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Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk/12-Feb-07
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  by TidBITS Staff <editors@tidbits.com>
  article link: <http://db.tidbits.com/article/8859>

**Apple and the enterprise** -- This popular thread continues to draw
  discussion of Mac usage in large organizations, though sometimes in
  ways that aren't visible to the outside world. (83 messages)

<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/1101/>


**iMac midnight awakening** -- A reader's new 24-inch iMac chimes each
  night at midnight, but the cause isn't clear. (3 messages)

<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/1129/>


**New GTD kid on the block - Ghost Action** -- Another Getting Things
  Done entry arrives on the scene; how does it compare to others? (3
  messages)

<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/1130/>


**802.11n AirPort Extreme Base Station** -- The new wireless base
  stations are shipping, and readers share their experiences setting
  them up, hooking up external hard drives, and reporting on data
  transfer speeds. (4 messages)

<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/1131/>


**PowerBooks on long flights** -- How do travelers deal with battery
  life on long international flights? Extra batteries? Custom power
  adapters? (13 messages)

<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/1134/>


**Apple & DRM** -- Readers react to Steve Jobs's public thoughts on
  music and his statement that Apple would drop DRM "in a heartbeat"
  if given the opportunity. (12 messages)

<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/1137/>


**Dealing with the lack of an Eject key** -- Some keyboards don't
  include a key for ejecting optical media, and Apple's recent Macs
  don't include a physical eject button. What options are available?
  (7 messages)

<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/1138/>


**Wired Ethernet alternative for MacBook** -- Would a USB Ethernet
  adapter work on a MacBook that has a damaged Ethernet port? (2
  messages)

<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/1139/>


**Build Your Own 23-inch MacBook** -- Readers respond to Jeff Porten's
  article about using a second laptop screen as an extended monitor,
  and offer an alternative VNC client. (2 messages)

<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/1140/>


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