Reprinted from TidBITS#957/15-Dec-08 with permission. Copyright (C) 2008, TidBITS. All rights reserved. http://www.tidbits.com/ Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk for 15-Dec-08 ---------------------------------------- by Jeff Carlson article link: **Grey Lines Mar MacBook Air Displays** -- Is the problem with the new MacBook Air displays widespread enough to consider holding off on buying one? (2 messages) **Font used by Dictionary.app in OS X?** -- When the phonetic spellings in Mac OS X's Dictionary application go screwy, a reader suspects a problem font, leading to a discussion of which fonts in the system are safe to deactivate. (8 messages) **Keyboard backlight** -- How do you set the keyboard backlight on some Mac laptops to adjust itself automatically according to a room's light level? (3 messages) **Low ranking for the new MacBook** -- Readers discuss the limitation in MacBooks where video content can't be played on non-HDCP compliant displays. (4 messages) **Apple Confirms Antivirus Software Is (Usually) Unnecessary** -- Readers discuss the current state of virus vulnerability on the Mac. (11 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: .