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Issues with 10.4.10 -- Any lingering issues from the recent Mac OS X 10.4.10 update? (5 messages)
Recent Mac OS X updates causing G5 fan problems -- A reader's Power Mac G5 is exhibiting strange fan problems
State of Mac Support for GPS -- Following Adam's review of GPS devices last year, what's the current state of the art? And more importantly, how is the Mac support? (9 messages)
Best FM transmitter -- There are lots of devices designed to play music from an iPod over your car's stereo system, but how do they stack up? And is a wired cassette adapter a better alternative? (12 messages)
PDF "resolution" -- A PDF file is resolution-independent, but the quality of the imagery can vary if it includes bitmapped pictures (such as JPEG photos, for example)
iPhone without the phone part -- A number of people want all the features of the iPhone except the phone - essentially, a really cool iPod or a small tablet Mac
Initial iPhone impressions -- What are your initial impressions of the iPhone? (1 message)
Mac-friendly alternatives to Exchange? Microsoft's Exchange isn't the only game in town
Demand for iPhone -- Is Apple's goal of selling 10 million iPhones by the end of 2008 a realistic number, or is the number intentionally low to make sure Apple hits the mark? And when will we see iPhones in other countries? (13 messages)
1Passwd Eases Password Pain -- Responding to Joe Kissell's article on 1Passwd, readers discuss Palm synchronization
AirPort connection troubles -- Are some connection problems that appear in old AirPort base stations solved by the newest models? (3 messages)
Blowing Apple's Horn -- The Economist devotes several articles to Apple in its latest issue
Spatial references applied to time -- It's commonplace in everyday conversation to refer to time as if it existed spatially, but have you ever thought about what you're actually saying? (27 messages)
Portable scanner recommendations? What products are available (and recommended) for easily scanning journal articles at the library? (6 messages)
New iPhone Commercials -- The television ads that first appeared last week feed our technology desires
We're in the middle of a sea change in how we acquire and watch video, whether serialized television shows, must-see sporting events, blockbuster movies, quirky documentaries, or even homemade video clips
Over-the-air HDTV -- A reader provides recommendations for receiving high-definition television programming using an antenna. (1 message)
Scroll Wheel Tips -- Adam's article on scroll wheel uses brings up a question of direction: should scrolling down advance video content (as it does by scrolling text content), or should it rewind the content? (6 messages)
Methods of geotagging photos -- Jeff's review of Geophoto brings up a recommendation for HoudahGeo, a similar utility for assigning geographical data to photos
In the fun category, Professor Eric Faden of Bucknell University has created a video review of copyright principles. You're probably thinking, "How could anyone make a video about a legal concept even mildly entertaining?" But Faden's truly inspired video works on many levels because it consists entirely of extremely short clips (often no more than one word) from a wide variety of animated Disney movies
Backwards from DVD to iMovie? Is it possible to extract the video from a DVD without requiring an intermediate conversion application? (1 message)
Other scrolling utilities -- Mark's article on two-fingered scrolling brings up a suggestion for a utility that works on older Macs