TidBITS#879/14-May-07
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Issue link: <http://db.tidbits.com/issue/879>
The debate surrounding Apple and Greenpeace continues, as Adam looks
at responses to the environmental topics raised at Apple's annual
shareholder meeting and finds a better measurement scale from the
Green Electronics Council. He also looks into why fax technology
isn't yet pining for the fjords and what the Danes have against
Apple (and the iBook G4's logic board). In the news, we look at the
releases of Microsoft Office 11.3.5, Apple's Pro Application Support
4.0, PopChar X 3.2, the promising Encyclopedia of Life, and the
Macworld Apple TV Superguide.
Articles
Microsoft Releases Office 2004 11.3.5 Update
Apple Releases Pro Application Support 4.0
Encyclopedia of Life Launches
PopChar X 3.2 Gets More Subtle
DealBITS Drawing: Parallels on USB Drive from Small Dog
Danes Publicize iBook G4 Defect
PageSender 4.0 Shows Fax Isn't Dead
Steve Jobs Addresses Greenpeace at Shareholder Meeting
Take Control News/14-May-07
Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk/14-May-07
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Microsoft Releases Office 2004 11.3.5 Update
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by Jeff Carlson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
article link: <http://db.tidbits.com/article/8980>
Microsoft has issued an update to Office 2004 for Mac, which the
company says includes "fixes for vulnerabilities that an attacker
can use to overwrite the contents of your computer's memory with
malicious code." The update is 58.5 MB, largely because it also
includes all previous Office 2004 updates, and is available as a
stand-alone download or via the Microsoft AutoUpdate application.
<http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads.aspx?pid=download&location=/mac/download/Office2004/Office2004_1135.xml>
Apple Releases Pro Application Support 4.0
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by Jeff Carlson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
article link: <http://db.tidbits.com/article/8984>
Apple has released Pro Application Support 4.0, a non-specific
update that "improves general user interface reliability for Apple's
professional applications." Affected programs include Final Cut
Studio, Final Cut Pro, Motion, Soundtrack Pro, DVD Studio Pro,
Aperture, Final Cut Express HD, Soundtrack, Logic Pro, and Logic
Express. I'm guessing this release heralds the arrival of Final Cut
Studio 2, which is expected to ship this month (see "Apple Announces
Final Cut Studio 2, Final Cut Server," 2007-04-16). The update is
available via Software Update or as a 7.6 MB stand-alone download.
<http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/proapplicationsupport40.html>
<http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/>
<http://db.tidbits.com/article/8953>
Encyclopedia of Life Launches
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by Adam C. Engst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
article link: <http://db.tidbits.com/article/8987>
A number of high profile scientific institutions joined together
last week to announce the Encyclopedia of Life, a global project to
document on a Web site every one of the 1.8 million named species of
animals, plants, and other organisms. In essence, the Encyclopedia
of Life will run along some of the same lines as the Wikipedia,
although contributions may be limited to scientists with expertise
in the subject, a restriction that may both slow the growth of the
project and avoid some of the errors and argumentativeness that
exist in Wikipedia. But from the standpoint of those who need
information about living organisms, the Encyclopedia of Life's
demonstration pages look extremely promising, bringing together
written information, photos, video, audio, maps, and more, and
presenting it all in an interface that can be scaled to the reader's
level of experience. There isn't any live information yet, but it's
worth viewing the demo pages, reading the FAQs, and watching the
video on the main page.
<http://www.eol.org/>
<http://www.eol.org/demonstration.html>
<http://www.eol.org/faqs.html>
PopChar X 3.2 Gets More Subtle
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by Adam C. Engst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
article link: <http://db.tidbits.com/article/8981>
Along with fixing a variety of bugs, Ergonis Software's recently
released PopChar X 3.2 font utility adds an option to hide the
application's corner "P" unless the cursor is nearby, something
regular users might appreciate, whereas less frequent users may
prefer the constant reminder of PopChar's presence. (See "PopChar X
3.0 Improves Usability," 2006-07-03, for a more detailed
description.) Other improvements include an option to highlight
recently selected characters for easier re-use, faster display
rendering, and an architectural change to make PopChar X
resolution-independent for future Mac OS X releases. PopChar X 3.2
is free for customers who purchased within the last two years; new
copies cost 30 euros and upgrades are 15 euros. The program requires
Mac OS X 10.3.9 or newer, and is a 1.7 MB download.
<http://www.ergonis.com/products/popcharx/>
<http://db.tidbits.com/article/8582>
DealBITS Drawing: Parallels on USB Drive from Small Dog
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by Adam C. Engst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
article link: <http://db.tidbits.com/article/8988>
A year ago, I might have needed to explain this week's DealBITS
drawing in more detail. But a year ago, virtualization - the
capability to run Windows and other PC operating systems on an
Intel-based Mac - was just getting started, and Parallels Desktop
hadn't yet become the must-have application for anyone who needs to
use Windows applications on a Mac.
This week's drawing is a bit unusual, since the prize - from Small
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Danes Publicize iBook G4 Defect
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by Adam C. Engst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
article link: <http://db.tidbits.com/article/8983>
The Consumer Complaints Board of the National Consumer Agency in
Denmark is claiming to have found evidence of a manufacturing flaw
in Apple's iBook G4 - defective solder joints that fail after a year
or more of use. Because the solder joints in question are for a
component that controls power flow, iBook G4s afflicted with this
problem reportedly shut off or display a blank screen. The most
common workaround for the problem is to apply additional pressure to
the area to the left of the trackpad with a clamp or internal shims.
<http://www.forbrug.dk/presse/nyheder/pressekit/ibookg4/ibook-g4-english/>
<http://www.forbrug.dk/presse/nyheder/pressekit/ibookg4/pressefoto/>
<http://www.coreyarnold.org/ibook/>
The iBook G4 was introduced in October 2003 and discontinued in May
2006, when it was replaced with the MacBook. Ironically, the PowerPC
G3-based iBook models that the iBook G4 itself replaced also had
troubles with their logic boards, prompting Apple to issue a repair
program for certain iBook models back in January 2004 (see "Apple
Announces Replacements for Some iBook Logic Boards," 2004-02-02 and
our followup in "iBook Repair Program Extended," 2004-06-21). But
the discussions of the problems suffered by the older models sound
awfully similar to the problems encountered by iBook G4 owners. The
chatter on the Applefritter site follows much the same path,
identifying a weak solder joint and sharing the clamp and shim
workarounds. For even more detail, you can read the lab report
commissioned by the Danish board.
<http://www.apple.com/support/ibook/faq/>
<http://db.tidbits.com/article/7527>
<http://db.tidbits.com/article/7711>
<http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=1369476>
<http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=3249364>
<http://www.applefritter.com/node/10193>
<http://www.forbrug.dk/presse/nyheder/pressekit/ibookg4/lab-report/>
Apple has settled a number of cases in Denmark after the release of
the report. The question, of course, is if Apple will create another
repair program to address this problem worldwide, something the more
than 2,000 signatories to an online petition have joined Denmark's
Consumer Complaints Board in asking for. Apple didn't respond to our
request for comment.
<http://www.petitiononline.com/ibookg4/petition.html>
PageSender 4.0 Shows Fax Isn't Dead
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by Adam C. Engst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
article link: <http://db.tidbits.com/article/8982>
Fax is dead, right? After all, you don't see ultra-hip Web 2.0 sites
trumpeting their fax services, and the Internet in general has
surely supplanted the lowly fax machine, hasn't it? And if you do
need to fax a document, Mac OS X has fax capabilities built in.
Not so fast. If fax were dead, surely SmileOnMyMac wouldn't waste
their time updating their five-year-old fax program PageSender,
which they just did. Along with its existing features for sending
and receiving faxes, PageSender 4.0 features spam fax filtering, PDF
cover pages, direct lookup of numbers from Address Book, font and
style control over the cover page text, and an improved preview
capability. It's easy to use from the Print dialog, scriptable, and
provides oodles of features lacking from Mac OS X 10.4's fax
function. PageSender 4.0 requires Mac OS X 10.4 or later. It's $40,
and registered users who purchased before 2007 can upgrade for $20;
it's free for anyone who bought a copy this year.
<http://www.smileonmymac.com/pagesender/>
<http://www.smileonmymac.com/pagesender/features.html>
<http://www.smileonmymac.com/pagesender/compare.html>
(Amusingly, SmileOnMyMac made a special birthday cake for PageSender
and then used it to bribe a bunch of kids into singing Happy
Birthday to the program. Speaking as a parent, listening to a mother
try to get one toddler to use a fork instead of his hands gives the
video the ultimate aura of authenticity. And while PageSender may be
5 years old, fax technology itself dates back to 1843.)
<http://smileonmymac.net/blog/2007/04/23/pagesender-is-5-years-old/>
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fax#History>
I try to use faxes as little as possible, and when I do, I send via
our stand-alone fax machine and I receive via MaxEmail (see
"Replacing eFax with MaxEmail," 2005-04-04). Curious as to who could
really be using PageSender, I asked Jean MacDonald at SmileOnMyMac
about it.
<http://db.tidbits.com/article/8049>
She forwarded me the results of a survey they did of 500 random
PageSender users. The survey had a 10 percent response rate, and of
the responses, half said they definitely saw themselves using faxes
in 5 years, a quarter said "probably/maybe/less and less" and a
quarter said "no/hope not." The other two questions were: "What do
you fax?" and "Why can't it be emailed?"
For the most part, survey respondents agreed with John Baughman of
BY'te DESIGN Hawaii, who said that he faxes documents, especially
those that need signatures, to groups like governmental agencies,
banks, or insurance companies. Others relied on the fax for sending
medical records, lab results, construction bid proposals, sketches
and art proofs, purchase orders, order confirmations, and more.
More surprising though, was that nearly every respondent talked
about how the reason they used faxes was because recipients required
faxes. As Walter Kicinski said, "Some people want documents faxed -
mostly business applications that may involve forms. We use fax
because that is what they want."
Reasons for requiring faxes ranged from organizations that have
large centralized fax reception capabilities, easier compliance with
the medical HIPAA regulations, lack of email in construction company
offices, and some level of added security by eliminating the ISP
middlemen. Only a few people said that fax was easier to deal with
than email, and in most of those cases, the problem revolved around
dealing with file formats, attachment sizes for large graphics, or
having to print the received attachment just so it could be signed
and faxed back.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HIPAA>
In the end, although fax may not be sexy, it's functional. As much
as it may be hard for those of us who have spent most of our
professional lives in the era of email to realize, large portions of
the business world still haven't adopted email for certain types of
critical communications. For the form that needs a signature right
away, just fax it.
But hey, where possible, let's try to create a technological
environment (with better file formats, easy and secure digital
signatures, and online forms) that enables these people to wean
themselves from 19th century technology, OK? Shoveling coal into the
fax machine is getting old.
Steve Jobs Addresses Greenpeace at Shareholder Meeting
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by Adam C. Engst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
article link: <http://db.tidbits.com/article/8986>
At Apple's annual shareholder meeting on 10-May-07, the company's
environmental efforts played a large role, though one that was
undoubtedly reduced in contentiousness by Steve Jobs's open letter,
"A Greener Apple," which I analyzed in "Steve Jobs Talks Green"
(2007-05-07). In that letter, Jobs laid out what Apple is doing
today and plans to do in the future to reduce the use of toxic
chemicals in manufacturing Macs and iPods, and to increase the level
of recycling of old equipment.
<http://www.apple.com/hotnews/agreenerapple/>
<http://db.tidbits.com/article/8974>
**Shareholder Proposals** -- In particular, the letter caused two
proposals regarding Apple's manufacturing and recycling efforts to
be withdrawn by their presenters, Trillium Asset Management and the
As You Sow Foundation, before being voted upon. The San Francisco
Chronicle wrote, "Nevertheless, the groups urged Apple to assume a
leadership role among other tech companies in recycling old products
and removing toxic chemicals from new products." A different take on
the same words came from Roughly Drafted, which wrote, "Both groups
praised Apple's new public commitments, saying that their immediate
concerns had been addressed satisfactorily, and that they hoped to
continue progress on future goals with the company." Notice how the
first quote implies the groups weren't entirely happy, whereas the
second presents a more positive retelling?
<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/05/11/APPLE.TMP>
<http://roughlydrafted.com/RD/RDM.Tech.Q2.07/60A1C88F-B504-4CD7-ACC4-4104C9887A5A.html>
**Apple vs. Greenpeace** -- Then there was the interaction with
Greenpeace representatives. Roughly Drafted painted an evocative
picture:
"Those comments didn't stop Greenpeace representatives from using
the meeting as an opportunity to advertise the group's anti-Apple
campaign. Among the activists sent by Greenpeace was Iza Kruszewska,
one of the key architects of the corporation's Apple-oriented
fundraising program. Kruszewska was wearing a Greenpeace t-shirt
styled after the former iPod ads, presenting Apple's products as
dangerously toxic and encouraging user donations to Greenpeace to
somehow solve that issue. After attempting to take credit for
Apple's announcements, Kruszewska questioned Jobs about Apple's
potential to do more to advance Greenpeace's political goals in
announcing principles, but Jobs insisted that such 'flowery'
announcements were not really doing anything for the environment."
In contrast, Macworld wrote, "Two representatives from Greenpeace
were present at the meeting and congratulated Jobs and Apple for the
company's commitment to the environment." Again, depending on which
you read, you come away with a rather different impression.
<http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/05/10/shareholder/>
However, both described Jobs's response to Greenpeace in similar
terms - Macworld's "Jobs had strong words" and Roughly Drafted's
"Jobs also blasted." And here's where it gets interesting. Macworld
quoted Jobs as saying:
"I think your organization particularly depends too much on
principle and not enough on fact. You guys rate people based on what
people say their plans are in the distant future, not what they are
doing today. I think you put way too much weight on these glorified
principles and way too little weight on science and engineering. It
would be very helpful if your organization hired a few more
engineers and actually entered into dialog with companies to find
out what they are really doing and not just listen to all the
flowery language when in reality most of them aren't doing
anything."
In other words, Jobs agrees with my criticism of Greenpeace's
scorecard in last week's article, where I complained that the scores
aren't based on quantitative measurement, but on public statements.
Needless to say, Jobs didn't follow the thought to its logical
conclusion, which is that those who are concerned about Apple's
environmental efforts have nothing more to go on than Apple's public
statements. Macworld reported that Jobs then offered to help
Greenpeace and other environmental groups improve their measuring
technology such that future scorecards could be based on science,
not statements. That's very much along the lines of my call for
quantitative rankings, though I'd like to see something that could
be independently verified as well.
I also remain struck by the differing language used by the various
publications and how that mirrors the problem as a whole - when all
we have to go on are words, it's hard to know where on the continuum
reality lies.
**Enter EPEAT** -- After last week's article, reader Jerry Zernicke
pointed me to an Ars Technica article mentioning another system to
help purchasers evaluate the environmental impact of particular
computer models. EPEAT, the Electronic Product Environmental
Assessment Tool, is a project of the Green Electronics Council,
itself part of the International Sustainable Development Foundation.
Funding for the three-year development and implementation of EPEAT,
which launched in July 2006, came from the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency. According to Scot Case of the Green Electronics
Council, the development process included environmental non-profit
groups, academics, government officials, professional IT purchasers,
manufacturers, computer recyclers, and others.
<http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2007/1/6/6507>
<http://www.epeat.net/>
<http://www.greenelectronicscouncil.org/>
<http://www.isdf.org/>
Although EPEAT seems both more comprehensive and more specific than
Greenpeace's Green Electronics Guide, it too relies a good deal on
public statements from the companies whose products are being
evaluated. Where I think it stands out is in its product
verification policy, whereby EPEAT periodically selects particular
products to verify that they meet the standards as claimed by their
manufacturers. This verification process can include just requesting
more information from the manufacturer, or it might involve detailed
laboratory analysis or even destructive disassembly.
<http://www.greenpeace.org/international/campaigns/toxics/electronics/how-the-companies-line-up>
<http://www.epeat.net/ProductVerification.aspx>
On the EPEAT scale, there are 23 required criteria and 28 optional
criteria in 8 categories. To qualify for bronze status, a product
must meet all the required criteria. Silver status requires all the
required criteria plus at least 50 percent of the optional criteria.
And gold status ups that percentage of optional criteria met to 75
percent.
430 systems earned the EPEAT's bronze status, and of those, 374 went
on to earn silver, including all of Apple's products. No systems
qualify for gold status. In the Integrated Systems category, only
three systems merited silver status at all, the 17-inch, 20-inch,
and 24-inch iMacs, each with 16 of 28 points. In the Notebooks
category, Apple's 15-inch and 17-inch MacBook Pros were also at the
top of the list, with 19 of 28 optional points (no mention was made
of the MacBook). For Desktops, the Mac Pro garnered 17 points, with
only one manufacturer's PC picking up 18 points. Similarly, in the
Monitors category, Apple's 20-inch, 23-inch, and 30-inch Cinema
Displays were only 1 point away from the top, with 16 points each (a
number of NEC monitors received 17 points).
On EPEAT's ratings, then, Apple is doing well in comparison to other
manufacturers, though there's still plenty of room to improve. The
iMacs may have been alone in the silver, but 16 of 28 points is only
57 percent, just enough to squeak in. In comparison, the Gateway
Profile computers also in the Integrated Systems category didn't
pick up any optional points at all.
**Other Coverage** -- My article last week generated a bit more
coverage than normal, with the Guardian Unlimited quoting a bit in a
piece arguing that people don't care much about how environmentally
friendly their computer is. To bolster that point, the article
pointed out that Jobs's "Thoughts on Music" open letter generated
postings on about 6,200 blogs according to Technorati and 3,300
according to Google Blog Search. In comparison, "A Greener Apple"
generated posts on only 860 blogs tracked by Technorati or 450
according to Google Blog Search. (My double-checking of those
numbers showed that they had increased only slightly since.)
<http://technology.guardian.co.uk/weekly/story/0,,2075531,00.html>
<http://www.apple.com/hotnews/thoughtsonmusic/>
It's an interesting approach, since it would imply that people feel
more strongly about DRM than corporate environmental policies. That
may be because DRM is a purely artificial construct that's
functionally unnecessary and could be removed in short order
throughout the industry if there were sufficient desire, whereas
most people recognize that elimination of toxic chemicals and
complete recycling of old hardware is a worthy goal, but one that
certainly can't be reached quickly through changing the minds of a
few executives.
I also had an enjoyable conversation with Shawn King of Your Mac
Life on the 09-May-07 show. My 20-minute segment starts about 72
minutes in (mostly easily found by opening the URL in QuickTime
Player), after Shawn finishes up talking with Greg Scown of
SmileOnMyMac about PageSender - amusingly, they end up discussing
several points from my article "PageSender 4.0 Shows Fax Isn't
Dead," (2007-05-09) at about 65 minutes. We talked about the Jobs
letter, and Shawn, as always, asked great questions and directed the
conversation in amusing and insightful ways.
<http://www.yourmaclifeshow.com/>
<http://www.yourmaclifeshow.com/QT/YML070509s.mov>
<http://db.tidbits.com/article/8982>
In the end, whether Greenpeace or the Apple shareholders were
responsible in any way for Steve Jobs's letter, or if Apple merely
decided that now was the time to make environmental responsibility
part of the Apple brand, is immaterial. We all need to be able to
look past the specifics of the present and focus on the overall goal
of making the environmental impact of our electronics as minimal as
possible. If we consumers and the industry as a whole don't start
paying to maintain a clean environment now, we'll all pay later.
Let's be clear. As with every other environmental push, this isn't
about saving the Earth. The planet couldn't care less. Instead, it's
about maintaining an environment that's conducive for us, one that
we as a species not only can tolerate but actively want to live in.
Many people see environmentalism as some sort of altruistic desire
to improve quality of life in ways few people would notice, often
for unknown people in other parts of the world. But it's more than
that - with a longer-term view, environmentalism is both
appropriately selfish and necessary for the survival of the human
species.
Take Control News/14-May-07
---------------------------
by Adam C. Engst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
article link: <http://db.tidbits.com/article/8985>
**Learn All About Your Apple TV** -- Whether you're an early adopter
of the Apple TV or still considering adding one to your home
entertainment system, we have a new ebook for you. Our friends at
Macworld (many of whom also write for Take Control) have been
working with the Apple TV since the day it was released, and they've
brought together everything they've learned about it in the
"Macworld Apple TV Superguide," the latest in Macworld's series of
electronic books.
<http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/mw-apple-tv.html?14@@!pt=TRK-0052-TB879-TCNEWS>
Inside, you'll find help setting up the Apple TV, navigating its
interface, and managing your media - video, music, and photos - for
easy access on the Apple TV. Should anything go wrong, an extensive
troubleshooting section covers common problems and solutions. After
a while, you may find the Apple TV's 40 GB hard disk limiting, at
which point you can refer to the ebook's step-by-step, illustrated
instructions for replacing the disk with a larger one.
There's even a very short section on choosing an HDTV, if you don't
already have one, but honestly, if you're in the market for such a
TV, read Clark Humphrey's "Take Control of Digital TV" for a much
more in-depth discussion of what all the jargon means and how to
choose the best set for your needs. As incentive, we're offering $5
off if you buy both ebooks together.
<http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/digital-tv.html?14@@!pt=TRK-0052-TB879-TCNEWS>
Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk/14-May-07
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by TidBITS Staff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
article link: <http://db.tidbits.com/article/8990>
**Skype on MacBook Pro** -- A reader encounters poor performance using
Skype's Voice-over-IP service, but is the problem in his network
connection or audio input source? (11 messages)
<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/1281/>
**Timeslips in Parallels** -- Are others encountering a problem
running the program Timeslips in virtualization? (1 message)
<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/1282/>
**ICeCoffEE functionality everywhere** -- Recent discussion of old
Apple Data Detectors technology leads to an awareness of how it's
hard to find a solution as easy as Command-clicking a URL to open it
in a Web page. (4 messages)
<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/1283/>
**MacBook drive failure?** A hard drive is acting up - time to break
out DiskWarrior? Yes, but using an old version could prove
disastrous. (8 messages)
<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/1284/>
**Encrypted disk image won't close** -- Readers offer solutions for a
disk image that wants to stick around. (7 messages)
<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/1285/>
**Wired or wireless network for a graphics lab?** A computer lab is
moving to a new location, which is an excellent time to reevaluate
infrastructure. For graphics-focused machines, is it worth stringing
cable, or can a wireless network handle the data throughput needs?
(5 messages)
<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/1286/>
**Treo 755 Review** -- The latest Palm Treo is found to be
underwhelming; is a mystery device on the horizon, or will the
iPhone knock Palm out of its own market? (2 messages)
<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/1287/>
**Losing Address Book Data** -- What's a good solution for
automatically backing up Address Book, given that a reader has
watched its database implode on several occasions? (2 messages)
<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/1288/>
**Apple TV** -- The Apple TV won't stream Internet radio from a
computer or over the Internet, which dampens a reader's enthusiasm
for the device. (1 message)
<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/1290/>
**Remembering passwords** -- Is it a good idea to carry your passwords
written in your wallet? Perhaps, but with a little trickery. (2
messages)
<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/1291/>
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