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Apple Aperture SlideShow Support Update 1.1 Released

On Monday, Apple released its Aperture SlideShow Support Update 1.1 patch, a 3.3 megabyte download which addresses an issue affecting the playback of HD video clips used in Aperture 3 slideshows on Mac OS X 10.6.x (Snow Leopard). Audio and video tracks now remain properly synced in video clips that have been trimmed. The update […]

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iPhone Software

iSync Plugins 7.1.2.7 Released

iSync plugins, nova media’s shareware iSync extension package for Mac OS X and all-around useful utility that provides access to dozens of cell phones and handsets, received a small update over the weekend. Version 7.1.2.7, a 5.4 megabyte download, adds support for the following cell phone models: – Nokia 5230 – Nokia 6700 slide – […]

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Macworld Expo News Software

MWSF: MacSpeech Offers Scribe, Upcoming Dictate iPhone App at Expo

Longtime Mac software developer MacSpeech presented the first of its Macworld Expo goodies via the release of MacSpeech Scribe (which also arrives in both Legal and Medical editions) as well as introducing its Dictate iPhone extension app. According to the cool cats at the Mac Observer, Scribe produces a transcript from a spoken-word audio file […]

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Software

Skype 2.8.0.851 Released

On Monday, Skype released version 2.8.0.851 of its popular Voice over Internet Protocol communications program. The new version, a 43.3 megabyte download, adds the following fixes and features: – Platform specific: OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Skype Access was not working – Skype occasionally crashed when the host of a conference call would hang up […]

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security Software

Apple Releases Security Update 2010-001

Late Tuesday, Apple released Security Update 2010-001 for its Mac OS X operating systems. The updates, which range between a 21 and 159 megabyte download (depending on operating system), address critical vulnerabilities in the system where hackers and malicious software can take advantage and either compromise the system or steal personal information. The update requires […]