3/2/2015 Apple/Mac/OS X News, Tips and Tech Articles

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OS X 10.10.3 public beta w/Photos app (for Appleseed OS X Beta members)
(Includes later AMD Radeon drivers.)
Adobe's Reply in thread on Premiere Pro CC Screen corruption & Crashes
(Related thread on NVIDIA Card w/Yosemite & Premiere major graphics problems)
Apple's Photos app for OS X now available (via OS X Beta) (Apple's Photos page)
Kodi 15.0 alpha 1 - The road to Isengard (was XBMC)
New HDD Upgrade DIY Kits for 2009 and Later iMacs (sponsor page)
(includes in-line hardware digital thermal sensor for fan control)

Recent Apple Support Article Updates:

MainStage 3.1.1 release notes (app updated Thursday)

(Page of Tips, Troubleshooting & How-To articles for Mac/OS X/iOS Users with topics from Airplay to Thunderbolt.)

Other News/Software Updates:

Freeware VM VirtualBox 4.3.24 (See Change Log for list of fixes)
D-Link DIR-626L/636L/808L/810L/820L/826L/830L/836L Security Advisory
Unreal Engine 4 now free* for everyone (*see notes on 5% royalty)

Recent Updates, Tips, DIY Upgrades and Repairs:
List of Updates, DIY Repair, Upgrade articles, Tips and more you may have missed. (Topics range from OS/software updates, troubleshooting to hardware upgrades and repairs.)

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Previous News Archive Summary:

February 27th, 2015 News Archive

Nvidia Graphics Driver Update for OS X 10.10.2 (343.02.02f02)
Reminder on potential USB 3.0 Interference with 2.4GHz WiFi and Bluetooth
Apple updates Logic Pro X, Mainstage and Logic Remote app
More posts on Late 2013 Mac Pro with Thunderbolt Display(s) flashes black
VLC media player 2.2.0 and VLC mobile port releases
Sid Meier's Starships Coming to Mac on March 12
Apple Support Article Updates:
- Logic Pro X 10.1.1 release notes
- Vintage and obsolete products list

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