Month: February 2011

Convert .approject to .aplibrary

If you ever backed up Aperture projects outside your standard library, you probably noticed the default format for exported albums changed from .approject to .aplibrary in the update from Aperture 2 to Aperture 3.

The Finder correctly reports these new .aplibrary as “Aperture Library”, but it seems to have forgotten everything about the old .approject who now appear as standard folders (it appears to be a weird bug on my machine, but still).

So how do we convert our .approject to .aplibrary?

  • In Aperture 3, pick File > Import > Library/Project… and select your .approject folder. This will effectively re-import your project in the current Aperture Library.
  • Right-click on the project and select Export > Project as New Library…
  • Once it’s done, delete the project from the current Aperture Library (unless you want a backup or if you have other mischievous plans for your pictures, of course)

 

That’s it! Quite straightforward indeed, but a bit puzzling at first.

The Zen of updating WordPress

WordPress automatic updates never work.

No matter if it’s a major version change or just a small bump (let’s say… 3.0.4 to 3.0.5, uh?), I always end up downloading the whole thing and updating it manually because the update page stops responding and plainly goes blank.

Instructions for update are here, by the way. And after the steps to update, they include that little snippet of wisdom:

Consider rewarding yourself with a blog post about the update, reading that book or article you’ve been putting off, or simply sitting back for a few moments and letting the world pass you by.

How could anyone be angry at WordPress after that?