(sorry for the late/light update - offline today due to personal problems.)

"About Aperture 3.1.3
This update supports general compatibility issues, and also addresses overall stability and performance. Minor issues addressed include the following:

• Improves reliability and performance when syncing web-published albums
• Slideshow exports are now handled as a background operation
• Crop tool now correctly supports use of gestures to define crop size
• Gesture support can now be enabled or disabled in Preferences
• Fixes an issue that could cause a blank sheet to display when placing a book or print order
• Published MobileMe, Facebook and Flickr albums now appear in a Web section in the Projects Inspector
• Shift-clicking snapshots on the Faces corkboard now allows you to make contiguous selections
• Metadata presets are now correctly applied to imported audio files
• Fixes an issue that could cause Aperture to quit unexpectedly when trimming audio in full screen mode
• Resolves various issues when adding names to Faces using accented, Japanese, Korean or Simplified Chinese characters
• Improves stability when browsing video clips
• Addresses reliability of library repair and rebuild

The update is recommended for all users of Aperture 3.

For detailed information on this update, please visit this website: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2518 (Aperture 3.1.3 Release notes)"

• Little Snitch 2.4 (compatible w/OS X Lion)
• JollysFastVNC 1.28 (compatible w/OS X Lion)
• Assassin's Creed Brotherhood Now Available on Mac (Steam)
• NewerTech intros 2TB Guardian MAXimus mini 'Quad Interface' Portable RAID
• Apple taking massive bite of retail sales

• Firmware updates for Intel-based Macs require a GUID partition scheme
• iMac (Mid 2011): Target Display Mode does not work with Mini DisplayPort cable
• Compressor 4: Canceling a batch
• Free Find My iPhone: Frequently asked questions
• Starting from an external USB storage device (Intel-based Macs)
• iMac (Late 2009) and later: Installing or replacing memory
• iMac: How to remove or install memory
• Aperture 3.1.3: Release notes
• Keynote for iPad: Best practices for creating a presentation on a Mac for use on an iPad
• Boot Camp: Apple Pro external keyboard mapping in Windows
• Americas: Service Certification Training and Testing Centers
• iTunes: About Books
• Final Cut Studio (2009): FAQ (archived, no longer updated)
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for iPod Click Wheel Games
• Using an external email account: forwarding to MobileMe and sending with external address
• MobileMe: How MobileMe bills you (refers to this FAQ on mobileme to iCloud transition)
• All about MobileMe box refunds and subscription cancelations
• OS X v10.6.5: Cannot start from disk that uses PGP Whole Disk Encryption, prohibitory sign appears (archived, no longer updated)

Tuesday July 12, 2011

• Another 2006 Mac Pro Dual Quad-Core CPU (and GPU, SSD) Upgrade report
• Cnet review of 2011 Airport Extreme base
• First Looks at OS X Lion FaceTime, iChat and AirDrop
• FireFox 5.0.1 (w/fixes for 10.7 crashes and 10.6 java issues)
• CyberDuck 4.1 (see changelog)
• OWC Data Doubler Kit Adds Up to 2TB Internal Storage to MacBook, MacBook Pros
• (Forbes) Much ado about patent lawyers (Re: Apple and Samsung)
• Apple Web Server notifications (security fixes for Developer.apple.com and itunes.apple.com) (Apple)
• EFI and SMC firmware updates for Intel-based Macs (Apple)
• OS X v10.6, Mail: Troubleshooting sending and receiving email messages (Apple)
• Apple Computers and Displays: Powering peripherals through USB (Apple)
• GarageBand for iPad: Backing up your songs (Apple)
• iOS: 3rd-party Bluetooth headsets, headphones, and keyboards (Apple)
• MobileMe: Unable to sign in with my Apple ID (Apple)
• iTunes for Mac: Moving your iTunes Media folder (Apple)
• iTunes for Windows: Moving your iTunes Media folder (Apple)
• Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for July 2011
• Microsoft Fixes 22 Bugs in July Patch Tuesday
• The fanless spinning heatsink: more efficient and immune to dust
• Netflix raising prices as much as 60%
• Interview with AMD's Corp. VP/CTO of their Graphics Division
• Crysis 2 DX11 VGA and CPU performance benchmarks
• EA Buys PopCap for $750 Million in Digital Shift
• Steam client update released
• MLB 2K11 available on Steam
• Civ V (PC) Update Released (steam)

Monday July 11, 2011

• iDVD 7.1.2 Update
• iMovie 9.0.4 Update
• iPhoto 9.1.5 Update
• GarageBand 6.0.4 Update
• iWeb 3.0.4 Update
• (Byte's) Apple OS X 10.7 Lion PREVIEW
• Firefox 5 minor update for Mac coming soon (w/fixes for 10.7 crashes, 10.6 java)
• SuperDuper! 2.6.4 (compat w/lion)
• Pangea Apps Free for App Store 3rd Anniversary
• Apple Told to Pay $8 Million in Patent Trial Over IPod Playlists
• Some DisplayPort-To-HDMI Cables illegal (licensing), Could Be Recalled
• How Apple Prints Money (click bait title)
• Mandzych: A Sobering Look at Apple
• Apple Computers and Displays: Powering peripherals through USB (Apple)
• iMovie '11: Trailer credits may show inaccurate line break with 2-byte characters (Apple)
• Using an iPhone without a wireless service plan (Apple)
• iOS: About cellular data usage (Apple)
• About Wireless Mouse Software Update 1.0 for Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard (old doc/update) (Apple)
• iPhone, iPod touch: Turning on/off and resetting (Apple)
• Ejecting optical media with Windows and Remote Disc (Apple)
• Firefox 8 is 20% faster than Firefox 5, matches Chrome 14
• EA Snubbing Steam for Battlefield 3 Launch?
• Sony Extends ID Theft Protection Offer For PSN Users Through July
• Google+ Hit With Spam Bug
• Yahoo! criticised over e-mail 'snooping' for advertising
• Malware Comes with Many Gadgets, Homeland Security Admits
• Harley Museum Has Bike From Captain America Movie

Friday July 8, 2011

• First Feedback on Univ. (3rd party SSD) Trim Enabler in Lion GM
• OWC Clearance Page Updates (w/some 6 core, 4 core Mac Pro CPU pulls)
• Rumors of OS X Lion and New MacBook Airs on July 14th
• Review: Final Cut Pro X, the dreaded one
• Raw Photo Processor 4.3.0 released (freeware) (w/64-bit version for 10.6 and later)
• Onyx 2.2.9 (for snow leopard) (Beta there for Lion also)
• Playback v1.7.7
• Apple Promises Fix for iOS PDF Vulnerability
• How to Recover Your Lost Data (reviews of Data Rescue, DiskWarrior, etc)
• Up to 2TB of Storage in your MacBook/MacBook Pro (1TB 9.5mm high 2.5in HDs))
• Bluetooth: How to set up your Apple Wireless Keyboard (Apple)
• iOS: About Apple AV Adapter compatibility (Apple)
• Aperture 3: Remove From Album menu item not available for individual images in a stack (Apple)
• One or more keys on the keyboard do not respond (Apple)
• Using Keynote Remote (Apple)
• All about MobileMe box refunds and subscription cancelations (Apple)
• Resolving issues with Windows when using Apple Magic Mouse or Apple Wireless Keyboard (Apple)
• Artist Gets Secret Service Visit Over Apple Store Webcam Spying
• Battle.net Mobile Authenticator for iPhone/iPod Touch, Android, Blackberry
• (Report) SourceForge is still harboring malware...
• MS Hotfix for Win7 Experience Index and DX11 reporting