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
Improves performance and reliability of the main window preview of blog posts. ($49.95 new, free update, 21.3 MB, macOS 10.12+) | Continue reading
Brings a number of improvements and bug fixes to the drive cloning and backup utility. ($39.99 new, free update, 19.4 MB, macOS 10.15+) | Continue reading
Apple has issued a small update for Apple TVs and HomePods to fix a bug that could make music stop playing. | Continue reading
Brings a variety of improvements and bug fixes to the Open/Save dialog enhancement utility. ($34.95 new, free update, 15.7 MB, macOS 10.10+) | Continue reading
Brings a variety of improvements and bug fixes to the Open/Save dialog enhancement utility. ($34.95 new, free update, 15.7 MB, macOS 10.10+) | Continue reading
Maintenance update for the popular automation and clipboard utility adds many new actions and triggers. ($36 new, free update, 34.5 MB, macOS 10.13+) | Continue reading
Brings back support for bootable backups on M1-based Macs running macOS 12.4 Monterey. ($49.99 new, free update, 88.2 MB, macOS 10.12+) | Continue reading
We’re taking a brief break from building an email issue of TidBITS next week in honor of the Memorial Day holiday in the United States, so look for the next issue in your mailbox on 6 June 2022. | Continue reading
Want to use the extra space on your APFS-formatted Time Machine drive to store non-backup files? Howard Oakley explains how you can make that possible by creating an APFS volume or an APFS container.Read original article | Continue reading
KDE Connect has long enabled tight integration between Linux desktops and Android phones. Now it’s officially available for the iPhone and iPad. | Continue reading
iCloud Drive folder sharing has been around since macOS 10.15 Catalina, which makes it all the less acceptable that someone with whom the folder is shared can delete a file permanently and with only one possible—and unmentioned by Apple—option for recovery. | Continue reading
Brings a number of new features to the native macOS client for Gmail. (Free, 9.9 MB, macOS 10.15+) | Continue reading
Adds a few new features to the macOS edition of the writing app. ($49.99 annual subscription, free update, 33.1 MB, macOS 10.15+) | Continue reading
Maintenance release with bug fixes and refinements to existing features. ($49.99 new, free update, 22.4 MB, macOS 10.14.2+) | Continue reading
Adds a multitude of new Notification Center widgets for macOS 11 Big Sur and later. ($49.99 new, free update, 55.8 MB, macOS 10.12+) | Continue reading
After 20 years, Apple has announced the end of the iPod line with the discontinuation of the iPod touch. If you want one, you can still buy an iPod touch while supplies last. | Continue reading
Apple, Google, and Microsoft have committed to expanding support for the FIDO Alliance’s passwordless login technology over the course of the coming year. With luck, we’ll see it in the next versions of Apple’s operating systems. | Continue reading
After receiving three separate scam solicitations from acquaintances whose email accounts had been taken over by scammers, Adam Engst explains how the scam works and what you can do to protect yourself and help others who have been hacked. | Continue reading
Apple Music is now available as a channel on Roku, but it doesn’t support the Apple Music Voice Plan.Read original article | Continue reading
Apple has released an AirTag firmware update that makes it easier to hear the alert sound from an unwanted AirTag.Read original article | Continue reading
In an effort to create a centralized but local place to store all his data, Josh Centers bought a Synology DS 920+. So far, the investment has been worth it for him, but it may be more expense and trouble than it’s worth for you. | Continue reading
In a world wracked by military conflict and a pandemic that still disrupts global supply chains, Apple managed to set a slew of revenue records for its second fiscal quarter, bringing in almost $100 billion. | Continue reading
Apple is now supplying parts and tools to repair recent iPhones, with Macs to be added later. But it’s very oddly presented and has some asking if it goes far enough. | Continue reading
Brings system and feature enhancements to the financial management app. ($35.99/51.99/77.99 annual subscription, free update, 145 MB, macOS 10.13+) | Continue reading
Improves detection of iCloud Private Relay connections on computers with IPv6 connectivity. ($45 new, free update, 36.3 MB, macOS 11+) | Continue reading
Maintenance release for the professional audio app with a smattering of bug fixes and improvements. ($199.99 new, free update, 1.1 GB, macOS 11.5+) | Continue reading
Tweaky maintenance updates for the synchronization and backup tools. ($49.99 new for ChronoSync, $14.99 new for ChronoAgent; free updates; various sizes, macOS 10.12+) | Continue reading
Billionaire Elon Musk has purchased Twitter for $44 billion and will take the social media company private.Read original article | Continue reading
Adds full support and compatibility with macOS 12 Monterey and M1-based Macs. (€24.99 new, free update, 10.4 MB, macOS 10.10+) | Continue reading
Apple’s networkQuality command-line tool in Monterey provides a new metric—“responsiveness”—that measures latency in a more realistic manner to better reflect your real-world experience with interactive Internet services like videoconference and gaming. | Continue reading
Apple has officially discontinued macOS Server, the software product that originally brought together a wide variety of Internet servers and has been losing capabilities for years.Read original article | Continue reading
Despite being considered by some to be an overpriced flop, the original HomePod is now selling for more than its original retail price on eBay. Could that indicate that Apple priced it too low?Read original article | Continue reading
Adds support for Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, and Webex conference calls in event templates. ($39.96 annual subscription, free update, 56.6 MB, macOS 10.13.2+) | Continue reading
Optimizes performance for the M1 Max and M1 Ultra processors on the new Mac Studio. ($299.99/$49.99/$49.99 new, free updates, various sizes, macOS 11.5.1+) | Continue reading
Brings a variety of improvements and bug fixes to the reference management tool. ($59.99 new, free update, 100 MB, macOS 10.13+) | Continue reading
Adds support for the recently released iPad Air and Apple iPhone SE. ($9.99/$19.99/$52.99 monthly Creative Cloud subscription, free update for subscribers, macOS 10.15+) | Continue reading
Big update for the image-editing app that brings a redesigned Layers sidebar, new vector shapes, and support for the M1 Ultra processor. ($39.99 new, free update, 451 MB, macOS 10.15+) | Continue reading
A recent update to Slack alerted Adam Engst that the app had an option to restore a much-missed feature to open the last message for editing with a single keystroke. If you’ve been pining for that feature, read on. | Continue reading
Josh Centers decided to regain control over his password database by moving from 1Password to the open-source KeePass. He explains the tradeoffs and how to overcome the hurdles of syncing passwords among all your devices. | Continue reading
What’s in your wallet? The credit card-sized Chipolo Card Spot location tracker puts Apple’s powerful Find My network in your wallet to make it easier to find if lost.Read original article | Continue reading
Extends Shortcuts support for all three iWork apps in macOS 12 Monterey. (Free, various sizes, macOS 11.0+) | Continue reading
Resolves an issue that could cause unusually high CPU usage. ($35.88 annual subscription, free update, 79.8 MB, macOS 10.13+) | Continue reading
Maintenance update following the audio-recording workflow app's recent major upgrade. ($64 new, $29 upgrade, 29 MB, macOS 10.14.4+) | Continue reading
Apple’s App Store helped make iPads and iPhones the most secure consumer-focused computers ever created. But Apple’s opaque policy enforcement and payment restrictions are now motivating regulators and courts to get involved, which will likely force changes that will damage consu … | Continue reading
Updates the date-focused note-taking app with improvements to tagging and auto-completion. (Free with $24.99 premium purchase option, 70.2 MB, macOS 10.12+) | Continue reading
Apple has announced WWDC 2022 as a virtual event, but with a special in-person viewing of the keynote and State of the Union presentation for select developers and students. | Continue reading
The latest version of Rogue Amoeba’s Mac app for grabbing, mixing, and manipulating audio from apps and sound inputs makes it easier to design and improve workflows. It also offers new and improved audio recording and processing features. | Continue reading