Opening day of WWDC ’08 appeared to kick off a string of software updates from Apple. Quicktime was updated to Quicktime 7.5 and iMovie has been updated to iMovie 7.1.2. Following close behind was an update to iDVD ’08, which has been updated to iDVD 7.0.2. The download is 20.27MB.

Logging onto Apple’s support page, you’ll find that the update “fixes general compatibility issues, improves overall stability, and addresses a number of other minor issues.” However, if you are searching for additional information about the update, Apple isn’t talking about it. I’ve found that annoying, and always wished Apple would release more information about its updates.

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Since its introduction by Apple on January 9th, 2001, iTunes has become one of the most popular music library organization apps ever. It started off simple and eventually became what it is today, a place not only to organize files, but to shop, learn, and watch. With so much growth, large deals, and new features in the past few years, it makes me wonder where iTune’s place will be in the future. When digital sales take over physical media, will it be because of iTunes? Will iTunes one day start a revolution in how we purchase and handle all of our DVDs, music, and TV shows? Or will iTunes eventually slip away into the past and be replaced by a whole new app or movement?

With the direction iTunes is headed now, it seems like it very well could be the driving force behind moving totally to digital sales for some. It has one of the biggest music selections available anywhere, allows you to rent movies, releases new DVD titles the same day as hard copies, and contains all sort of other media, such as podcasts and TV shows. With only a couple more deals and updates, iTunes could soon be the place to go for all of your media. This would almost completely eliminate the need for physical media. Don’t get me wrong though, I don’t think this will happen anytime very soon, but it is possible. But what would seal the deal for moving completely to digital media?

Hate rushing to the store to make sure you are able to get one of the few copies available of your favorite movie on the day of its DVD release? We’ve all been there, and it sucks. Well, Apple has now come to the rescue. You are now able to purchase iTunes movies on the more »

First Fox did it, and now Lionsgate will be joining them in using iTunes Digital Copy on some DVDs. Digital Copy allows DVDs to be transferred and imported to iTunes in a DRM format, essentially giving buyers multiple ways to watch the movie, rather than simply playing the DVD on a standard player and television. more »

When you’re awestruck by the MacBook Air’s strikingly thin design – you start to forget about its drawbacks. Obviously, the major drawback is its optical drive – it doesn’t have one. This means you’ll either have to lug around an external drive (which costs an extra $99) or you’ll need to “borrow” another computer’s drive more »

Have you ever inserted a disc into your Mac’s drive and then shut it down – completely forgetting that you had a disc in there? Disctop will prevent that from happening again. It’s a cool free app that displays a semi-transparent picture of a disc on your Mac’s desktop. What’s even cooler about it is more »

We’ve heard dozens of rumors about iTunes movie rentals – but this rumor seems very realistic – and it is not simply movie rentals as the spectators at Macworld would expect, it’s done in a new kind of way, Apple style. When you insert an iTunes-compatible DVD from Fox to your Mac or PC, iTunes more »

Along with rumors of Fox partnering with Apple for movie rentals this morning, rumors of DVD copying have risen as well. Apple’s infamous DRM system, FairPlay, will be used to allow the copying of Fox DVDs to iTunes, iPods, iPhones, and AppleTVs. Although users have been able to copy DVDs and import them for a more »