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Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk/16-Jun-03

Choosing a projector — Suggestions for buying a portable multimedia projector for use on the road, including a discussion of how screen resolution affects display. (15 messages)

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Geocaching origins and alternatives — Other types of offline searching adventures prompted by Mariva Aviram’s article "Internet Guided Offline Recreation (IGOR): Geocaching," including some that appear in the follow-up article in this week’s issue. (4 messages)

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Macs and GPS devices — Finding and using software for GPS devices that work with the Mac. (3 messages)

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QuickTime 6.3 comments — Which versions of QuickTime work under Mac OS 9? Find out here. (2 messages)

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Selective Availability and Homeland Security — Selective Availability of the GPS network, which degraded GPS signals for non-governmental users, was removed during the Clinton administration. Will the U.S. Office of Homeland Security reinstate it to thwart its use by terrorists? (2 messages)

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Apple and the UNIX trademark — Apple is being sued by The Open Group for using the term "Unix" in conjunction with Mac OS X. (2 messages)

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