More on application access to the iPhoto '08 library

Amazing how one typo at the end of a message can subtly undermine the tone ;-)

Packages are classic examples of leaky abstractions. The answer to people breaking their libraries is to make iPhoto more robust against changes to it's folder structure not to try harder to lock the photos away from people. Wrong move Apply :(

The other problem with making the library a package is that it seems the whole package is backed up when even one photo is changed. For me that could be 15GB of backup every day. I don't have time for that!

I'm sticking with iLife 06.

I do have quibbles -- no, COMPLAINTS!-- about locking my own photos away from me. While you can drag-n-drop from iPhoto, it requires opening both iPhoto and whatever application you wish to use. It also means having multiple copies of the image. iPhoto libraries can be huge; it's impractical to have to duplicate the whole thing just to have ready access to one's images. Besides, if I wanted my computer to MANAGE me, I'd be using Windows. I prefer computers to serve my needs. So how do I uninstall iPhoto 08?

OMG! What is with people trying to get in the back end of iPhoto? The easiest and most obvious way to get at your originals is to DRAG AND DROP them from iPhoto to your desktop. Jeesh.

I have no quibbles with the change from folders to a package. As somebody who's unwittingly rendered his iPhoto library un-loadable as the result of altering the contents of the folders, I'm glad to see that it's harder for the average user to muck things up. Good to see that there'll be tools for advanced users to get at the contents when needed, but the overall change is a very good thing.