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Set Time Zone Automatically in Snow Leopard

Frequent travelers may be interested to know that in Snow Leopard your time zone can now be set automatically by bringing up the Date & Time preference pane, clicking the Time Zone view, and selecting Set Time Zone Automatically. A progress spinner appears while Snow Leopard sends off information about the Wi-Fi signals in your vicinity and receives location data back.


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DVI/HDMI adapter confusion -- Trouble with an HDMI to DVI cable points to an issue with HDCP content-protection mechanisms. (8 messages)


Reading SMART status on external hard disks -- Is there a Mac OS X application for reading SMART diagnostic information from external hard drives? (6 messages)


Diagnosing weird hard disk problems -- Apple's Hardware Test (accessible from a Mac OS X installation disc) could provide a clue about whether a hard disk is salvageable. (2 messages)


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The Mac Turns 25: Best Mac Ever? Readers debate Adam's contention that the Mac SE/30 was Apple's best Mac. (12 messages)


The Mac Turns 25: Our First Macs -- We shared the stories of our first Macs. What was the first Macintosh (or other computer) you owned? (2 messages)


iLife 09 caused Spotlight issues -- Readers discuss an issue with Spotlight and iLife '09, as well as general impressions of the suite. (7 messages)


Yet Another Reason Not to Pirate Software -- News of Trojans embedded in pirated copies of Mac software leads to discussions of online security and the difficulty of managing passwords. (28 messages)


Geolocation in searching -- Is there a way to specify that search results (and other Web destinations) be limited to a single country? (4 messages)


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Worst Apple Products -- Adam's Macworld article on Apple's worst products in the Mac's 25 year history spurs suggestions of other unworthy products. (22 messages)


Google v Apple, cloud v local -- As more data is floated in "the cloud," are we expecting better service, security, and reliability? Or does a traditional local (on your computer) model work better? (27 messages)


Apple Drive Modules for Xserve RAID? Now that Apple no longer offers the Xserve RAID, it seems nearly impossible to buy replacement drives. Any workarounds that you know of? (8 messages)


Partitioning large drives -- Does it make sense to partition a large (1.5 TB) hard disk, or leave it as one volume? Readers also discuss combining large drives in RAID arrays. (12 messages)


iPhoto Faces -- Readers comment on their experiences with the Faces feature of iPhoto '09. (4 messages)

 

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