Cliff Cheney's Blog

Aperture has been fairly comfartable to learn. But, this keyboard conversion is tempting. It costs about US$78 before shipping. Maybe I could become a ninja power-user...

They also have pre-assembled units.

Found via Bagelturf

This should get interesting:

The online service is part of a larger move to introduce ad-supported online services to complement its existing products and broaden the company reach into the consumer market, Adobe CEO Bruce Chizen told CNET News.com.

Found via The Online Photographer

Bagleturf posted an applescript that Speeds Up Aperture By Rebuilding The Database Index. I ran it on my Aperture Library and it seemed to speed it up a little bit. This should be built into the Aperture install to run this on a regular basis.

It is a variation on the script that appeared earlier today that uses the same technique to speed up Apple's Mail.app.

Apple released a Mac OS X 10.4.9 Update (delta)that addresses many many issues for the OS as well as third party apps. It also contains a lot of Aperture fixes. Many of the Aperture issues were ones that I had experienced.

The Mac OS X 10.4.9 Update includes many benefits for Aperture:

• Adds support for the RAW image formats of these third-party cameras: Leaf Aptus 17, Leaf Aptus 22, Leaf Aptus 65, Leaf Aptus 75, Leaf Valeo 11, Leaf Valeo 17, Leaf Valeo 22, Leica Digilux 3, Nikon D40, Pentax K10D, Pentax K110D, Pentax K100D, Panasonic Lumix DMC-L1, Samsung GX-1L.
• Improved Spot & Patch results: The update contains changes to Core Image that improve the visual correctness of images using Spot & Patch adjustment.
• Reduces issues of temporary "black" Viewer: Mac OS X 10.4.9 addresses several issues that could cause the Viewer to temporarily turn black when displaying adjusted images.
• GPS metadata is preserved when image versions are exported.
• Incorporates all RAW file format compatibility and other imaging issues originally addressed in Digital Camera RAW Support Update 1.0.1. This update improved RAW file format compatibility for the Canon Digital Rebel XTi / 400D / Kiss X Digital, Nikon D80, and Pentax *ist DS. It also addressed the following issues: Handling of large Canon RAW files (.CRW); DNG compatibility on Intel-based Macs; Lines sometimes appearing in images exported from Aperture.

Found via bagelturf among others