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TidBITS#849/02-Oct-06
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  Issue link: <http://db.tidbits.com/issue/849>

  Apple turned on the update hose last week, spraying out updates to
  many of the company's software products. Jeff Carlson reports on Mac
  OS X 10.4.8, Aperture 1.5, iTunes 7.0.1, Final Cut Pro 5.1.2, Logic
  Express 7.2.3 and Logic Pro 7.2.3, plus lesser updates to Final Cut
  Studio and the programs in the iLife '06 and iWork '06 suites. For
  your reading pleasure while Apple's updates download, Jonathan Sousa
  provides a primer on getting started with MySQL, Adam looks at the
  release of StuffIt Deluxe 11 and explains how to keep tabs on your
  friends with iChat, and Glenn Fleishman notes the release of
  Microsoft Messenger for Mac 6.0.

Articles
    Mac OS X 10.4.8 Fixes Numerous Issues
    iTunes 7.0.1, iLife '06, iWork '06 Updated
    Aperture 1.5 Faces Latest Lightroom Beta at Photokina
    Apple Updates Pro Applications, Final Cut Pro, and Logic
    StuffIt Goes to 11
    Microsoft Releases Messenger for Mac 6.0
    Tracking Your Friends via iChat
    Using MySQL on a Mac
    Take Control News/02-Oct-06
    Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk/02-Oct-06


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