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Apple has released Mac OS X 10.6.5, a significant update for Mac OS X 10.6.x (Leopard). The new release includes these enhancements, among others: improve reliability with Microsoft Exchange servers address performance of some image-processing operations in iPhoto and Aperture address stability and performance of graphics applications and games resolve a delay between print jobs [...]

Several uses have reported slow scrolling and other performance issues in iPhoto ’11, along with an issue in which the application briefly or indefinitely stalls. Potential fixes Delete cache. Try deleting the following folder com.apple.iPhoto from: /Users/(yourusername)/Library/Caches/ Rebuilt iPhoto library. Hold down the Option and Command keys while you launch iPhoto and select all options [...]

Several users have reported an issue in which iPhoto ’11 asks to upgrade the library every time the application is launched. This problem may be accompanied by an inability to view thumbnails, see projects or create projects. On October 30, Apple released iPhoto 9.0.1, which “addresses issues that, in extremely rare cases, could result in [...]

Some MacBook Air (Late 2010) 11″ and 13.3″ users have reported an issue in which the screen suddenly displays a variety of flickering graphic artifacts (strange colors and lines) and the system freezes. In other cases, the screen may turn blue or gray prior to the freeze. This YouTube video depicts the problem. The problem [...]

Apple has released iPhoto 9.0.1, which “addresses issues that, in extremely rare cases, could result in data loss when upgrading a library from an earlier version of iPhoto.” Users should install this update before updating to iPhoto ’11. This issue can result in a situation in which photo libraries are blank or missing after the update to iPhoto [...]

Several users have reported an issue in which iPhoto ’11 asks to upgrade the library every time the application is launched. This problem may be accompanied by an inability to view thumbnails, see projects or create projects. Fixes Delete duplicate fonts For many users, this issue can be resolved by deleting duplicate fonts in Font [...]

Several users who are dissatisfied with new iPhoto ’11 feature changes, or who are experiencing problems with third-party add-ons or other issues may seek to downgrade to iPhoto ’09. There are two methods for doing so: If you have a Time Machine or other backup of your old iPhoto installation Restore the following files from [...]

A fix for an issue in which photo libraries are blank or missing after the update to iPhoto ’11, and all of the contained images are apparently deleted, is reportedly imminent. A post from Liz Castro, one the first users to report this issue, states: “They confirmed that there was indeed a window during the [...]

Some users have reported an issue in which iMovie ’11 displays the message “Updating Aperture Videos Event (Scanning for new videos in your Aperture library…)” indefinitely upon first launch. This problem appears to occur only in the presence of some Aperture libraries. Fix Locate your Aperture library, which is normally located in the ~/Pictures folder [...]

Several users have lamented a change in functionality under iPhoto ’11, in which the ability to easily email photos as attachments is gone. Previous versions of iPhoto included a simple “Email” function that allowed easy composition of messages in Mail.app with photos as attachments. iPhoto ’11 eschews this function in favor of email templates to [...]