Reprinted from TidBITS#923/07-Apr-08 with permission. Copyright (C) 2008, TidBITS. All rights reserved. http://www.tidbits.com/ Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk/07-Apr-08 ------------------------------------ by Jeff Carlson article link: **Apple Becomes First Victim in Hacking Contest** -- A MacBook Air was the first hacked computer at the Pwn2Own contest, but was it because Mac OS X was more vulnerable, or because the Air was a more attractive prize? (8 messages) **Security Update 2008-002 spells end to Zend Optimizer** -- The latest security update causes problems with PHP applications that use Zend Optimizer. (1 message) **An overabundance of drives** -- What's the best way to allocate data across four drives to ensure data integrity? (4 messages) **Anyone tried the Online Passport application system?** A reader encounters difficulty renewing a passport online using Safari. (3 messages) **Mac friendly Uninterruptible Power Supply** -- A reader solicits opinions on which UPS to buy that can be managed from a Mac, following the fiery demise of his previous unit. (11 messages) **Literature on Internet** -- After getting online via a 56K modem, a reader is finally making the jump to broadband Internet access, but is looking for more information on hardware required and other issues. (2 messages) **Instant Messaging for Introverts** -- Readers respond to Joe Kissell's article about his aversion to instant messaging (and the reasons behind it). (8 messages) **SoSueMi** -- Apple is opposing an apple-shaped trademark used by New York City's travel and tourism agency due to potential confusion with the computer maker's iconic logo. (6 messages) $$ This is TidBITS, a free weekly technology newsletter providing timely news, insightful analysis, and in-depth reviews to the Macintosh and Internet communities. Feel free to forward to friends; better still, please ask them to subscribe! Non-profit, non-commercial publications and Web sites may reprint or link to articles if full credit is given. Others please contact us. We do not guarantee accuracy of articles. Caveat lector. Publication, product, and company names may be registered trademarks of their companies. TidBITS ISSN 1090-7017. Copyright 2008 TidBITS: Reuse governed by Creative Commons license. Contact us at: TidBITS Web site: License terms: Full text search: Subscriptions: Account help: .