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Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk/04-Feb-08

by Jeff Carlson


Migrating from Now Contact -- A reader trying to synchronize information from Now Contact to a Palm Treo runs into trouble. (2 messages [1])


Non-English unicode fonts in Safari -- A custom Tibetan font is required to read a Web site, but the font isn't one that ships with Mac OS X. (5 messages [2])


Prosoft Drive Genius vs. Alsoft DiskWarrior -- Does Drive Genius unseat long-time Mac drive campion DiskWarrior? (6 messages [3])


What is a "Server Grade Hard Drive"? Apple touts its new Time Capsule device as having a "server grade hard drive," but what does that mean exactly? (1 message [4])


External disk -- The low cost of hard drives these days makes it possible to toss an old, low-capacity drive and replace it with a new internal drive, rather than trying to boot from a small external one. (15 messages [5])


"Mac Users Think They're Superior" -- Yes, it's the title of an article in Advertising Age. Yes, we think we're superior compared to someone who would print a ridiculous article. (8 messages [6])


iWork and iWeb Updated, Apple Restricts Release Notes -- Apple's lack of release notes is increasingly infuriating, especially for the reader who lost hours reinstalling Leopard after the latest iWork update. (5 messages [7])


comparing older mac speeds -- A Web site lists a complete history of Apple hardware and specifications, leading one reader to note that browsing the Web on an older PowerBook is comparable to a newer MacBook Pro. (5 messages [8])


Screen shots disabled while DVD player is running... -- How do you get around the limitation when this message appears? A few options are available. (2 messages [9])

[1]: http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/1806/
[2]: http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/1807/
[3]: http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/1809/
[4]: http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/1811/
[5]: http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/1812/
[6]: http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/1814/
[7]: http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/1817/
[8]: http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/1819/
[9]: http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/1820/