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Apple Updates: iPhoto 7.0.1, Front Row 1.3.1, and Aperture 1.5.4

iPhoto 7.0.1 – 8.8MB
This update to iPhoto addresses issues associated with publishing photos from an upgraded library to .Mac Web Gallery.
iPhoto 7 is part of iLife ’08
Front Row 1.3.1 – 4.5MB
This Front Row update provides for improved iPhoto compatibility.

Aperture 1.5.4 Update – 129.7MB
Aperture 1.5.4 is required for compatibility with iLife ’08. This update is recommended for all Aperture users.

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Apple Announces New iMac, Mac mini, iWork ’08 and iLife ’08

Apple announces new iMac, Mac mini, iWork ’08 and iLife ’08.

iMac

  • Built-in 20-inch (viewable) (1680×1050) or 24-inch (viewable) (1920×1200) glossy widescreen TFT active-matrix liquid crystal display
  • 2.0GHz or 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, or 2.8GHz Intel Core 2 Extreme processor
  • 4MB shared L2 cache at full processor speed
  • 800MHz system bus
  • 1GB (one SO-DIMM) of PC2-5300 (667MHz) DDR2 memory
  • Two SO-DIMM slots support up to 4GB
  • 20-inch model with 2.0GHz processor
    ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT graphics processor
    128MB of GDDR3 memory
  • 20-inch model with 2.4GHz processor and 24-inch model
    ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO graphics processor
    256MB of GDDR3 memory
  • One FireWire 400 and one FireWire 800 port; 7 watts each
  • Total of five USB 2.0 ports: three ports on computer, two ports on keyboard

Mac mini

  • 1.83GHz or 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor

iWork ’08

iLife ’08

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Apple Event, August 07 2007: Rumors and Predictions

Apple is set to hold an event at their Cupertino Campus tomorrow (08.07.2007). Many Tech and Apple oriented site speculate what Apple might announce. Apple themselves said that August 7th announcement will be a “Mac related” one. So far, the rumor-mill are pointing out to new and thinner Aluminum iMac line.

“Full-featured, but not full-sized!”

Based on the information that I’ve got from a totally imaginary Apple employee (*wink-wink* – take that Steve Jobs! Go ahead and try finding out the leak source), the upcoming Mac related products are:

.Mac Upgrade
First off, it was first mentioned on Leo Laporte’s “The Tech Guy” Radio Show chat-room on Sunday August 5th, 2007. Unfortunately Leo Laporte no longer provides the transcript to the chat for a while now. The supposed upgrade to .Mac includes the following (may include some fake info):

  • Server level spam filter and virus scanner.
  • Storage increase.
  • Support for the iPhone.
  • Support for Windows users. .Mac no longer requires Mac OS X, but
  • Exclusive features available only Mac OS X.
  • Special features only available for Mac OS X Leopard (and beyond).

New Mac Model
Not sure what that means. Does this refer to iMac, MacBook (Pro), Mac mini, or a completely new category? All that I heard was “New Mac Model”, and still I wonder.

Mac OS X for PC (This one is unlikely)
Mac OS X is finally sold for non-Mac. Albeit this might be what many have wanted for a long time. It seems unlikely for Apple to so without cannibalizing their own Mac hardware market.

Other
iLife, iWork, etc.

Remember, these are rumors. We’ll see what Uncle Steve will reveal on Tuesday.

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VMware Fusion 1.0 Goes On Sale

VMware has officially released VMware Fusion 1.0 for Intel-based Macs.

Single License of VMware Fusion retails for $79.99 and available in Electronic Software Distribution (ESD) and physical media (scheduled for shipping after August 20th, 2007).

Get it directly from VMware Store.

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Mac Apps: Disco and AppZapper

I was using Disco, a Mac Disc Burning software, and I had Little Snitch running on my Mac. It is interesting that Disco is connecting to AppZapper.com whenever it is starting up. I am sure that it is checking for updates, interestingly it is connecting to some other site.

Is this a new way of advertising for the security conscious mind (a.k.a. the Paranoid!)?

Little Snitch caught Disco.app

Appzapper.com

Little Snitch
http://www.obdev.at/products/littlesnitch/index.html

Disco – Mac Disc Burning
http://www.discoapp.com/