Apple Releases Aperture 2.0 Upgrade

February 12, 2008

aperture2.jpgApple has just released a major upgrade to its professional photo software, Aperture. The new version comes with more than 100 improvements covering user interface, RAW image quality, compare and select tools, image processing tools, photo management, print and web publishing, workflow, and AppleScript. [Read more]

Apple Releases an Update for its Pro Applications

February 6, 2008

applesoftupdt.jpgApple has just released the ProKit 4.5 update to its line of professional applications. The update is available through the Mac OS Software Update utility, or it can be downloaded directly from Apple at: [Read more]

Zenfolio Online Photo Sharing Review

January 28, 2008

zenfoliologo.jpgZenfolio is an online photo sharing service similar to Flickr, Smugmug, Fotki, Exposure Manager, and many others. What distinguishes it is the elegance of its interface, easy of use, and superb customer service. I’ve been using it for almost a year and thought it would be useful to share my experience with others. This is not intended to be an exhaustive review, nor a comparison with other services. It’s rather a collection of observations from one user point of view.

Photo hosts provide a service that falls in the general category of “photo sharing,” the publishing or transfer of digital photos (and/or videos) online for display, downloading, printing, etc. [Read more]

Asteroid 2007 TU24 Visible on January 29, 2008

January 25, 2008

Hubble TelescopeIn what will be the closest approach by an object of comparable size or larger until 2027, the asteroid 2007 TU24 is an opportunity for amateurs equipped with modest telescopes to observe a unique celestial event. A telescope of 3 inches or larger aperture is recommended (the Hubble, depicted, is optional).
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