Apple has released Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update 3.1. The upgrade adds support for RAW images from 11 new cameras to Aperture 3 and iPhoto ’09.
The upgrade is available via the Software Update Component of the Mac OS X System Preferences app. It’s a 6.7MB download and requires Mac OS X 10.5.8 or later.
Read MoreOn this week’s “Tech Night Owl,”Gene Steinberg, the Owl himself, and guests look banishing Google from your Mac, the 2010 Macworld Expo and more.
Author and commentator Kirk McElhearn tells you why he’s working hard to banish Google from his Macs, as he regards the service as potentially harmful to your privacy. That very subject is also covered from a somewhat different point of view by Adam Engst, of “TidBITS” and Take Control Books. Engst also discusses the surprising success of Macworld Expo 2010, which was held without Apple’s participation.
Read MoreAt Thursday’s Apple shareholder meeting, CEO Steve Jobs defended the company’s large cash stockpile of about US$40 billion. And two environmental proposals were rejected.
He said he prefers having cash for investments to paying dividends or doing stock buybacks, notes “Bloomberg” (http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=conewsstory&tkr=AAPL%3AUS&sid=aJgDQ606o_Lw). Apple is holding onto cash to take “big, bold” risks, he said.
“When you take risks, it’s like jumping in the air,” Jobs said. “When they don’t work out, it’s nice to know the ground is always there.”
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Matias (http://matias.ca/) has released the USB 2.0 Keyboard + Smartphone Stand, which is iPhone and iPod touch compatible. It’s available now for US$49.95.
It has a a stand built into the keyboard, so your iPhone or iPod touch can now be part of your desktop work environment. Matias CEO Edgar Matias says the arrangement offers quick access to iPhone/iPod touch apps that lets you do quick calculations, check your stocks, access Twitter, check Facebook updates, control iTunes and more.
Read MoreSome Boxee users have teamed up to resurrect the ATV-Usb creator and craft an updated solution specifically for the Boxee Beta (http://blog.boxee.tv/2010/02/25/get-a-bite-of-this-%E2%80%93-boxee-beta-on-appletv/) on the Apple TV. If you already have Boxee Alpha installed on your AppleTV, you should be able to just update Launcher and then update Boxee to install it, as no new patchstick is needed.
Boxee provides cross-platform, freeware media center software with an user interface and social networking features designed for the living-room. It’s still under development.
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