We took a week off from publishing our email newsletter due to the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States, but TidBITS Talk discussions continued during the break. In this week's roundup, we touch on working with small screens, creating slideshows and presentations, putting an old Apple display into service, getting an old scanner and HP printer to work under Snow Leopard, and dealing with Intuit (both positive and negative experiences). Readers also seek troubleshooting advice for a Mac Pro that wakes itself up and for pushing outgoing email through a gateway when traveling, wonder if Apple has officially dropped support for Tiger, and discuss the version of Mac OS X 10.6 Server that comes with the Mac mini server.
Mac Pro wakes itself up and sleepwalks -- The start of the robot apocalypse? More likely a USB device is waking up a sleeping Mac Pro in the middle of the night. (6 messages [1])
Generating slideshows and other presentations a less painless way -- Readers suggest alternatives to iPhoto for building slideshows and presentations. (17 messages [2])
Screen size and apps -- Do small screens, such as the one on the MacBook Air, hinder the use of applications? (7 messages [3])
Sending email when using a Wi-Fi hotspot -- Changing the outgoing port may work around problems sending email when you're connected to an unfamiliar network. (4 messages [4])
Good support from Intuit -- A reader reports positive interaction with Intuit, but that's overshadowed by Intuit's use of security certificates to make Quicken support expire. (2 messages [5])
Unsupported HP Printer Drivers & Duplex Printing -- A reader shares a workaround for getting older HP printers to work under Snow Leopard. (1 message [6])
Security Update 2009-006? Does the lack of the latest security fixes for Mac OS X 10.4 mean Apple has now abandoned Tiger? (5 messages [7])
New Mini Server -- A reader wonders if the version of Mac OS X 10.6 Server that comes with the Mac mini server is restricted to just that machine. (15 messages [8])
Uses for old 15" Cinema Display -- In determining if it's possible to press an older Apple display into service, you can learn an astounding amount of information about Apple's monitors. (15 messages [9])
Scanner software -- Readers offer suggestions for getting an old scanner to work under recent Mac OS X versions. (12 messages [10])
[1]: http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2969
[2]: http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2970
[3]: http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2971
[4]: http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2972
[5]: http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2973
[6]: http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2974
[7]: http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2975
[8]: http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2976
[9]: http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2978
[10]: http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2979