The news includes:

• Announcements about the Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference in Knoxville, Tennessee, on August 18-21, 2010.
• ALERT: The IRS has reviewed non-profit, 501(c)(3) corporations and is planning to revoke non-profit status on October 15, 2010, for those that still have not complied with their reporting. Details can be found at http://www.irs.gov/charities/article/0,,id=225889,00.html and The Guys strongly urge you to check your society's status on the respective state reports.
• The Guys provide an update about the situation on the Library of Michigan, both from Tom Koselka and from an article in Library Journal.
• Family Tree Magazine is hosting a Giveaway Sweepstakes at http://win.familytreemagazine.com through August 31, 2010. Enter the sweepstakes every day to win your choice of hundreds of genealogy books, CDs, and DVDs.

Drew reads a question from Jim about a French puzzle. Drew will respond on this after he has a chance to review the details.

The Guys discuss technology, including the iPhone and Drew's new iPad and a number of applications - apps at the iTunes store and on the Web:

• E-reader apps (at iTunes)
• Wikipanion (at iTunes)
• GoodReader (at iTunes)
• iSpeak (at iTunes) to translate languages
• Dropbox(on the Web at http://www.dropbox.com and a free app at iTunes)
• Evernote (on the Web at http://www.evernote.com and a free app at iTunes)
• Skype(on the Web at http://www.skype.com and a free app at iTunes)
• Google Docs (on the Web at http://www.google.com)