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Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk/11-Aug-08

Accelerometer quirks — A message about holding the iPhone wrong looks like something added by a game developer, not the iPhone operating system. (2 messages)

Mail PDF in print dialog — Readers discover how to make the Mail PDF command in the Print dialog use Entourage instead of Apple Mail. (5 messages)

Backups self-destruct? A reader’s backup hard disk suddenly appears unformatted, but the data is most likely still there – just temporarily untouchable. (3 messages)

Google Maps Adds Walking Directions — A few other mapping utilities include walking or other directions (such as public transportation). (2 messages)

Phishing susceptibility — Following a Consumer Reports article recommending against using Safari for Web browsing, readers discuss how big a threat phishing is for Mac users. (6 messages)

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