This week in TidBITS Talk, readers bat Leopard issues back and forth, asking about issues of compatibility with older programs and reporting some early bugs and questions.
This week's discussions largely center on... wait for it... Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard! We also cover the latest crop of iPod speakers, access for the disabled, IMAP for Gmail, suggestions for replacing a PDA, and a Mac conference presence in London.
TidBITS readers are talking this week about Leopard, Leopard, and Leopard, which (have you heard?) ships on Friday. But a few other topics, such as the end of AppleWorks and its file formats, iTunes Plus price cuts, and 3G iPhones are also on the table.
This week's discussions focus on increasing Mac market share, storage of electronic cooking recipes, AT&T's Pay as You Go service for the iPhone, and more.
Readers this week are talking about reviving bricked iPhones, troubleshooting Internet connections and Radioshift, and learning a short history of the Web hosting business, among other topics. Join the discussions!
Recent updates to both Parallels Desktop and VMware Fusion failed to excite me, but only because they've become so routine.
This week in the TidBITS Talk forums, readers continue to tackle the ethics of hacking the iPhone, consider waiting for Leopard to arrive before buying a new Mac, and share their experiences with Yugma, iMovie, and Retrospect, and more.
Apple has come under fire for "bricking" unlocked iPhones - rendering them unusable - with the latest iPhone update. Is that reasonable behavior? Our editors universally think not, and they aren't wild about the way Apple has made it difficult to develop native applications for the iPhone either.
What happens when a veteran of umpteen Macworld Expos visits Apple Expo in Paris? Are Mac vendors more exciting in French?
Now that more than one million iPhones have been sold, we decided to see what real-world iPhone users love and hate about their new digital companions. Read on to find out what our panel loved and hated, and share your own opinions on TidBITS Talk.
In TidBITS Talk this week, the TidBITS community tackles subjects such as backing up large files, open QuickBooks files, the differences between the iPod touch and iPod classic, and powering datacenters with DC current.
The latest iMacs and MacBook Pros have been dubbed the "Santa Rosa" models, but is that accurate? Simon Leemann says not only is it wrong, it's wrong in two different ways. Read on for a look at why Apple's naming scheme is broken, how Intel's marketing efforts are creating confusion, and what hardware is really in those Macs.
2 years, 227,00 subscribers, and $10 million later, The New York Times reverses direction and stops charging for most older articles via its TimesSelect service. Adam looks at the move and how other publications have experimented with charging for older articles.
What is the TidBITS community talking about this week? TidBITS Talk is buzzing with discussion of the iPhone, ringtones, Eudora, admin passwords, laptops versus desktops, and more!
The iTunes Store will stop selling televsion shows from NBC Universal in response to a demand for increased pricing. Could this defection foreshadow other problems, or could there be a reason for Vivendi-related companies attacking Apple?