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Apple has announced a 30-Day free trial of its Aperture 2 software.  Available Here. For those of you who don’t know Aperture is Apple’s premiere photo editing and organizing suite.  A full description is Available Here.  The trial is for Intel based Macs as well as selected Power PC machines.  If you are uncertain you can check your compatibility with this program from Apple Available Here.  It’s also important to note that the Free Trial does not include any sample images. Enjoy!

Many people feel that they need to have Microsoft Office in order to be productive on their computer. While this may or may not be the case Microsoft has come out with some attractive pricing options.  You should also be aware that Microsoft sells 5 different versions of their office suite.  A handy comparison is Available Here.  If you’re a home user or a student headed off to college then the Home and Student Office package is a very attractive option.  The retail price of $149 can easily be beat at many locations.  If you need it right away Staples and Bestbuy carry it for only $99, while online retailer Amazon.com has it for $74.99 and they’ll ship it for free.

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Apple announced today a 30 day free trial of iWork ’09.  Available Here

The computer “office” market is currently dominated Microsoft’s Office 2007.  Available Here as a 60 day free trial.  It is doubtful that iWork ’09 will make any serious inroads into what has become a very lucrative corporate market.  However, it should appease the Mac faithful and dampen any movement towards open source products like Open Office which is available freely.