A Frustrating Journey
I run a mixed Windows/Mac home and all my data resides on my Windows Home Server no matter whether it's Windows or Mac. This means my iPhoto library, iTunes library, Aperture library are all on my Windows Home Server. I recently noticed that these libraries were saving deleted files forever. Here's why. Read the rest »
I recently moved my photos from iPhoto on my iMac to Windows Live Photo Gallery (WLPG) on my Windows 7 PC so I figured I’d compare the two. The short version is that iPhoto is a mature application that has gone through many iterations of enhancements while WLPG is newer and less feature rich. I used iPhoto mainly as an organizing tool for any images I didn’t take – screenshots for my website, graphics for the website, pictures from others and from the web. I rarely edited those images and [...] Read the rest »
Apple released patches for several apps in the iLife ’08 Suite. iPhoto 7.1.4 is the only one that contains feature enhancements in addition to the typical “compatibility” and “stability updates”: This update contains new holiday greeting card and postcard themes for use with Apple print products. There’s also iMovie 7.1.4, iWeb 2.0.4, and a general iLife Support 8.3 update. All three contain the terse description: This update improves overall stability and addresses a number of other minor issues. It is recommended… I applied the update to all my Macs without [...] Read the rest »
Apple has released iPhoto 7.1.3. It’s a 16.9MB download through software update on my Intel Macs and a 16.9MB standalone download. This update: …addresses issues with wire-bound books and cards. No apparent problems installing it on my iMac or MacBook although don’t use books or cards. No reboot was required. Read the rest »
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 professional applications and is recommended for all users of Final Cut Studio, Final Cut Express, Aperture, Logic Studio and Logic Express. I didn’t have a problem installing either update but [...] Read the rest »
Apple has released iPhoto 7.1.1. It was a 10.8 MB download for me through software update and it’s a 9.3MB standalone download. Apple’s back to its terse release notes and just says “This update supports compatibility with Mac OS X 10.5, improves overall stability, and addresses a number of other minor issues.” I installed the update without any problems or noticeable differences in iPhoto. Read the rest »
Not much time spent on the quest this week. Started doing some research to see what software I had was ready for leopard, and which wasn’t. Hopefully I’ll have enough to post sometime this week. I spent some time in iPhoto and developed a new appreciation for it. Spent some time with the various adjustment sliders and found them easy to use once I got the hang of it. I especially like the ability to do non-destructive edits during the printing process. I still don’t like the way iPhoto hides [...] Read the rest »
During the ramp-up to Leopard I’ve been reviewing the apps I use and why. So I headed out to my Wakoopa profile to see what it says I use the most. These are the top 10 apps based on how much I use them according to Wakoopa. 1. Firefox 2.0.0.x – Used almost 10 times more than the second place app and about 15% of the time my PC is turned on. What Wakoopa doesn’t catch is that I run apps in the browser – Google Reader and the WordPress [...] Read the rest »
Apple released 5 updates for various iLife ’08 applications. First there’s iLife Support v8.1 which is a 10.3MB download through Software Update (for Intel) and 7MB as a standalone download. You need to install this update before the other updates. Apple tells us: This update supports system software components shared by all iLife ’08 applications, improves overall stability, addresses a number of other minor issues, and supports general compatibility issues. It is recommended for all users of iLife ’08. iPhoto Update v7.1 is the largest update. It’s 61.8 MB through [...] Read the rest »
iPhoto Library Manager is a great little app for, you guessed it, managing iPhoto Libraries. It can now copy hidden photos in iPhoto 7 and includes several bug fixes. While you can copy hidden photos you need to go into iPhoto 7 and unhide them. If they are hidden then iPhoto won’t make them available to any external apps. Click the thumbnail to see the release notes. Update Sept. 27th: Yesterdays release of iPhoto 7.1 broke yesterday’s release of iPhoto Library Manager 3.3.1. IPLM has been updated to version 3.3.2 [...] Read the rest »