Category Archives: Mac Apps

Apple Updates: Keyboard Firmware and Old Pro Apps

I received Apple MacBook/MacBook Pro keyboard firmware update today, on my MacBook. The bulletin describes the update as:
This MacBook and MacBook Pro firmware update addresses an issue where the first key press may be ignored if the computer has been sitting idle. It also addresses some other issues.
Once the update is download you’ll see [...]

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Yojimbo 1.5.1 Released

Last week Bare Bones software released a minor update to Yojimbo. Yojimbo 1.5.1 is a minor update that contains 7 bug fixes. Click the thumbnail to see a list of fixes. I installed Yojimbo 1.5.1 on my MacBook first and ran it for about a week. I didn’t have any problem syncing with the slightly [...]

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iLife Support 8.2 Released By Apple

Apple keeps the updates coming and released an update to iLife ‘08 to coincide with the Aperture 2 release. It’s a small 2.7MB download through software update on my Intel MacBook or as a 9.7MB standalone download. I installed the update on my MacBook without incident. I don’t have Aperture 2 and Apple doesn’t say [...]

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Aperture 2 Released

The rumor that Apple would kill (or sell) Aperture and its other pro apps seems to have been put to rest since Apple released Aperture 2 today. Aperture retails for $199. Aperture 1.x users can upgrade for $99 unless they bought it after Jan 1, 2008 in which case it’s ten bucks.
The $199 price [...]

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Apple Updates iPhoto and ProKit

Apple released iPhoto 7.1.2 and ProKit 4.5 today.
iPhoto 7.1.2 is described as:
This update addresses issues when publishing photos to a .Mac Web Gallery, improves overall stability, and fixes a number of other minor issues.

iPhoto 7.1.2 also contains a security fix to prevent arbitrary code execution.
The ProKit Update is described as:
This update improves reliability for Apple’s [...]

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SuperDuper! Now Leopard Compatible

The long-awaited (at least by me) Leopard compatible version was released in the form of SuperDuper 2.5. Prior to Leopard SuperDuper was a critical part of my backup plan.
I haven’t installed the new version yet and since backups require a little more testing beyond just installing the app and making sure it runs, it may [...]

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