One of the great features in Aperture (but not iPhoto) was the ability to merge libraries. There isn’t a merge feature in Photos, but there is a workaround. This will be critical to know if you want to play with Photos today, then later combine this with your existing Aperture or iPhoto libraries.

I’ve completed the upgrade to OS X 10.10.3, and have launched Photos for the first time. Here’s a couple of quick notes.

Mac OS X 10.10.3 including Photos.app is now available for download… go get it!

Want to get your hands on the new Photos.app for OS X? Now’s your chance—for free. Apple has release a public beta of OS X 10.10.3, and anyone can try it out. Just be sure not to do this on your primary/only system, m’kay?

Photos for OS X is – and isn’t – a lot of things. It is an awesome app, but it isn’t an Aperture replacement. That much we speculated in advance, and now we know it to be certain. So the big question is… will it ever be? And how will this site evolve to support that answer?

This is it… Photos beta for OS X is here. Well, it’s here if you’re a developer.

I’ve been a guest on a few podcasts over the last week, with the main topic of course being the discontinuation of Aperture, what it means, what to watch out for, etc. I’ve listed them all here for your weekend listening pleasure!

Apple released a fairly high resolution screenshot of the new Photos app along with their statement last week. Let’s take a closer look at it to see what it may reveal about the upcoming Photos.app.

There have been more comments on the post announcing/analyzing the end of Aperture than this site has ever seen, so I’m replying at-large to the most common questions in this new post.

This is happening, people. The future of Aperture has been written. Aperture itself will continue to be supported at least through OS X Yosemite, however starting early next year, the Great Migration to Photos will begin. The future will be amazing—we just have to get there first.

The WWDC Keynote is now over. As expected, we saw no nod to Aperture, however there was a very interesting introduction of the future of Photos, and a reference to 2015. What does it all mean for us?