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Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk for 23-Feb-09

by Jeff Carlson


Microsoft Store -- Readers envision what Microsoft's newly announced retail stores will be like. (3 messages [1])


Time to kiss Eudora goodbye? Now what? As Eudora continues to age, are Mail and Entourage the only viable replacements? What about Gmail? (72 messages [2])


Liquid Submersion Indicators Reveal Accidental Dips -- Apple can tell if your iPod, iPhone, or laptop has been exposed to liquid. (3 messages [3])


Western Digital Passport Studio for G4 laptop? A reader is looking for portable storage to accompany his PowerBook or iBook, and hoping for suggestions. (8 messages [4])


BSD UNIX - Basis for OS X? If you want to poke around under the hood of Mac OS X, be prepared to learn a host of different Unix flavors. (15 messages [5])


Stolen Laptops Redux -- After having two laptops stolen from a hotel room in London, a reader wants to know what can be done to restore his data and prevent future thefts. See what others do to protect their precious electronics. (9 messages [6])


Get a Free, Non-Expiring .Mac Address for iChat -- With other types of addresses compatible with iChat (such as AIM, Jabber, and Google Talk), what's the benefit of getting a free .Mac address? (3 messages [7])


Free Hotmail POP3 Access Now Available in U.S. Too -- Hotmail's POP access does not appear to be active for all users, which could be why a reader can't get it to work. (2 messages [8])

[1]: http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2470
[2]: http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2471
[3]: http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2473
[4]: http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2474
[5]: http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2478
[6]: http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2479
[7]: http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2480
[8]: http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2481