Reprinted from TidBITS#954/17-Nov-08 with permission. Copyright (C) 2008, TidBITS. All rights reserved. http://www.tidbits.com/ Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk/17-Nov-08 ------------------------------------ by Jeff Carlson article link: **Running the Numbers with Steve Jobs** -- A reader points out that iTunes serves up more sustained downloads than copies of Firefox 3 when it was released to "record-breaking" numbers. (1 message) **PDFs on iPhone/iPod touch** -- What's the best way to view PDFs on an iPhone or iPod touch? And are secured PDFs readable? (4 messages) **Securing Your Disks with PGP Whole Disk Encryption** -- Readers respond to Joe Kissell's article on PGP's latest offering with tales of woe. (2 messages) **Unlocked iPhone as Modem** -- Can an unlocked iPhone be used as a tethered modem? More importantly, is the iPhone actually unlocked or is it jailbroken? (2 messages) **Automator to convert MP3's?** A reader wants to convert a large number of AIFF files to MP3, but is Automator the right tool for the job? (4 messages) **Safari 3.2 vs WebKit** -- The latest version of Apple's Web browser does not include some of the impressive advancements that appear in newer WebKit builds. What's the holdup? (3 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: .