OK really this is just an excuse… I had no time to do a post for today so I thought I’d pull up the ol’ google analytics and see what soem of the most popular posts ever were and throw those back at you. Hey, maybe one of you missed it, right? Hm, maybe “least popular posts” would be a more clever thing to do… owell, next time!

In no particular order, and skipping the Aperture 3.3 reviews which blew everything else out of the water, here we go…[more]

These are the sandboxed Aperture command preference files

Aperture is infinitely customizable, but sometimes you just need to start over. This series of posts is all about how to reset each individual option in Aperture 3. Today’s post covers general preferences, screen layout, and keyboard commands. In future posts, we’ll cover a lot more.[more]

If you are a SmugMug and SmuginForAperture user, you’ll want to read this…[more]

The Batch Change window in Aperture 3

The most efficient way to add metadata to your photos (copyright, contact info, etc.) is to do it on import. But what if you forget, or what if the metadata changes (your address or email changes), or what if you have old photos that never got the metadata in the first place?

In this tip, we’ll look at the Metadata Batch Change tool, and how to create your own custom presets.

NOTE: Updated to include video version of the tip![more]

The Eye-Fi mobi card

The Eye-Fi card is a particularly cool camera accessory. Different models allow you to shoot on your dSLR, micro four-thirds camera, or any device that takes SD cards, and instantly transfer photos to your computer, various social networks, or even your smart phone. In this post, we’ll take a look at configuring the all-new Eye-Fi card “mobi” to an iPhone, and talk about why you’d want to do such a crazy thing.[more]

Click through to learn how to do this…

Another simple but very useful tip for resetting individual Aperture adjustments! Click through to read the full tip.

Did you see last weekend’s newsletter? If not, check it out here, and if you’re not subscribed, you can do that too. Also I had a little poll in there that I’d love your feedback on… if you haven’t voted already, please do![more]

Click through to learn why you may want to make a keyboard shortcut for this command

Unexpected “Unsupported Image Format” error… uh-oh

Have you seen the “Unsupported Image Format” error pop up on images you *know* Aperture used to read? It could come down to permissions. We’re actively tracking these issues down and trying to sort out the problem(s), so if you’re facing this at all, check out these possible solutions, and let us know if any of them helped you, and of course share any other ideas we may have missed![more]

Apple has released Logic Pro X, the latest version of their flagship audio product. This leaves several subtle hints at the future of Aperture. Here’s what it could mean, but what do you think?[more]

I just discovered a pile of user-submitted tips (that’s the ones by you guys) that were never published. I promise, this will ALL get better with the new site, where User Tips and ApertureExpert tips will be integrated together. At least that’s the idea.

In the meantime, I’ll be releasing these User Tips over the next few days, starting with…

Do you want to work at Apple? Do you know photography, DAM, post, and have the ability to translate complicated ideas into simple written explanations?

If so, then this could be your lucky day.

TextExpander is a amazingly useful tool throughout your system. One of our readers posted a comment on a previous tip about using TextExpander for keywords. It turns out this is a fantastic way to not only save time and keep your keywording consistent, but to also apply multiple keywords at once, to entire collections of images! Click through to see how this technique can be put to real-world use, then share with us how you might use it in your workflow.

Create the TextExpander snippet, and fill in all the important bits