Monthly Archives: September 2006

Aperture 1.5 AppleScript

Posted on September 30, 2006 by Adam Tow

This post will detail some of the new AppleScript goodies and oddities of Aperture 1.5. Goodies Selection: I can’t stress how much I love this feature. It will certainly make development of new features much faster now that I have … Continue reading →

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Aperture 1.5!

Posted on September 29, 2006 by Adam Tow

It’s available via Software Update! One feature that I’m eager to test out is the AppleScript selection property of the Aperture application: selection (list of anything, r/o) : The objects currently selected in the browser Right now, I’m upgrading my … Continue reading →

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Aperture 1.5 Can’t Be Far Away

Posted on September 28, 2006 by Adam Tow

Aperture owners across the world are no doubt clicking on the Software Update Check Now button every hour to see when version 1.5 is available. Yesterday, iTunes 7.0.1 was released, and today the iLife suite was updated. This update includes … Continue reading →

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Family Tree Maker?

Posted on September 27, 2006 by Adam Tow

Peter inquired last night at the SNUG meeting if anyone has a copy of Family Tree Maker, a popular genealogy program. He needs to convert a file from Family Tree Maker format into the generic GEDCOM format. If anyone has … Continue reading →

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Aperture AppleScript Updates

Posted on September 26, 2006 by Adam Tow

There are some juicy updates in Aperture 1.5 with regards to AppleScript support. One of the biggest problems I had in developing Annoture was getting references to the currently selected images. There simply was no way to accomplish this in … Continue reading →

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Aperture 1.5 Announced

Posted on September 25, 2006 by Adam Tow

It’s no surprise that Apple has updated Aperture on the eve of the Photokina photography conference. Version 1.5 brings several new features to the table: Flexible Library Management: Taking a cue from Lightroom and iView Media Pro, Aperture now allows … Continue reading →

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ISS and Space Shuttle

Posted on September 21, 2006 by Adam Tow

Here’s a cool photo that I found while reading an article on new images of the “Face on Mars”. The astrophotographer, Thierry Legault, photographed the solar transit of the Space Shuttle Atlantis and the International Space Station on September 17, … Continue reading →

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Roomba and Scooba

Posted on September 19, 2006 by Adam Tow

Anyone using a Roomba or Scooba cleaning robot? Being a homeowner now with plenty of carpet, hardwood floors, and tiles, not to mention a yard and a pool, I find myself spending more time than I care devoted to cleaning … Continue reading →

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DVF 2006-2007

Posted on September 18, 2006 by Adam Tow

The 2006-2007 Digital Vision Fellows have arrived at Stanford! Once again, I had the opportunity to photograph the fellows at the end of their first day on campus. The projects they are working on are all terrific, and I’m looking … Continue reading →

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Digital Leica M8 and other Pre-Photokina Musings

Posted on September 14, 2006 by Adam Tow

At yesterday’s COBA meeting, we had a discussion about the latest announcements from camera manufacturers in anticipation of this month’s Photokina conference in Germany. A day later, a whole slew of announcements made my presentation obsolete, including the Canon PowerShot … Continue reading →

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