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Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk for 31-Aug-09

by Jeff Carlson


Good "Beginning Mac for Seniors" book? Readers suggest Mac how-to books that focus on the basics. (7 messages [1])


Optical drive replacement -- Replacing components such as optical drives can be done inexpensively if you do it yourself. (12 messages [2])


Crop PDF pages: Preview bug? Alternatives? When Preview crops a PDF only in the printed result, it's actually a feature (non-destructive editing). (3 messages [3])


Snow Leopard pricing: Are they kidding? Readers debate the significantly higher price tag for the Mac Box Set compared to the regular update for Snow Leopard. (42 messages [4])


OS X 10.6 Contains AV Software! Is the improved File Quarantine feature in Snow Leopard the same as running antivirus software? (7 messages [5])


iLife 09 and iWork 09 in "the box" compared to out of it -- Are the versions of iLife and iWork that are included in the Mac Box Set different than their standalone counterparts? We don't think so. (3 messages [6])


CS3 not support in Snow Leopard -- Although Adobe Creative Suite 3 isn't supported under Snow Leopard, it still works; Adobe just isn't offering official development on the discontinued suite. (5 messages [7])


What is technological literacy? (A public conversation) -- Spawned from the previous week's active discussion about living in a "post-literate" society, this thread tries to define what "technological literacy" is. (15 messages [8])


Snow Leopard and an External Trackpad? Do any companies still offer external trackpads for Macs, and if so, would they support Apple's trackpad gestures? (8 messages [9])


New iMac 24" -- How difficult is it to install a higher-capacity hard drive into an iMac? (3 messages [10])


PGP incompatible with OSX 10.6 -- PGP has announced that none of its products is compatible with Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. Is the company out of step with the Mac, or is waiting for a final release version the better course of action? (7 messages [11])


Snow Leopard Text Replacement Strings -- Readers try to figure out how to add more items to Snow Leopard's text-replacement feature without having to enter each one manually. (3 messages [12])


Text Replacements in OS X Snow Leopard -- This is a follow-up thread that offers step-by-step instructions for importing the TidBITS Autocorrect Dictionary into Snow Leopard. (1 message [13])

[1]: http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2817
[2]: http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2818
[3]: http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2819
[4]: http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2821
[5]: http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2822
[6]: http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2824
[7]: http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2826
[8]: http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2827
[9]: http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2829
[10]: http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2831
[11]: http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2834
[12]: http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2835
[13]: http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2836