Aperture 3 [$189.99] is Apple’s latest incarnation of its popular photo editing software. The new version has a number of cool features. If you geotag your photos, now you can explore them by location. Want to find a model from a particular shoot? The software now has the ability to bring up all the photos in your collection with a particular face.

Of course, all the old features of Aperture are still there. The software is great for both professionals and seasoned amateurs. If you have Aperture 2, you can also buy an Apple Aperture 3 upgrade [$94.99] for a much lower price.

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Aperture 3 Upgrade | Amazon.com [$94.99]

What could be better than an Apple iMac? How about an iMac with a coffee maker and sound system built right in? That’s exactly what the iMac CS is.

To build this custom setup, German modder “kiwidee” uses old iMac cases and adds some modern computing by means of an integrated Mac Mini. The front speakers are rigged to a JBL Spot sound system. And not just any coffee maker is inserted, but the hip and trendy WMF1. What else could a geek need?

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I am sick and tired of people calling the iPod Touch the “iTouch.” The term originated when unknowing consumers were unable to distinguish it from the iPhone. One day, some fucking idiot went up to another idiot and asked, “Is that an iPhone or an iTouch?” Since then, even Apple aficionados have started using the word.

May I remind everyone that the iPod Touch is an iPod and not an iPhone! It uses the same naming scheme as the rest of the iPod line. Have you ever heard of an iShuffle, an iNano, or an iClassic? Of course not. So quit being a fucktard and call the iPod Touch by its proper name.

“iTouch” is what I do to myself when my girlfriend won’t put out. The iPod Touch is a portable media player. See the difference?

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Logan Harrison is a self-proclaimed elitist and Mac enthusiast from the Portland area. He has never been faced with the “iTouch” dilemma personally because he owns an iPhone.

Two smokers recently sent their Macs to Apple to be repaired under the AppleCare warranty. Instead of the quick fix they were expecting, they received a curt reply from the company stating that the machines could not be repaired because of the effects of secondhand smoke on employees.

The first, a MacBook owner, was told that secondhand smoke violated the system’s warranty. Apple informed the second individual that her iMac was beyond economic repair because of the effects of cigarette tar– even though only one person in her household smokes. Nowhere in the AppleCare warranty terms is there a provision regarding smoking.

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In a Microsoft-esque move, Apple disabled syncing to the Palm Pre in iTunes with an update issued Wednesday. Now, anyone looking to use the Pre as an MP3 player will need look elsewhere for a program to load music onto the device.

Considering the majority of people use iTunes, this is a major handicap for the Pre. Apple is trying to push smartphone shoppers into buying the iPhone. Of course, Pre owners can always use another program to manage their music or drag-and-drop songs directly, but this would be a major inconvenience for those with large iTunes libraries.

Rather than try to improve its product and compete in fair manner, Apple is hurting users in order to increase iPhone sales. Like the only kid in the neighborhood with a basketball who takes it away halfway through a game when things don’t go his way, Cupertino is turning into quite the little bitch.

Source | iWon News (Thanks Sebastian)

I’ve been a fan of Apple products for years, but when I got my first Mac a year ago, the first thing I did was chuck the included Mighty Mouse and replace it with a Logitech MX Revolution. You’ll often hear fanboys scream about how unique and innovative the Mighty Mouse is, but anyone who uses their computer for professional work realizes the limits of the mouse. MG Siegler at Tech Crunch hit the nail on the head. The Mighty Mouse sucks. Period. It feels very cheap and flimsy to the touch, and as Siegler states in his article, the buttons require too much pressure to activate. When I first tried out the mouse, I remember how pressing one of the side buttons would press the other side button. Not to mention Apple put no thought into the ergonomics of the product. Apple has always been ahead of the curve in most areas of the computer industry, but when it comes to mice, Cupertino has a long way to go.

One problem some Mac users experience is compatibility with certain audio file types. iTunes is great, but its format support is rather limited. What is most annoying, however, is people still package audio in proprietary formats without giving a second thought to universal compatability. Such was the case when I downloaded some music last night only to find it wouldn’t play in iTunes because of the FLAC file extension. Rather than go through the pains of finding a utility to convert it to MP3, I downloaded Fluke.

Fluke is great in that instead of converting the files, it installs the necessary codecs and files for iTunes to play FLAC files. It’s as simple as downloading and installing the program, closing iTunes, and then opening the offending files with Fluke. The songs are then automatically imported into iTunes. What more could you ask for? Granted, the songs won’t be able to be exported to an iPod, but given how easy Fluke is to use and the fact that it’s free, who’s complaining?

In an article over a Cnet, the site’s executive editor, David Carnoy, argues that Apple must release a netbook now, claiming that the company is “on the verge of missing an opportunity.” While is it is probably true that Apple has considered selling netbooks in the past, it’s not going to happen and may not necessarily be in the best interest of the Cupertino company.

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There’s no getting around it. The economy is in a recession, and the computer industry is being hit especially hard. Even companies as big as Google have announced layoffs, and who doesn’t know about Circuit City going under? Despite the bad news, the entire industry isn’t doomed. Here’s a list of five technology companies that stand a good chance of making it through these bad times alive.
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Over the years, Macs have innovated in many ways. The aging PowerPC standard has been replaced with Intel. The iMac, once made of white plastic, now has a sleek aluminum exterior. And finally, new products like the MacBook Air have kept Apple ahead of the curve. Shipped with each of these innovations is what is essentially a slender plastic brick, the Apple remote. Though reliable and durable, the remote has yet to undergo any major revisions since its launch in 2005. Cupertino needs to get with the program and update the remote. Are you listening, Steve?

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