Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk/03-Nov-03

Panther vs. external FireWire drives — Who’s being bit by Panther’s proclivity to eat external FireWire drives? Although Apple has pinpointed a problem with FireWire 800 drives, others are seeing issues in FireWire 400 drives, too. (11 messages)

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Take Control and E.U. VAT issue — Calculating the proper VAT charge for Take Control ebooks in Europe is more complicated than one might expect. (4 messages)

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Panther Installations — Readers share their experiences as they start installing Mac OS X 10.3 Panther. (4 messages)

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Translating Take Control ebooks — What’s involved in translating our Take Control books? We discuss potential payment and distribution of work models. (4 messages)

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Pricing Take Control ebooks — Does the cost of $5 adequately cover every Take Control title, or should pricing vary by the length and complexity of each work? (4 messages)

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