http://appldnld.apple.com.edgesuite.net/content.info.apple.com/Aperture/061-6141.20090408.TR0r2/Aperture2.1.3Trial.dmg http://minimal.cx/2008/02/15/aperture-2-trial-hack/ E-325-DJR-243-BDJ-316-XVX-435-OCN-FJ7-Z2RX Open 0xED Choose File -> Open... Navigate to /Applications, then Aperture.app, then Contents, then MacOS, and finally choose the Aperture file and then click on Open Ensure the editor is set to Overwrite mode (Edit -> Write Mode) Enter 6d21b0 into the Offset box and hit Enter Check the ASCII side of things and you should see the string performRequirementsCheck starting under the cursor Replace the string with performLicenseCheck Switch to the hex view, and erase the extra five characters (the Check string) with zeros Save this file Launch Aperture as you normally would