Reprinted from TidBITS#810/19-Dec-05 with permission. Copyright (C) 2005, TidBITS. All rights reserved. http://www.tidbits.com/ Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk/19-Dec-05 ------------------------------------ by TidBITS Staff The first link for each thread description points to the traditional TidBITS Talk interface; the second link points to the same discussion on our Web Crossing server, which provides a different look and which may be faster. **Belkin 802.11g adapter vs. AirPort** -- A reader provides his experience setting up these two wireless networking components. (1 message) **Geographic photo galleries** -- A reader wants to display digital photos along with maps of where they were taken. Time for a Google Maps hack! (2 messages) **Image formats for digital photography** -- Following Charles Maurer's article from last week, a reader wonders why we have to deal with post-processed image formats - including Camera RAW - instead of just getting a straight image dump of what gets recorded to the camera's sensor. (4 messages) **Which PDA to use with both a Mac and a PC?** Is there a single PDA that works well across multiple environments? And what about using a phone/PDA hybrid device? Readers weigh in with their experiences. (10 messages) **Languages and ideas** -- Matt Neuburg's article on Prograph prompts discussion about whether programming languages are expressions of ideas (and therefore subject to copyright) or free to be used in various ways. (2 messages) $$ Non-profit, non-commercial publications may reprint articles if full credit is given. Others please contact us. We don't guarantee accuracy of articles. Caveat lector. Publication, product, and company names may be registered trademarks of their companies. For information: how to subscribe, where to find back issues, and more, see . TidBITS ISSN 1090-7017. Send comments and editorial submissions to: Back issues available at: And: Full text searching available at: ------------------------------------------------------------------- .