Reprinted from TidBITS#970/23-Mar-09 with permission. Copyright (C) 2009, TidBITS. All rights reserved. http://www.tidbits.com/ Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk for 23-Mar-09 ---------------------------------------- by Jeff Carlson article link: **External Hard Drives** -- Readers solicit opinions on different hard drive manufacturers in an attempt to find the best solution for using Time Machine. (4 messages) **AirPort Problem** -- The recent AirPort firmware update has caused problems for some readers, and the AirPort Express blinking lights continue to cause confusion. (7 messages) **Locating original files in iTunes automatically** -- Has iTunes lost track of many songs whose files haven't moved? SuperSync may be the solution. (2 messages) **In Search of iTunes 8.1** -- Readers report problems with the latest update to iTunes. (5 messages) **Windows to Mac software failures?** Companies that have tried to port Windows applications to the Mac have had a mixed bag of success. (52 messages) **AirTunes stutter with AirPort Express 802.11n optical out** -- Playing music via AirTunes is problematic for some readers using the latest version of iTunes. (2 messages) **iPhone 3.0 and Cut/Copy/Paste** -- Readers compare the just-announced copy-and-paste functionality on the forthcoming iPhone 3.0 update with the implementation on the Newton. (15 messages) **WeatherCal Inserts Updating Forecasts into iCal** -- Readers take Bare Bones Software's latest offering for a spin and discuss alternatives. (11 messages) **SpamSieve** -- Isn't it great when the developer of software you use is also a contributor to TidBITS Talk? A reader gets help with his spam filtering software, straight from the source. (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 2009 TidBITS: Reuse governed by Creative Commons license. Contact us at: TidBITS Web site: License terms: Full text search: Subscriptions: Account help: .