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Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk for 20-Apr-09

by Jeff Carlson


Problems setting up FTP server in Leopard -- Could the problem getting an FTP server to work stem from a software configuration error, or is an ISP blocking the connection for security reasons? (11 messages [1])


IMAP Client for Mail Backup -- A few methods allow local backup of IMAP email, which is a good way to protect data in case of an ISP meltdown. (3 messages [2])


Backblaze Publicly Launches Online Backup Service for Macs -- A reader is concerned that Backblaze may not provide secure backups. (6 messages [3])


10 Undocumented Changes in iPhoto '09 8.0.2 -- The latest version of iPhoto handles addresses for its Faces feature in odd ways. (9 messages [4])


iPhones down under -- After accepting a job offer in New Zealand, a reader wonders whether his new iPhone can be used there. (8 messages [5])


Sound recording tapes -- What's required to digitize old reel-to-reel Scotch Sound Recording Tapes from the early 1950s? (11 messages [6])


Pop Up Folders Replacement Software? -- FinderPop, FolderGlance, or a system preference in Mac OS X may be able to replicate the behavior of the early Mac OS program Pop Up Folders. (5 messages [7])


When iPhone Pushes, Text Message Fees Fall -- A reader in Europe provides additional information about sending - and paying for - text messages from mobile phones. (1 message [8])


AppleScript Problem -- Readers tap the dusty archives of their AppleScript memories to solve a problem under Mac OS 8.6. (2 messages [9])

[1]: http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2593
[2]: http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2594
[3]: http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2595
[4]: http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2599
[5]: http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2600
[6]: http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2601
[7]: http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2603
[8]: http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2604
[9]: http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2605