The cake is a lie! *runs*

Still no "delete on import" though... shakes fist at Cupertino

Aperture 2.1 updates various features of the application and addresses issues related to performance and overall stability. The updates include the following:

Dodge & Burn Plug-in. A sample plug-in is pre-installed, taking advantage of the Edit API introduced in Aperture 2.0. The plug-in adds brush-based tools for Dodge (Lighten), Burn (Darken), Contrast, Saturation, Sharpen and Blur.
Customize Default Adjustment Set. You can now specify which adjustments appear by default in the Adjustments Inspector/HUD.
Updated Crop Tool. A simplified UI makes it easier to preserve an image's original aspect ratio, match the aspect ratio of your display, or use one of the standard preset aspect ratios.
Sorting in All Projects View. A contextual menu allows you to sort the All Projects view in ascending or descending date order.
Show on Map. A contextual menu allows you to choose the Show on Map by right-clicking (or Control-clicking) on an image that contains GPS data.
Access to Toolbar on Second Display. When using multiple displays in Full Screen mode, the Full Screen toolbar is now accessible on a second display.
"Snapshots" book theme. This additional theme includes new "photo border" frames in which to place images.
Flip Images. You can now flip images horizontally or vertically within Aperture.
Vignette. The range of gamma and exposure settings available has been expanded.
Save Books as JPEG or TIFF images. Automator actions have been added to Save as PDF pop-up menu in the Print Book window to automatically generate JPEG or TIFF images from book pages.
Update EXIF from Master. This command allows Aperture to reread EXIF from a master images after they have been imported.
Extended AppleScript support. The "Reveal" verb in the AppleScript dictionary has been extended to include containers such as projects and albums.
The update includes fixes that impact the a number of areas, including:

Image import
Image migration
Erasing memory cards after import
Quick Preview
Batch Change
Auto-stacking
All Projects view
Tooltips
Smart Albums
Tethering
Adjustments inspector
Viewer
Loupe
White Balance
Definition
Lift & Stamp
Handling of externally edited images
Reconnecting referenced files
Keyboard customization
Deleting images
Metadata presets
Book themes
Borderless printing
Web Page/Web Journal export
Exporting versions
Export Plug-in support
AppleScript support
For further information about this update, see Late-Breaking News About Aperture 2, available at [manuals.info.apple.com]

The Aperture 2.1 Update is recommended for all Aperture 2 users.

"Apple have tweaked Aperture"
"Apple are even starting you off"

"Apple" is singular, not plural, but one company (It doesn't matter how many employees, stockholders, or IPods it has).

Call me a grammar nazi and I'm guilty as charged, but baby-talk from adults, especially professional writers, is more insulting than "grammar nazi".

Please god can we get some real noise reduction. apples version looks like "Stained Glass"

@Gizmo:

i dunno why you say that, but it always asks me when i import from cards.
other than that, you can set some import rules, such as move/copy files, which may work too.

@MikeHinds: Sorry, I appreciate all attempts at keeping grammar on the path of the Good and the Right, but you're not, as it were, entirely correct. In the US, you're correct, the language treats corporations as singular entities; however, in "British English," corporations are viewed as composite entities by default, like any other group such as "children" or "Blondes" or "people." Thus, in the US it would be considered correct to say "Apple is" and in Britain is correct to say "Apple are." Just depends which side of the Pond you happen to be from. And, since Britain was in the business of English before we were, I think it's hard to say that the American way is "right." It's just different.

@MikeHinds: There are parts of the world (british English) that refer to groups of people with plural verbs. In fact, it's a contextual thing, and either way is correct, though location and context change which one 'feels' right.

This seems like a very big step towards legitimacy for Aperture.

@Reilaos, Man of Destiny: British is funny talkers.

@Babysealclubber: i can has a cheez burger!