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TidBITS Talk participants have suggested oodles of ideas for the upcoming TidBITS Gift Guide. Now it's your chance to vote for your favorites and help us pick the cream of the crop. Read more... Listen  

Recent TidBITS Talk discussions include a great mix of topics: deconstructing Safari 3.2's anti-phishing feature, comparing iPhone file transfer applications, troubleshooting loading errors in Safari and Firefox, a solid aluminum mouse pad, sorting out years' worth of digital documents, and more.Read more... 

The Apple TV Software Update 2.3 expands the media player's AirTunes capabilities, lets you use a third-party remote control, supports playlists that contain video content, and, at last, lets you control music volume from the remote.Read more... Listen  

This week's TidBITS Talk discussions touch on a broad range of topics: the number of audio files the iTunes Store serves up, viewing PDFs on an iPhone or iPod touch, experiences with PGP, using an unlocked iPhone as a modem, converting AIFF files to MP3, and the differences between Safari and WebKit.Read more... 

As is our custom this time of year, we're taking the 24-Nov-08 issue off to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States. Our next issue will appear 01-Dec-08.Read more... Listen  

One of the most popular Mac topics returns to TidBITS Talk: is anti-virus software for the Mac worth buying and using? Readers this week also congratulate Adam on surviving the New York City Marathon, wonder about AirPort reception in the MacBook Pro, discover how to print a list of Finder items using Firefox, and discuss whether the iPod touch can be used for VoIP calls.Read more... 

This week's discussions take a geekier curve, with readers trying to determine which system processes are gobbling up CPU power and programming Python in a terminal shell under Windows. Also featured are discussions about installing Adeona for tracking a stolen laptop, sorting out versions of "Take Control of Your 802.11n AirPort Network," and the implications of the recent Google Book Search legal settlement.Read more... 

iPhone owners in the United States can now get free Wi-Fi Internet access through any AT&T wireless hotspot, which includes Starbucks stores and McDonald's restaurants.Read more... Listen  

In this week's discussions, readers explore third-party solutions for improving Apple's Mail application, troubleshoot a problem with Mail icons disappearing, track down Word 2008's elusive autocorrect dictionary, examine rumors of a tablet-sized Mac or iPod, and grapple with importing video from a camcorder to the new MacBook.Read more... 

The new MacBook no longer includes a FireWire port, which is bad news for owners for MiniDV and HDV camcorders that connect to a computer via FireWire (or i.Link). Here's a possible workaround for getting your footage onto Apple's consumer notebook.Read more... Listen  

Apple posted a profit of $1.14 billion on revenue of $7.9 billion during the fourth fiscal quarter of 2008 thanks to increased sales of Macs, iPods, and especially iPhones.Read more... Listen  

Following its announcement late last month, the CS4 revision of Adobe's suite of creative tools is now shipping.Read more... Listen  

Readers this week discuss specific recent articles, including Adam's experience filing bug reports with two companies, the steps we take to keep the TidBITS servers running following a crash, Rich Mogull's fascinating look at how mobile phones work, and changes in the new MacBook and MacBook Pro models. Also, the migration from Eudora continues, with advice for moving to Windows email clients; setting up a blog in iWeb; and dealing with Apple repairs in the company's retail stores.Read more... 

Apple has instituted a repair program to fix MacBook Pro models that exhibit video problems due to faulty Nvidia GeForce 8600M GT graphics cards.Read more... Listen  

Readers this week are talking about external keyboard support for the iPhone and iPod touch, editing XML, storing URLs in a central location, screen savers, and the unexpected return of AIM.Read more... 

Get into a Mac mood with Mike Soloman's Apple Soundtrack, a song composed entirely of Mac system sounds.Read more... Listen  

TidBITS Talk readers this week tackle a wide variety of issues: backing up Time Capsule backups, using StuffIt Deluxe 2009 and opening password-protected archives, using the Genius sidebar in iTunes 8, replacing a Palm handheld with an iPod touch, the history of CDDB and Gracenote, and more.Read more... 

In October 2008, Adobe will ship Adobe Creative Suite 4 (CS4), the latest in a long line of releases of its professional application suite. CS4 includes Photoshop CS4, InDesign CS4, Illustrator CS4, Dreamweaver CS4, Flash CS4 Professional, and more.Read more... Listen  

This week's discussion topics include a Mac port of Google's Chrome Web browser, experiences running VMware Fusion 2.0, Joe Kissell's first two months with an iPhone, and iTunes 8's deafness concerning the Genius feature and classical music.Read more... 

The iPod touch, iPod classic, and iTunes 8, as well as the iPhone, are on readers' minds this week following Apple's latest announcements. Other topics include setting up a RAID under Leopard, cleaning the Mighty Mouse trackball, working with Spotlight, finding a replacement for ThinkTank or More, and continued annoyances with MobileMe.Read more...