Aperture/Photoshop CS3 System Freeze

Hi All-
I have had my intel-based imac 24" for about a month. All versions of software have been updated. I noticed that when I run Aperture, it will sometimes freeze everything on the computer except itunes (basically, shuts down the finder). The only way to release it is to shut it down and start it again. It has now begun freezing in Photoshop as well. It's never the same thing that causes the freeze, so I can't replicate it, and it doesn't seem to matter what other applications are running. Because it freezes and doesn't crash, there are no crash logs. Now here's the kicker: two weeks ago, I was in the Apple Store, getting a one-to-one lesson on Aperture. My instructor and I were using the same model imac I own. I was describing the freezing problem I have in Aperture, and the instructor said, "wow, that's really strange... I haven't heard of that happening." About five minutes later, *the SAME thing happened on the imac at the Apple Store*! After booting back up, my instrutor tried to replicate the conditions for the freeze, but the imac was fine. Now I know it's not my machine, but a system-wide bug because it happened in a totally different context on a different computer. I've found a few topics about this, but wondering if others have had this issue, and if they've found any solutions. (BTW, I have spent more than two hours on the phone with Applecare about this, and their offered solutions have not solved the problem.) Will we just have to wait for a software update?

Yes, there are a lot of Posts on this same problem.
I'm also looking for a solution.
My new 24 imac Crashes when waking from sleep(Sometimes), using iphoto(sometimes) and Using aperture(Always)
It is a very annoying Bug, I cannot use Aperture because it is crashing every 5 minutes.
Here's another Thread I found: http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=5469977#5469977
Lets hope Apple gives us a solution quickly
A.M.

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