Maintenance release for the long-standing text editor. ($49.99 new, free update, 24.7 MB, macOS 10.15.4+) | Continue reading
Brings a lengthy list of enhancements to the audio-recording workflow app. ($64 new, free update, 36.5 MB, macOS 10.15+) | Continue reading
Addresses several reliability issues in the Open/Save dialog utility. ($34.95 new, free update, 13.7 MB, macOS 10.13+) | Continue reading
Maintenance update for the digital media suite with a handful of bug fixes. ($99.99/$149.99 new, free update, macOS 10.14+) | Continue reading
Maintenance release addresses a performance problem with long transcripts in macOS 13 Ventura. ($29 new, free update, 10 MB, macOS 10.13+) | Continue reading
Adds support for Slack Huddle links and SecureVideo telehealth links. ($39.96 annual subscription, free update, 63 MB, macOS 11+) | Continue reading
Apple has unexpectedly revived the full-size HomePod, releasing a second-generation model that adds support for spatial audio, includes a temperature/humidity sensor for home automations, and promises a Sound Recognition feature to detect alarms. | Continue reading
Apple has unveiled its latest Apple silicon chips, the M2 Pro and M2 Max, and announced new M2 and M2 Pro models of the Mac mini, plus M2 Pro and M2 Max models of the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro. | Continue reading
Phishing is one of the main ways that attackers breach corporate systems and compromise individual accounts. Follow along as Adam Engst walks you through six representative phishing messages and explains what aspects of them should trigger warning bells. | Continue reading
Brings improvements and bug fixes to the password manager. ($35.88 annual subscription new, free update, 2.9 MB, macOS 10.15+) | Continue reading
Maintenance release with several tweaks and improvements for the writing app. ($5.99/$49.99 monthly/yearly subscription, free update, 29.7 MB, macOS 11+) | Continue reading
Maintenance release with improvements and fixes for the spam-filtering utility. ($30 new, free update, 21.3 MB, macOS 10.13+) | Continue reading
What better day than Friday the 13th to check that your backups are actually working by restoring some critical files? | Continue reading
Ever wondered what format to use when creating a disk image in Disk Utility? After comparing the three main types on space efficiency, performance, and convenience, Howard Oakley came up with a clear winner.Read original article | Continue reading
People who use their Macs to back up or sync their iPhones and iPads have discovered they must enter their device passcode for every connection. What’s up with that?!? Adam Engst explains: it’s Apple’s ham-handed response to a security vulnerability. | Continue reading
Have you ever wondered just how expansive Apple's Services division has become? Apple SVP of Services Eddy Cue highlights the accomplishments of the company's various services in 2022.Read original article | Continue reading
Apple’s new Apple Business Connect service lets brick-and-mortar businesses claim their location place cards so they can customize how their business appears in Apple Maps, Siri, and other Apple apps. It’s worth doing, and don’t forget to create a Google Business Profile as well. … | Continue reading
At CES, Samsung announced a 27-inch 5K display and Dell a 32-inch 6K display. We hope they'll give Apple's Studio Display and Pro Display XDR some more-affordable competition.Read original article | Continue reading
Adds support for macOS Shortcuts and automatic sub-zero dimming in the display brightness control utility. ($23 new, free update, 21.6 MB, macOS 11+) | Continue reading
Faced with the desire to import recipes from his cookbooks into Paprika, Adam Engst discovers that iOS’s Live Text feature works wonders for scanning recipe text using his iPhone’s camera. | Continue reading
Mac users sometimes see the prompt “A software update is required to connect to your iPhone/iPad” when connecting one of those devices. What should you do if the installation fails? | Continue reading
Unveils early access to the Alfred Gallery platform, featuring a range of downloadable workflows from the Alfred community. (£34 new, 6.4 MB, macOS 10.14+) | Continue reading
Brings a wide range of improvements and bug fixes to meetings, webinars, team chats, and more. (Free, 87.5 MB, macOS 10.10+) | Continue reading
Improves the performance of the Mentions completion menu in the Gmail client. (Free, 11.8 MB, macOS 11+) | Continue reading
Brings improvements to bill payments, tax reports, investments, and accounts in the financial management app. ($35.99/51.99/77.99 annual subscription, free update, macOS 10.13+) | Continue reading
Addresses bugs in macOS 13 Ventura and improves the default locations of Default Folder X's Finder toolbar buttons. ($34.95 new, free update, 13.7 MB, macOS 10.13+) | Continue reading
Introduces machine learning-powered Deband feature for removing color banding and compression artifacts in images. ($39.99 new, free update, 550 MB, macOS 11+) | Continue reading
James Thomson’s venerable PCalc is celebrating its 30th anniversary, so James has updated PCalc’s 20th-anniversary history with more details from the last ten years.Read original article | Continue reading
Password management service LastPass announced that attackers stole unencrypted customer account data and encrypted usernames and passwords. This is a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad thing for LastPass, though LastPass users shouldn’t be at significant risk—as long as they … | Continue reading
Apple has released a compelling short video that showcases some of what its accessibility technologies make possible for people with disabilities. Read original article | Continue reading
Calendar app gains features that simplify working with time zones. ($49.99 new, free update, 56.9 MB, macOS 10.13+) | Continue reading
The four Rogue Amoeba audio apps provide full compatibility with macOS 13.1 Ventura. ($35/64/25/39 new, free updates, various sizes, macOS 10.15+) | Continue reading
SuperDuper 3.2 brings support for macOS 10.14 Mojave, including full disk access and automation prompting. ($27.95 new, free update, 17.1 MB) | Continue reading
The three Affinity graphic design apps fix a slew of bugs from the v2 release. ($69.99 new for each, free updates, various sizes, macOS 10.15+) | Continue reading
Adds support for Apple's Shortcuts and Markdown. ($34.99 new, free update, 22.1 MB, macOS 10.13+) | Continue reading
In keeping with our tradition, we’re going to take a few weeks off to spend with family and friends over the holidays. You can expect the next email issue of TidBITS on 9 January 2023. Thanks for reading TidBITS, and we hope our articles enriched your year! | Continue reading
This week’s edition of LittleBITS brings email from a friend of TidBITS in Ukraine, plus details about how you can now respond to TidBITS Talk posts with emoji, much like Apple’s Tapback feature in Messages. | Continue reading
It turns out that Contacts on the Mac stores extra invisible characters with every phone number, which can cause trouble when copying and pasting them into some online forms. Here’s what’s going on and how to work around the problem. | Continue reading
Adds a text animation feature that gives life to both 2D and 3D typography. ($29.99 new, free update, 750 MB, macOS 10.13+) | Continue reading
Adds support for macOS 13 Ventura and a few requested features. ($15 new, free update, 16.2 MB, macOS 11+) | Continue reading
Introduces a new way to work on larger projects such as books, a thesis, or a blog. ($5.99/$49.99 monthly/yearly subscription, free update, 29.7 MB, macOS 11+) | Continue reading
Fixes vCard-related bugs in the contact management app. ($39.96 annual subscription, free update, 31.2 MB, macOS 11+) | Continue reading
Text expansion utility receives bug fixes and a new live support chat feature. ($40 annual subscription, free update, 54.1 MB, macOS 10.15+) | Continue reading
Update to these versions of iOS and iPadOS to protect your older iPhone or iPad from malicious Web content that takes advantage of a now-fixed WebKit vulnerability. | Continue reading
Fixes numerous bugs and lets you turn off font ligature support. ($49.99 new, free update, 23.4 MB, macOS 10.15.4+) | Continue reading
Security patches for Monterey and Big Sur. (Free, various sizes, macOS 12 and 11) | Continue reading
Patches security vulnerabilities in Monterey and Big Sur. (Free, various sizes, macOS 11+) | Continue reading
Apple has updated all of its operating systems other than HomePod Software, adding the Freeform digital whiteboard app, support for Advanced Data Protection for iCloud, Apple Music Sing, Stage Manager on external displays, and various smaller improvements. A fix for a serious sec … | Continue reading