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Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk/15-Sep-08
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  by Jeff Carlson <jeffc@tidbits.com>
  article link: <http://db.tidbits.com/article/9770>

**Cleaning a Mighty Mouse?** Remember the days of cleaning mouse
  trackballs? Good thing those days are over - unless you own an Apple
  Mighty Mouse, which has a little scrolling trackball. What's the
  best way to clean it? (13 messages)

<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2201>


**Question: launching Top Hit in Spotlight** -- Leopard changed the
  behavior of selecting and launching the first Spotlight search
  result. (4 messages)

<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2202>


**Unlocking iPhone 3G to avoid AT&T** -- A reader wonders if it's
  possible to use an iPhone 3G on Verizon's network. (No, it's not.)
  (5 messages)

<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2203>


**Suggestions about setting up RAID under Leopard on 10.5?** A
  software RAID setup that worked under Tiger isn't functioning under
  Leopard for some reason. 3 messages)

<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2205>


**New iPods: Is iPod Classic Going Away?** Apple now offers just one
  configuration for the hard drive based iPod classic. Does this mean
  the model will be dropped in the near future? (37 messages)

<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2207>


**Is the Price of an iPod Touch Too High?** A Web site compares the
  cost of the iPod touch with various PDAs. (4 messages)

<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2208>


**MobileMe annoyances** -- Readers aren't happy about being Apple's
  beta testers for the paid MobileMe service. (2 messages)

<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2210>


**ThinkTank - More - and now?** The hunt is on for outlining software
  that replicates (or at least imports data from) these older
  applications. (5 messages)

<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2211>


**iPhone 2.1 Provides Highly Anticipated Bug Fixes** -- Readers
  discuss changes in the latest iPhone and iPod touch update. (10
  messages)

<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2212>


**"LoJack" for Cell Phones** -- Software that helps locate a stolen
  cell phone could be useful for the iPhone. (3 messages)

<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2213>


**iTunes 8 breaks AirTunes** -- One reader finds that the iTunes 8
  update no longer plays wirelessly to an AirPort Express, but others
  aren't seeing the problem. (4 messages)

<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2214>


**Monster List of Mac Backup Software Updated** -- Joe Kissell
  discusses the fact that his list of backup applications includes
  only software with a graphical interface. (2 messages)

<http://emperor.tidbits.com/TidBITS/Talk/2215>


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