Apple has released several firmware updates for Intel-based Macs, a restore image to recover if the update trashes your computer, and firmware fixes for Apple’s keyboard. I applied sveral of these on multiple machines without issues. Just fire up your software update app or you can download them directly.

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Apple has released update to the Keynote presentation application (part of iWork ‘08) via software update. The version 4.0.3 update’s notes, says that it “addresses performance and stability issues when working with large documents.”

Apple has released updates to QuickTime 7.4.5, iTunes 7.6.2, and Front Row 2.1.3, offering several performance enhancements, as well as a patch for a security hole found in QuickTime. Start up Software Updater or you can download them through these links.

Apple has released Aperture 2.1 introducing an open plug-in architecture that makes it easy to use specialized third party imaging software right from within Aperture. Available via software update, Aperture 2.1 includes the Apple-developed plug-in, Dodge & Burn, which adds brush-based tools for dodge (lighten), burn (darken), contrast, saturation, sharpen and blur. Over the coming months, third party software developers will deliver image editing plug-ins for localized editing, filters and effects, noise analysis and reduction, fisheye lens correction and more.

Apple has released Mac Pro EFI Firmware Update 1.3 with stability fixes for the Mac Pro model that was introduced early in 2008. Available via the Software Update application, or as a download at the Apple Support Web site. The updater installs the Mac Pro EFI Firmware Update application in /Applications/Utilities. Users must launch that application to complete the firmware update process.