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Aperture 1.5.2 Update

Apple releases Aperture 1.5.2 Update
http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/aperture152update.html

Download Aperture 1.5.2 Update (129~131MB)
http://www.apple.com/aperture/download/

Valid Serial Number is required for manual download.
Aperture 1.5.2 Update can be obtained through Software Update.
From Apple Support:

Aperture 1.5.2 addresses issues related to overall reliability and performance in a number of areas, including:

  • Contact sheet printing
  • Smart Albums
  • Watermarks
  • Lift and stamp
  • Image export
  • Versions created using an external editor

This update is recommended for all Aperture users.

Note: If you haven’t already done so, it is strongly recommended that you also download the Digital Camera RAW Support Update 1.0.1, which is available on the Apple Downloads support page at http://www.apple.com/support/downloads.

The Digital Camera RAW Support Update provides RAW file format compatibility for the following digital SLR cameras:

  • Canon Digital Rebel XTi / 400D / Kiss X Digital
  • Nikon D80
  • Pentax *ist DS

The Digital Camera RAW Support Update also addresses the following issues:

  • Handling of large Canon RAW files (.CRW)
  • DNG compatibility on Intel-based Macintosh computers
  • Lines sometimes appearing in images exported from Aperture
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VideoLAN: VLC 0.8.6 is Released

VLC 0.8.6 is Released

VLC Download Page
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/
From VideoLAN

Changes:
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Playlist:
* Vastly improved playlist support:
* Media library support
* “Live search”
* Shoutcast TV listings
* Audioscrobbler/last.fm support

Video output:
* Adjust, Invert and Distort (now splitted into Wave, Ripple, Gradient
and Psychedelic) video filters can now be streamed
* New puzzle video output filter

Interfaces:
* Windows/Linux
* Brand new interface for Linux and Windows, based on the Qt toolkit
* All
* Improved user interaction

(I’ll clean up this post later)

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Apple iPod Turns Five Years Old

October 23, 2001

Apple CEO, Steve Jobs introduced the first Apple iPod with the tagline: “1,000 songs in your pocket”. It was a 5GB hard disk based portable digital music player (MP3 player). Apple iPod was not the first hard disk based MP3 player, but it was the first to be in a compact form. It was first using 1.8″ hard drive as opposed to 2.5″ and 3.5″ hard drives. Unlike any other models, the iPod utilizes FireWire connectivity for fast data transfer. It is also tighly integrated into Apple iTunes, the experience only Mac users could have at that time.

Shortly after the release of iPod, other manufacturers started releasing compact hard drive based MP3 players. None of thm could compete with the function and the style of iPod. There were two things that made iPod stood out:

  • The iConic white color on its faceplate and the earbuds
  • The ScrollWheel

The original 5GB iPod (the iPod classic) was priced at $399, a seemingly shocking sticker price. Apple only sold 125,000 units of iPod within the first two months of its introduction.(1) Apple then released a 10GB model which was retailed for $499 a few months after.

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October 23, 2006

I am celebrating iPod fifth birthday by listening to music and Podcasts on the first iPod I bought back in 2001. It is the original iPod – an iPod classic.

iPod classic Aluminum Back iPod classic Aluminum Back
See more pictures of the still working iPod classic here:
http://37prime.com/ipodturns5.html

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Skype 2.0 for Mac

Skype has released Skype 2.0 for Mac OS X (Universal)

Version 2.0.0.6 for Mac. October 23, 2006
Skype_2.0.0.6.dmg (Size: 23 MB)

From Skype:

What’s new in Skype 2.0 for Mac

  • Make video calls to anyone on Skype, no matter what kind of computer they are using.
  • Say hello, smile, or even wave with anyone, anywhere in the world on Skype.
  • Great quality video that just works.
  • All for free of course.

Download it here:
http://www.skype.com/download/skype/macosx/