Brings additions, improvements, and bug fixes for the file transfer app. ($45 new, free update, 33.9 MB, macOS 10.15+) | Continue reading
Brings a few new features and enhancements to the desktop-focused photo cataloging and editing app. ($9.99/$19.99/$52.99 monthly Creative Cloud subscription, free update for subscribers, macOS 10.15+) | Continue reading
Updates the Audio Capture Engine to improve audio capture reliability. ($19 new, free update, 22.4 MB, macOS 10.14+) | Continue reading
Improves Enhanced Tracking Protection to stop certain sites from tracking the links you follow in Firefox. (Free, 121 MB, macOS 10.12+) | Continue reading
Years after removing the feature in a major rewrite, Apple has returned mail merge to Pages so you can use data from Contacts or a spreadsheet to customize letters, envelopes, or cards. | Continue reading
Apple has announced Apple Community+, an invitation-only club for its top contributors, to whom Apple promises special perks.Read original article | Continue reading
While the Russian military attempts to level Ukrainian cities, Russian intelligence agencies have targeted the rest of the world online. Microsoft offers early insights into what its threat intelligence team has learned on the digital front lines.Read original article | Continue reading
Time and productivity tracking app adds a new Easy mode for reports. ($42 annual subscription, free update, 28 MB, macOS 10.14+) | Continue reading
Maintenance release enables you to now sort items by frequently and recently used. ($35.88 annual subscription, free update, 2.9 MB, macOS 10.15+) | Continue reading
Over the years, Apple has quietly enhanced Home automations to take advantage of more sensors and let you automatically turn off automations. “Take Control of Apple Home Automation” author Josh Centers examines the new features. | Continue reading
Passkeys are a new way to log into websites and apps that replaces passwords. The industry-standard passkey technology is simpler and more secure than passwords (even with two-factor authentication), resists phishing, and is built to be compatible across browsers and platforms. | Continue reading
Updates the video conferencing app with a lengthy list of improvements and bug fixes. (Free, 32.9 MB, macOS 10.10+) | Continue reading
Updates the the Audio Capture Engine with improved reliability and reduced CPU usage. ($39 new, free update, 26.6 MB, macOS 10.14+) | Continue reading
Long and varied list of additions and improvements for the document and information manager. ($99 new, free update, 136 MB, macOS 10.14+) | Continue reading
Maintenance release with a smattering of improvements and bug fixes for the Swiss Army knife of graphics programs. ($39.95 new, free update, 275 MB, macOS 10.13+) | Continue reading
Adds preliminary support for the forthcoming macOS 13 Ventura to the document organization and archiving app. ($49.99 new, free update, 33.1 MB, macOS 10.12+) | Continue reading
After spending several days helping some elderly friends with their Macs, Adam Engst came away with a new appreciation for how difficult some aspects of Mac use are for older people. Some Apple efforts are a step in the right direction but may not be available to today’s users. A … | Continue reading
Improves the Foreign Bank Accounts Report and introduces the new Easy Answer Report. ($35.99/51.99/77.99 annual subscription, free update, 95.5 MB, macOS 10.13+) | Continue reading
Adds support for the forthcoming macOS 12.5 Monterey update and macOS 13 Ventura. ($30 new, free update, 20.2 MB, macOS 10.9+) | Continue reading
If you’re still running macOS 11 Big Sur, it’s worth updating to the quietly released version 11.6.7, which fixes a problem that prevented email apps from opening attachments. It may also help clear Time Machine blockages, but it could also introduce problems by removing Rosetta … | Continue reading
Adds support for Shortcuts to apply filters and filter presets, crop, flip, resize, rotate, auto enhance, and more. ($39.99 new, free update, 19.8 MB, macOS 10.14+) | Continue reading
Adds support for creating and publishing tables. ($49.99 annual subscription, free update, 33.3 MB, macOS 10.15+) | Continue reading
Brings mail merge to Pages and adds dynamic backgrounds to Keynote. (Free, various sizes, macOS 11.0+) | Continue reading
Intrepid PCMag testers roamed the United States to figure out which of the three big cellular networks reigns supreme. Also, a surprising fact about contemporary Internet usage.Read original article | Continue reading
In its ongoing effort to protect users’ privacy, Apple has built a series of related technologies into macOS 12 Monterey, iOS 15, and iPadOS 15. Unfortunately, they can cause network connectivity issues, such that you might want to disable one or more. Here is how we think they w … | Continue reading
Information management app updated with a few improvements. (Free, 312 MB, macOS 10.14+) | Continue reading
Brings a new overlay editor for creating customizable text, shapes, images, and colored overlays. ($39.99 annual subscription, free update, 29.1 MB, macOS 10.13+) | Continue reading
Adds support for the beta release of macOS 13 Ventura. ($49.99 new, free update, 56 MB, macOS 10.12+) | Continue reading
After discovering a bunch of failed TIdBITS membership renewals, Adam Engst spent the week working with Stripe support to figure out why Citibank was refusing to honor payments to TidBITS Publishing, claiming that they were for cryptocurrency. | Continue reading
In many ways, iPadOS 16’s marquee new feature is Stage Manager, which brings windowing to the iPad—or at least M1-based iPads. But it won’t be available on the vast majority of iPads. Are there legitimate technical limitations or is Apple trying to push hardware upgrades? | Continue reading
After a 20-year absence, Clarus the Dogcow has returned to macOS in the first beta of macOS 13 Ventura.Read original article | Continue reading
Apple-using fans of the US’s Major League Soccer have reason to celebrate—Apple has acquired the exclusive rights to stream all MLS games on Apple TV+ for 10 years, starting in early 2023.Read original article | Continue reading
The new M2-based 13-inch MacBook Pro will be available to order on June 17th, with availability on June 24th.Read original article | Continue reading
Adam Engst recently took a trip from upstate New York to Vancouver, British Columbia. As always, technology made the trip significantly easier than in the past, though he found that some bits (CarPlay in rental cars and North American T-Mobile connectivity) were vastly more helpf … | Continue reading
Although there’s much to look forward to in macOS 13 Ventura, iOS 16, and iPadOS 16, there are also some features that had us scratching our heads, wondering what had gotten into the Cupertino drinking water. | Continue reading
Adds color labels for groups and folders and brings some small tweaks to the user interface. ($59.99 new, free update, 101 MB, macOS 10.13+) | Continue reading
Adds support for automatic video conference creation for Openings appointments in Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, and Webex. ($39.96 annual subscription, free update, 57.2 MB, macOS 10.13.2+) | Continue reading
Apple’s upcoming operating systems have a long list of supported models, but devils dance in the details. Macs from 2015 and 2016 fall by the wayside, and older devices that are generally compatible won’t be able to take advantage of all the new features, reasonably enough. Read … | Continue reading
Apple has announced yet another slate of Apple Design Award winners, but once again the Mac has been largely overlooked.Read original article | Continue reading
It will take time to digest some of the more far-reaching features that Apple announced in its WWDC 2022 keynote, but many will likely make you—like us—immediately say, “It’s about time!” | Continue reading
At Apple’s WWDC keynote, the company threw back the curtain on its next-generation chip—the M2—and a pair of laptops that use it, including a completely redesigned MacBook Air and an updated 13-inch MacBook Pro. | Continue reading
Apple’s unveiling of watchOS 9 at WWDC unsurprisingly emphasized health and fitness updates (along with four new watch faces) but offered a surprise or two, including a new medication-tracking app and a brilliant little Dock tweak. | Continue reading
We’ve been making some changes to the TidBITS website, and while you shouldn’t notice much difference, there are a few rough edges that you may hit while we’re finishing up. | Continue reading
Improves handling of opening documents with malformed tables. ($49 new, free update, 107 MB, macOS 10.9+) | Continue reading
Wide range of improvements and bug fixes for the recently upgraded password manager. ($35.88 annual subscription, free update, 2.9 MB, macOS 10.15+) | Continue reading
Brings a lengthy list of new features, improvements, and bug fixes to the Swiss Army knife of graphics programs. ($39.95 new, free update, 274 MB, macOS 10.13+) | Continue reading
Jason Snell calls out Apple for inserting promotional content into Apple-created radio stations and playlists on Apple Music.Read original article | Continue reading
Brings a variety of improvements to the video conferencing app and now requires OS X 10.10 Yosemite or later. (Free, 65.8 MB, macOS 10.10+) | Continue reading