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Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk for 13-Apr-09

by Jeff Carlson


Mac compatibility of Garmin Forerunner 305 -- Garmin claims Mac compatibility, but has anyone actually tried it? And what about other options? (9 messages [1])


DVDs or hard disk for archiving photos? Readers discuss the best ways to archive digital photos, including online backup services. (29 messages [2])


Ten Surprising Uses of BBEdit -- A reader contributes an eleventh surprising use of Bare Bones Software's text editing powerhouse. (1 message [3])


Slides Publisher for Screen Saver -- Miss the old .Mac slideshow feature that enabled you to publish photos that someone else's screen saver would use? A reader figured out a way to get it working again. (4 messages [4])


When will a new MacBook Pro 15 come? What's the likelihood that Apple will release a new MacBook Pro soon? (13 messages [5])


"Save As" in Leopard's Mail.app, v 3.5 -- The Safari 4.0 beta may be interfering with the capability to save plain text and RTF files from Mail messages. (11 messages [6])


iTunes Drops DRM, Initiates Tiered Pricing -- Now that Apple is offering DRM-free music, it's possible to upgrade (for a fee) existing songs to the higher-quality versions. But not all may be available for upgrade. (8 messages [7])


.Mac HomePage Web Application To Be Discontinued -- Readers clarify details about Apple's decision to remove the capability to create Web pages online. (2 messages [8])


10 Undocumented Changes in iPhoto -- It's possible to merge two Faces sets that share similar name information. (3 messages [9])

[1]: http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2577
[2]: http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2578
[3]: http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2580
[4]: http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2581
[5]: http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2582
[6]: http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2583
[7]: http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2585
[8]: http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2588
[9]: http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2590