Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk/09-Jan-06
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Printing a list of messages in an Entourage folder? A reader wants to print just a list of email messages, not the messages themselves, and is rewarded with an AppleScript solution. (2 messages)
<https://tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tlkthrd=2829>
<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/671/>
Apple’s Calculator vs. decimal places — Calculator (the application, not the Dashboard widget) sometimes rounds decimal points incorrectly. But is it actually a feature instead of a bug? (11 messages)
<https://tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tlkthrd=2830>
<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/672/>
Word processor for a book — Attempting to write an entire book in a single Microsoft Word file is an invitation for trouble. Find out what other word processors are recommended by TidBITS Talk readers. (7 messages)
<https://tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tlkthrd=2831>
<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/673/>
Cleaning up iPhoto Library — iPhoto Buddy is nominated as a suggestion for taming a 5 GB iPhoto library. (2 messages)
<https://tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tlkthrd=2832>
<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/674/>
UMN Mapserver — Readers offer advice on running a mapserver, plus some information about one of the companies involved. (3 messages)
<https://tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tlkthrd=2833>
<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/675/>
Super 8 Transfer — What do you do with all those Super 8 movie rolls in storage? Several ideas emerge, ranging from re-shooting the projected movies to sending them out for professional digitizing. (7 messages)
<https://tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tlkthrd=2834>
<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/677/>
Firefox bookmark location — After updating the Web browser Firefox to the latest version, a reader’s bookmarks disappear. In addition to discovering where Firefox stores its bookmark file, other folks chime in with their various Firefox experiences. (7 messages)
<https://tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tlkthrd=2836>
<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/678/>