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Macworld takes a detailed look at Adobe’s Photoshop Creative Suite 3, which is the first version of Photoshop to run natively on Intel Macs.

The final version is expected to arrive with the rest of Adobe’s Creative Suite in the Spring of 2007. Users with a valid registration and serial number from one of the Creative Suite 2 digital imaging applications can use the Photoshop CS3 beta until the final version is released. Others can download the application (for Windows and as a Mac Universal Binary) and use it for 2 days. More …

CS3 In Action Video

Microsoft’s Mac Business Unit has updated the company’s benchmark productivity suite. Office 2004 11.3.1 is said to offer the following:

This update contains several updates to enhance security and stability, including fixes for vulnerabilities that an attacker can use to overwrite the contents of your computer’s memory with malicious code. More …

Adobe Reader 8.0 has a new interface. During launch it displays a dialog box to set Adobe Reader as the default PDF reader plus a new dialog box. The new one is entitled “Beyond Adobe Reader” and clicking the button connects your computer to Adobe’s Web site and displays a tutorial start window. One of the sections of the window displays what’s new in Adobe Reader 8. More …

When you attempt to install AppleWorks 6 in Mac OS X, you may receive this alert message during the installation:

“You do not have enough access privileges for this installation” error code 1008:5,-5000
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Microsoft’s Mac Business Unit has released updates for its productivity suite and instant messaging client—Office 11.3.0 and Messenger 6.0.1.

Here’s a quote from their web page:

This update contains several updates to enhance security and stability, including fixes for vulnerabilities that an attacker can use to overwrite the contents of your computer’s memory with malicious code. In addition, this update includes all of the improvements released in all previous Office 2004 updates.

The Business News Source opines “Adobe upped the ante in the war of brinkmanship with Apple yesterday with the announcement of Contribute 4. At first glance it seems that Adobe has released a product that fully supports both the Macintosh and PC, but further investigation reveals that the major release is a potential ‘broad swipe’ at Apple.” More …

Pro Applications Update 2006-02–This update addresses several issues with underlying frameworks and shared components for Apple’s professional applications and is strongly recommended for all users of:

Final Cut Studio 5.1
Final Cut Pro 5.1
Motion 2.1
Soundtrack Pro 1.1
DVD Studio Pro 4.1
LiveType 2.1
Compressor 2.1
Apple Qmaster 2.1
Final Cut Express HD 3.5

Final Cut Pro 5.1.2–Final Cut Pro Update 5.1.2 provides important bug fixes and compatibility updates for certain Canon, Sony, JVC and Panasonic devices. This update is recommended for all Final Cut Pro 5.1 and Final Cut Pro 5.1.1 customers.

Apple Cinema Tools Updater 3.1.2 [MacUpdate.com]–Apple Cinema Tools 3.1.2 addresses inter-application compatibility and fixes some potential issues with reverse telecine when using files larger than 9GB. Owning any applicable Apple Pro Application will will make this update available via Software Update.

Apple CHUD Tools 4.4.3–The Computer Hardware Understanding Developer Tools (CHUD Tools) are designed to help hardware and software developers measure and optimize the performance of PowerPC Macintosh systems running their products under Mac OS X.

Logic Pro 7.2.3 addresses performance issues when Logic Pro 7 is used on Mac Pro and G5 Quad computers. Logic Pro 7.2.3 is recommended for all Mac Pro and G5 Quad users. An existing Logic Pro 7.2.1 or Logic Pro 7.2.2 installation is required for this update.

Macworld UK reports that Microsoft Office alternative, OpenOffice, will ship in a native version for OS X next month. ‘OpenOffice.org is a multiplatform and multilingual office suite and an open-source project. Compatible with all other major office suites, the product is free to download, use, and distribute. Until now the software has required that users install the X11 Window System, a graphical interface that lets Unix-based applications work on Macs. The new version of the software won’t require X11, and will work just like any other OS X-native application.” More ….

What’s new in this version:

Fixes vulnerabilities in Office 2004 that an attacker can use to overwrite the contents of your computer’s memory with malicious code. Download

or use the auto update

Server Admin Tools 10.4.7, contains administration software and tools for remote control of a Mac OS X server. Included are Server Admin, Workgroup Manager, System Image Utility, Server Assistant, Gateway Setup Utility, QuickTime Broadcaster, Xgrid Admin, and QTSS Publisher. More …