Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk for 21-Sep-09

New York Times Web Site Compromised — Readers discuss the recent malware attempt that appeared at the New York Times site. (2 messages)

Wireless Keyboard and Mouse — A reader asks for wireless keyboard suggestions to set up an old iMac for kids. (3 messages)

Word 2008 gives Disk Full error – Again — A long-simmering bug in Microsoft Word keeps coming back, potentially leading to lost data. (17 messages)

Gray screen on boot — Could faulty hard drives lead to a problem booting a Power Mac G5, or is the machine itself at fault? (8 messages)

Turning OFF system-wide spell checking (10.4.11) — Reinstalling Mac OS X turned the built-in spelling checker on, but how does one turn it off in Tiger? Curiously, in Snow Leopard it appears you can’t. (4 messages)

Dragon Naturally Speaking — Readers compare notes about running this speech-recognition software under Parallels or Fusion on the Mac, with some suggesting a Mac solution: MacSpeech Dictate. (6 messages)