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Apple releases Aperture 1.5.1 Update and also provides 30-day trial.

Aperture Trial
http://www.apple.com/aperture/trial/
Aperture 1.5.1 Update
Aperture 1.5.1 addresses numerous issues related to overall reliability and performance in all areas of the application.

About this update
Introducing the first all-in-one post-production tool for photographers. Built from the ground up for professionals, Aperture offers an advanced RAW workflow, professional project management capabilities, powerful compare and select tools, nondestructive image processing, and versatile printing and publishing.

Learn more about Aperture.

What’s New in this Version
Aperture 1.5.1 addresses numerous issues related to overall reliability and performance in all areas of the application, including:

• Keywords
• Loupe
• Cropping
• Previews
• Metadata presets
• Versions
• File renaming
• iPhoto Library import
• Watermarks
  

For more detailed information about this update, visit http://www.info.apple.com/kbnum/n304549.

This update is recommended for all Aperture users.

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Digital Camera RAW Support Update
This update improves RAW file format compatibility for some digital SLR cameras.

Digital Camera RAW Support Update is available in separate PPC and Universal versions.

About this update
Mac OS X Tiger provides support for a variety of popular digital camera and image file formats. Applications such as Aperture, iPhoto and Preview utilize this support to work with digital camera RAW files. This update improves RAW file format compatibility for the following digital SLR cameras:

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

Other issues addressed:

• Handling of large Canon RAW files (.CRW)
• DNG compatibility on Intel-based Macs
• Lines sometimes appearing in images exported from Aperture

Download:

• Digital Camera RAW Support Update (PPC) – 1.4MB
• Digital Camera RAW Support Update (Universal) – 2.4MB

System Requirements

• Mac OS X 10.4.8 or later

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Microsoft is rolling out Internet Explorer 7 through Windows/Microsoft Update. It is tagged as “High Priority” update.

Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP was released on October 18, 2006.

To manually download Internet Explorer 7, go to:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/
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Apple releases iTunes 7.0.2

From Apple:

What’s New in this iTunes 7.0.2
iTunes 7.0.2 adds support for the Second Generation iPod shuffle and addresses a variety of stability and performance issues found in iTunes 7 and 7.0.1.

http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/itunes702.html

Apple has begun shipping Second Generation iPod shuffle after it was first announced back in September 12, 2006 at the “It’s Showtime” event.

Apple also designated November 3, 2006 as the iPod shuffle Worldwide Launch Date.

Apple’s New iPod shuffle Available Worldwide This Friday
Apple’s new iPod shuffle, the world’s smallest digital music player, will be available in Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers this Friday, November 3. Nearly half the size of the original and priced at $79, the new 1GB iPod shuffle is just half a cubic inch in volume, weighs just half an ounce and features a minimal aluminum design with a built-in clip, making it the most wearable iPod ever. [Oct 31, 2006]
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Sling Media releases SlingPlayer for Mac OS X Public Beta. It is available for Mac OS X 10.4 (PPC and Intel).

More info:
http://us.slingmedia.com/object/KB-005161.html

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