's the hand we've been dealt, so it's up to us to
   distill from it whatever goodness we can.

   With regard to TidBITS, we have no noteworthy plans for 2021 other than
   to continue bringing you an issue every Monday, week in and week out.
   What we cover in each issue changes, of course, but we hope that 30
   years of a regular publication schedule gives you something tangible to
   hold onto in a time of so much upheaval.

   We are also grateful to the people who make TidBITS possible:
     * TidBITS members: To [1]the nearly 3750 people who support us
       through the [2]TidBITS membership program, thank you so much!
       TidBITS could not survive without you. It means the world to us
       that you value our efforts to create practical, useful information.
     * TidBITS sponsors: We're always grateful for our long-term corporate
       sponsor[3] Smile, makers of the essential [4]TextExpander and
       [5]PDFpen utilities. The other company that supported TidBITS in
       2020 was [6]MinuteHound, which is run by a long-time TidBITS fan
       and makes a zero-contact biometric time and attendance tracking
       solution.
     * Staff and contributing editors: Tonya and I are thankful for the
       highly competent and amiable assistance of Josh Centers, Agen
       Schmitz, Julio Ojeda-Zapata, Glenn Fleishman, Michael Cohen, Rich
       Mogull, Jeff Carlson, Jeff Porten, and Lauri Reinhardt. You're all
       terrific, and while we try to express our appreciation regularly,
       we wanted to thank you here in public as well.
     * Guest authors: Funding from TidBITS members enabled us to
       commission numerous articles again this year, and big thanks to the
       authors who brought new voices to TidBITS: Ivan Drucker, Dave
       Kitabjian, Connie Laubenthal, Charles Maurer, David Shayer, Jenna
       Tsui, and Klaus Wirtz.
     * Translators: Our gratitude goes out to the diligent volunteers who
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       their translations to several thousand people who prefer reading in
       their native tongue. (Both teams could use some fresh eyes, so if
       you're looking for a new hobby and some new friends, see '[7]New
       Dutch and Japanese Translators Wanted!,' 13 November 2020.)
     * The TidBITS community: Our increasingly vibrant [8]TidBITS Talk
       forum has become a great place to bring your Apple questions and
       contribute answers from your own experience and expertise. And
       while our [9]SlackBITS chat group doesn't see as much regular
       traffic, we enjoy having hundreds of TidBITS readers join us to
       watch and comment on live Apple events.
     * Readers like you: Finally, even if you haven't become a TidBITS
       member, left a comment, or participated in TidBITS Talk, we very
       much appreciate the fact that you've found the time to read what we
       write. That's what's most important.

   Thank you, one and all, and here's hoping that you and all your loved
   ones stay safe and healthy throughout 2021!

References

   1. https://tidbits.com/members/
   2. https://tidbits.com/membership/benefits/
   3. http://www.smilesoftware.com/
   4. http://smle.us/newte-tb
   5. https://smle.us/pdfpen-tb
   6. https://www.minutehound.com/?utm_source=tidbits&utm_medium=email
   7. https://tidbits.com/2020/11/13/new-dutch-and-japanese-translators-wanted-5/
   8. https://talk.tidbits.com/c/tidbits-talk
   9. https://slackbits.herokuapp.com/

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