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Apple has released the latest update to Snow Leopard – Mac OS X 10.6.7
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FileMaker has announced the release the latest version of its database program for the Mac, Bento 3. Bento 3 is available for purchase immediately. You can buy Bento 3 from Filemaker here.
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Apple has announced that their latest operating system, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, will be released near the end of this month (August 28th 2009).
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While we wait for Snow Leopard to drop, Apple has released an update to the current Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. The 10.5.8 Update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Leopard and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility and security of your Mac.
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Apple has released the latest version of their operating system, Mac OS X Leopard version 10.5.7. I’ve been running the software for a couple of days on my MacBook, and everything seems to be fine so far.
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When Apple did their final Macworld Keynote earlier this month, they promised that the new iLife ’09 would be out by the end of this month.
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Apple has announced a refreshed version of their productivity app, iWork ’09. New features for Keynote (presentation software):
- magic move (automatic transitions)
- chart animations
- new themes
- new Keynote remote app for your iPhone or iPod touch, available for 99 cents in the App Store
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iLife ’09 will be available in late January. It will be free with new Macs (as always) and will cost you $79 if you want to buy it. Apple’s new iLife ’09 suite includes improved iMovie and Garageband. New in iMovie ’09:
- expanded timeline view
- video stabilization (removes jitters)
- animated travel maps (geo capabilities)
- dynamic themes (comic book, scrap book, filmstrip)
- advanced drag and drop
- precision editor
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I’m watching the Macworld ’09 Apple keynote now. They just announced a new version of iPhoto. iPhoto ’09 has been updated with more features :
- facial tagging and detection / recognition
- geotagging (manually or automatically, if your camera/phone supports it)
- Flickr and Facebook integration
- sync slideshows with iPhone and iPod touch

One of the more popular applications for organizing photos on the PC is Picasa by Google. Now at version 3.0, the Windows-only software is free and integrates well into the Google ecosystem. Now Mac users can play Picasa, too, with the release of Picasa for Mac.
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