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Voice-enabled GPS navigation devices -- Adam's recent experiences with GPS navigation devices prompts discussion about other products and which features to look for. (25 messages)

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Battery Life in Bluetooth Mice -- Wireless mice seem to vary widely in their battery consumption, though the type of batteries (rechargeable versus alkaline) seems to make a difference. (13 messages)

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X11 and pre-installed copies of Tiger -- Apple's X11 for Mac OS X is not installed by default in Tiger, but readers point out how to install it on a Mac with Tiger pre-installed. (3 messages)

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GPS devices for MACINTOSH -- What's the Macintosh user to do when all the GPS devices seem to work only with PCs? (3 messages)

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Spotlight Documentation - NOT -- After installing Mac OS X 10.4, one reader is underwhelmed by the upgrade's new features and Spotlight documentation. (1 message)

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