Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk for 13-Apr-09

Mac compatibility of Garmin Forerunner 305 — Garmin claims Mac compatibility, but has anyone actually tried it? And what about other options? (9 messages)

DVDs or hard disk for archiving photos? Readers discuss the best ways to archive digital photos, including online backup services. (29 messages)

Ten Surprising Uses of BBEdit — A reader contributes an eleventh surprising use of Bare Bones Software’s text editing powerhouse. (1 message)

Slides Publisher for Screen Saver — Miss the old .Mac slideshow feature that enabled you to publish photos that someone else’s screen saver would use? A reader figured out a way to get it working again. (4 messages)

When will a new MacBook Pro 15 come? What’s the likelihood that Apple will release a new MacBook Pro soon? (13 messages)

“Save As” in Leopard’s Mail.app, v 3.5 — The Safari 4.0 beta may be interfering with the capability to save plain text and RTF files from Mail messages. (11 messages)

iTunes Drops DRM, Initiates Tiered Pricing — Now that Apple is offering DRM-free music, it’s possible to upgrade (for a fee) existing songs to the higher-quality versions. But not all may be available for upgrade. (8 messages)

.Mac HomePage Web Application To Be Discontinued — Readers clarify details about Apple’s decision to remove the capability to create Web pages online. (2 messages)

10 Undocumented Changes in iPhoto — It’s possible to merge two Faces sets that share similar name information. (3 messages)