Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk for 27-Apr-09

Canceling AT&T contracts — When your iPhone contract is up, does AT&T (or other carrier) unlock the device? (3 messages)

Spotlight GUI — Spotlight strives to stay out of the way, which is a problem when you’re trying to use it. Readers discuss how to perform better Spotlight searches. (17 messages)

MS Word 2008 — A protected Word file from a Windows user can’t be opened in Word 2008 for Mac. Other software may be helpful. (9 messages)

Scanner for slides Recommendations — What options or services are available for scanning slides? Readers make lots of excellent suggestions. (34 messages)

Navigating the Next Generation of Mac Twitter Apps — Readers compare the latest applications for viewing Twitter streams. (10 messages)

Two different MacBook Pro problems — Booting from older DiskWarrior discs may not work for the latest versions of Mac hardware. (3 messages)

Why Snow Leopard Should Be (Almost) Free — Readers debate Adam’s article questioning whether the next version of Mac OS X should be a free update. (35 messages)