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MacOSX 10.5.3 update fixes Time Machine backup of Aperture’s Library

Thursday, May 29th, 2008, by moose

YES!
The 10.5.3 update to OSX finally fixes the problem where the Aperture Library would get backed up from scratch multiple times.
In previous versions of OSX, if you had Aperture open while a backup started, Time Machine would skip the Aperture Library until you closed Aperture. Then, the next backup would do a complete copy [...]

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Mac OS X 10.5.3 Update supposedly fixes problems between Time Machine and Aperture

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008, by moose

About the Mac OS X 10.5.3 Update:
Addresses compatibility issues with Aperture 2.
If it indeed fixes the problem where Time Machine would do a complete backup of your Aperture Library if you had Aperture open the last time Time Machine backed-up your system, then I’d be happy… this was really a pain… too bad Apple isn’t [...]

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Mac OS X 10.5.3 Update brings RAW support for more cameras [UPDATED]

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008, by moose

As Apple states in the update’s KBase page:
About the Mac OS X 10.5.3 Update:
Includes additional RAW image support for several cameras.
Well, it would be nice to know which ones.
[UPDATE]
Well, hot on the heels of the 10.5.3 update, here’s the Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 2.1 that brings RAW support for the following cameras:

Canon EOS Digital [...]

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It’s as simple as that…

Thursday, May 1st, 2008, by moose

Going Private: The Five ForcesCircles of Hell:
Why do I love Apple?  They intend to make money because of my desires, not despite them.
You’d think it would be obvious, but as you read the (lengthy) piece, you realize it’s not.

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So, Ballmer uses a MacBook Pro, uh?

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008, by moose

This picture is just GREAT:

I still hope for them he used PowerPoint and not Apple’s Keynote…

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Is Windows/Office getting slower with each new version?

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008, by moose

Over at InfoWorld, Randall C. Kennedy wrote an interesting review. He tested the performance of various flavors of Windows and Office on different PC configuration.
His conclusion:
Fat, fatter, fattest: Microsoft:
The conventional wisdom regarding PC evolution, that Microsoft devours every Intel advance, continues to hold true right up through the current generation of Windows Vista and Office [...]

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Apple’s support for legacy applications going down the drain

Thursday, April 17th, 2008, by moose

The terrible news came this morning through Apple’s Kbase RSS feed:
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard does not include support for iPhoto 2.

Oh my! I so liked the way you could go for a cup of coffee while iPhoto2 tried to scroll through the couple thousands 2 megapixel images I had in my Library.

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Ever wondered where the Dashboard layer goes when it moves up?

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008, by moose

Hmm, you know Dashboard, when you click that “+” icon at the botom left, it moves the whole black layer up, “pushed” by the aluminum strip which allows you to choose what widgets you want to add?
Well, have you ever wondered where the upper part of the Dashboard layer goes? Yeah right me too…
And here [...]

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