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Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk/23-Jan-06
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**Calendar widget behavior** -- Readers notice a change in
  the new Calendar Dashboard widget included with Mac OS X 10.4.4.
  (2 messages)

<http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tlkthrd=2842>
<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/684/>


**iLife '06 comments** -- With the release of the latest version
  of Apple's digital living suite of applications, readers report
  their first impressions. (7 messages)

<http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tlkthrd=2843>
<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/685/>


**Apple Adds 802.11a** -- One little-noticed improvement in
  the new Intel-based Macs is support for the 802.11a flavor
  of wireless networking. (2 messages)

<http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tlkthrd=2844>
<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/686/>


**Spotlight and iPhoto metadata?** Does iPhoto make the metadata
  you assign to photos available to Spotlight? And if so, where is
  it stored? (12 messages)

<http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tlkthrd=2845>
<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/687/>


**Problems with iPhoto 6** -- A few readers run into difficulty
  when converting libraries from older versions of iPhoto to the
  latest version. (3 messages)

<http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tlkthrd=2846>
<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/688/>


**Spotlight wildcards?** Tiger's Spotlight search technology can
  be improved by using special text strings to narrow results.
  (5 messages)

<http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tlkthrd=2847>
<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/689/>


**Postage on the Mac** -- Who uses stamps anymore? A variety
  of options are now available for printing your own postage.
  (4 messages)

<http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tlkthrd=2848>
<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/690/>


**Is MagSafe really original?** The new magnetic power connector
  on the MacBook Pro is a novel change, but is it the first of
  its kind? Maybe not. (2 messages)

<http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tlkthrd=2849>
<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/691/>


**Selecting software vendors** -- How can you tell if a particular
  vendor is trustworthy, or even still developing the product you're
  looking for? (2 messages)

<http://db.tidbits.com/getbits.acgi?tlkthrd=2851>
<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/692/>




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