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Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk for 04-May-09
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  by Jeff Carlson <jeffc@tidbits.com>
  article link: <http://db.tidbits.com/article/10255>

**Recurring permissions errors** -- Intego VirusBarrier is causing
  permissions errors, but there doesn't appear to be a real problem.
  (7 messages)

<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2619>


**iPhone FROM Down Under** -- A reader shares the experience of using
  an iPhone under contract with Telstra in Australia in other parts of
  the world, including usage fees. (4 messages)

<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2623>


**Using a Legacy iMac** -- What limitations are you bound to run into
  when using an old translucent-body iMac today? (15 messages)

<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2627>


**A Few Thoughts after 19 Years of TidBITS** -- Readers share their
  thoughts and experiences related to reading TidBITS and using
  computers for nearly two decades. (11 messages)

<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2628>


**Switching data plans to/from iPhone and Blackberry** -- Is it
  possible to test third-party applications on the iPhone and
  BlackBerry devices without paying for separate data plans? (2
  messages)

<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2631>


**Windows Alternative** -- ReactOS is an upstart alternative to
  Microsoft Windows that may run Windows applications in the future,
  but its implementation for now leaves much to be desired. (15
  messages)

<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2632>


**Weird 10.4 problem** -- The Finder should not be appearing as the
  frontmost application every two minutes; Activity Monitor identified
  Firefox on a reader's Mac as the culprit. (5 messages)

<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2633>


**Achieving Email Bliss with IMAP, Gmail, and Apple Mail** -- Readers
  bring up queries about using Gmail's IMAP mode with Apple Mail. (14
  messages)

<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2639>


**Expunging old addresses in Apple Mail** -- Mail's Previous
  Recipients list is responsible for bringing up an old email address
  even after it had apparently been deleted elsewhere. (3 messages)

<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2641>


**Beware the GPS Thieves** -- GPS units left in the car could
  conceivably lead thieves back to your house; take the GPS with you!
  (2 messages)

<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2642>


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