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Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk/14-Jun-04

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New Liquid-cooled Power Mac G5s -- Are the new Power Macs a significant upgrade, or does their speed fall short of expectations? And what about the new liquid-cooling technology? (1 message)

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Problems with Security Update 2004-06-07 -- Problems with Apple's recent security fix? Readers offer a couple of solutions. (7 messages)

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<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/112>

Problems with excessive password prompting -- Mac OS X's default window behavior and the way it stores passwords can create user interface problems that could, in theory, expose you to a security risk. (3 messages)

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<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/113>

Educational games software lacking -- Where are the quality educational programs for Mac OS X? (3 messages)

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<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/114>

AirPort Express -- Apple's new compact AirPort base station and wireless music streaming device is generating a lot of buzz. Can it be used to bridge a wireless network to a wired one? (3 messages)

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<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/115>

 

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