iLife Apps Available for Download

gsfprez writes "iMovie 3.0.1 and iPhoto 2.0 are available for download. iTunes 3 has been out for a while, and iDVD 3 is only available from your friendly neighborhood Apple Store or the virtual one." They are also available via Software Update, and Air Mapster writes "Those of us who ssh in from work/elsewhere can do 'sudo softwareupdate iMovie-3.0.1' and 'sudo softwareupdate iPhoto-2.0' to have them ready when we get home."

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Re:Wait!

[Numeric]

I think the relative number of Slashdot users using OS X is only a small percentage therefore probably no slashdot effect.

Speaking of software update...

[nsayer]

One thing I read recently (perhaps here?) about softwareupdate was that Apple was going to release an SDK for softwareupdate so that third parties could use it as a mechanism to keep users up-to-date.

I think that is fantastic.

Re:Speaking of software update...

[goombah99]

I absolutely am crazy about software update. I use it with my servers (Xserves) and generally there's an update out before I even know there's a security hole needing a patch. We have not even had to hire a professional sysadmin. Just little old me and the mac admin tools keep me in good shape. I still have not figured out how to set up Ldap or raid on my linux boxes but it's a two-click snap on the macs.

With fink I can keep my unix apps up to date, and not worry about a bunch of cruft filling up my /usr/bin and /lib (one reason I hate gnu-darwin). And software update keeps my apples apps up to date.

but what I really wish I had was something to keep my MS apps up todate. after all 99.9% of all the security holes are in those. That's one reason I adopt apple apps every time they emit a new one (safari means I can get rid of IE, keynote means I can get rid of powerpoint). (I wonder if keynote will use software update?)

But the thing I worry about is that software update (and fink update) are barn door sized security holes. I trust apple not to screw up. And I weakly trust fink project. But if third party apps were allowed to use software update I'd be a little bit worried about getting trojaned.

I think maybe they need to have some sort of MD5 registry hosted by apple if they want to let third parties use this mechanism.