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Apple announced immediate availability of version 3.1 of Aperture yesterday. More info and download link here.

Nikon has updated the Windows NEF codec to version 1.10. A codec is software that is used to compress or decompress a digital media file and function as an extension to the operating system. The Nikon codec allows you to work with NEF files in a similar manner as JPEG or TIFF. Many applications...

If you want to more information about the D300 or D300s, Nikon has very nice video tours available. Adobe Flash is required to view the videos. Here is a link to the English version for the D300: Digitutor D300 | Nikon. Here is a link to the English version for the D300s: Digitutor D300s |...

Nikon posted a video tour of the upcoming D7000. Here is the link: Digitutor D7000 | Nikon

You absolutely have to see this crazy image made from a bad shot Tiger Woods made at the Ryder Cup. It is a one-in-a-million shot. Link: http://bit.ly/9WbXbq

HDRSoft has released version 4 of Photomatix Pro. It is a free upgrade for version 3 users. Main new features in v4.0: Selective deghosting tool: enables users to select ghosted regions with a lasso tool, and change the preferred image taken for each selected region. Preset thumbnails...

Contest Dates: October 1, 2010 - December 31, 2010 Info here: Fall Into Winter 2010 Photo Contest; Win a Tamron Camera Lens

News from Google regarding a new image format that they have created with the intent to speed up browsers and reduce storage requirements. According to Google, WebP achieves an average 39% more compression than JPEG and JPEG 2000 while maintaining image quality. Should be interesting to see if...

If you are a Microsoft Windows Vista or 7 user, you might want to look at the updated Windows Live Essentials released yesterday. The Photo Gallery app includes quite a few updates and improvements that are getting pretty good reviews across the web. Best of all it is free for just the price of...

This Q&A is used with kind permission of Tim Grey. If you aren't familiar with him, he has a mostly daily newsletter related to the digital darkroom. The basic newsletter is free and a great way to learn. I personally highly recommend it. Regarding the Q&A for September 27th, would you please...

Adobe released a new version of Photoshop Elements today. Press release: 092110AdobePEPE9 New features: edit photos | Adobe Photoshop Elements 9: features

I'd love a little help here. I've been fussing with an image that I took a week or so ago while walking around at night in St. Michaels, Maryland. I came across this old garage under a funky tungsten streetlight. I finally got the color accurate but still feel it is missing something. I also...

You may have filled out your profile (PLEASE DO!) and uploaded a profile image but wondered why your image isn't showing in forum messages. The reason is that the forum messages display your avatar - which may be different than your profile image. The partial screenshoot below shows where to set...

Nice round-up of free plugins from Macworld (but should also work in PC-land). Link: http://bit.ly/93xWLb

Adorama has the Nikon 35mm f/1.8G refurb on sale. I don't know how long the sale is but I've never seen a better price.

So you have this spiffy new computer running 64-bit Windows, right? As most Nikonites probably would do, you copy your image library over to the hard drive. Open Windows Explorer and see the folders but not the thumbnail images. Oh, right! You forgot to load the NEF Codec!! Then you read that...

J&R.com is having a labor day sale. The price is $179.99; use the code "geico10" for an additional $10 off. I'm not sure when the deal ends.

Article: Buy direct from Nikon? New site alert! You can view the page at http://nikonites.com/content.php?r=154-Buy-direct-from-Nikon-New-site-alert!

There hasn't been any sort of announcement or press release, but Nikon has quietly created a Nikon Store website. Personally I'll be watching to see if they stick with list prices or try to compete with the B&H's and Adorama's of the world. Will they have stock when others don't? One notable...

Article: Lightroom 3.2 & Camera Raw 6.2 Now Available - Additional Nikon Lens Profile You can view the page at http://nikonites.com/content.php?r=153-Lightroom-3.2-Camera-Raw-6.2-Now-Available-Additional-Nikon-Lens-Profiles