Apple has released watchOS 8.1.1 to address charging problems with the Apple Watch Series 7. | Continue reading
Maintenance update for the professional video editing app. ($299.99 new, free update, 3.2 GB, macOS 10.15.6+) | Continue reading
Major update to the macOS scripting utility with improved script execution and search functionality. ($39.95 new, $19.95 upgrade, 5.4 MB, macOS 10.15+) | Continue reading
Apple has released iOS 15.1.1 exclusively for the iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 to address a bug causing dropped calls. | Continue reading
After lobbying against right-to-repair legislation for years, Apple has seemingly done an about-face by announcing the Self Service Repair program, which will provide genuine Apple parts, tools, and repair manuals to individuals who want to repair their Apple devices. | Continue reading
Thanks to Apple’s Weather app picking up features from Dark Sky, the company that Apple acquired in early 2020, you can now turn on next-hour precipitation notifications in iOS 15. But they aren’t reliable for some users—how about you? | Continue reading
Reports of massive memory leaks in macOS 12 Monterey have been traced back to custom pointer changes. Resetting custom pointers should reduce or eliminate the problems until Apple releases a fix. | Continue reading
This week, Adam asks for help tracking down an email formatting bug in TidBITS issues, points those worried about ransomware to RansomWhere and Retrospect 18, and looks at more utilities that perform OCR on text in images. | Continue reading
Drive-cloning and backup utility adds a new macOS Downgrade Assistant feature. ($39.99 new, free update, 19.0 MB, macOS 10.15+) | Continue reading
A week after the release of the third-generation AirPods, Apple subsidiary Beats By Dre unveiled Fit Pro earbuds that offer a compelling alternative thanks to a more secure fit, H1 chip, and active noise cancellation. | Continue reading
Josh Centers and Julio Ojeda-Zapata team up to give you their first impressions of Apple’s third-generation AirPods. | Continue reading
Maintenance release with bug fixes and improvements for the professional audio app. ($199.99 new, free update, 1.1 GB, macOS 11+) | Continue reading
Adds support for macOS 12 Monterey and Adobe Lightroom Classic 11. ($39 new, free update, 27.2 MB, macOS 10.14+) | Continue reading
Resolves a problem that prevented the capture key from working in macOS 12 Monterey. ($40 new, free update, 31.7 MB, macOS 10.12+) | Continue reading
Adds support for AppleScript and running Shortcuts on macOS 12 Monterey. ($42 new, free update, 20.8 MB, macOS 10.13+) | Continue reading
Adds compatibility with macOS 12 Monterey and 100 in-app Christmas decorations. ($29.99 new, free update, 443 MB, macOS 10.14+) | Continue reading
Maintenance release for the reference management tool introduces a new PDF annotation popover. ($59.99 new, free update, 99 MB, macOS 10.13+) | Continue reading
Howard Oakley of The Eclectic Light Company blog shows that Disk Utility in Monterey now lets you view and work with APFS snapshots. | Continue reading
Substantial update to the automation and clipboard utility gains the capability to display information and custom menus in the menu bar, supports subroutines, and adds a plethora of new triggers, actions, filters, tokens, and functions. ($36 new, $25 upgrade, 34.4 MB) | Continue reading
With iOS 15.1 and iPadOS 15.1, you can share your screen over FaceTime and even share synchronized music and movies with others during a FaceTime call. Josh Centers explains how to take advantage of FaceTime screen sharing and SharePlay. | Continue reading
Fixes a regression introduced in version 3.12.1 related to restoring the selection when changing perspectives. ($39.99 new, free update, 68.5 MB, macOS 11+) | Continue reading
Both apps address a critical fix for recently changed iCloud app-specific password requirements. ($49.99 new for each, free updates, 48.4/21.2 MB, macOS 10.12+) | Continue reading
In the ongoing saga of things rattling around in Adam Engst’s head that don’t merit their own articles, Adam shares the fact of Apple’s new temporary iCloud Backup storage, passes on a story about Screen Time settings inexplicably changing, talks about moving TidBITS to a new vir … | Continue reading
Adds support for macOS 12 Monterey and fixes a couple of bugs. ($9.99/59.99 new, free update, 36.8 MB, macOS 11+) | Continue reading
Data usage control utility adds support for macOS 12 Monterey. ($15 new, free update, 15.7 MB, macOS 11+) | Continue reading
Adds support for hardware security keys as a second factor on your 1Password account when using macOS 12 Monterey. ($35.88 annual subscription, free update, 78.6 MB, macOS 10.13+) | Continue reading
Getting an error when you try to play podcasts on your HomePod running HomePod Software 15.1? It’s not you, it’s a bug, and Apple has just released HomePod Software 15.1.1 to resolve it. | Continue reading
While our general advice to hold off on upgrading to macOS 12 Monterey remains in place, Adam Engst shares some thoughts on why Monterey may merit an earlier upgrade than previous versions of macOS. But he also points to some upgrade problems that suggest that we’re not quite the … | Continue reading
Apple has released important security updates for iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 for a slew of severe security exploits. | Continue reading
Enables you to reveal and edit an encrypted block of text without permanently decrypting it. (Free, 141 MB, macOS 10.14+) | Continue reading
Improves compatibility with macOS 12 Monterey and adds support for more cryptocurrencies. ($49.99 new, free update, 53.4 MB, macOS 10.12+) | Continue reading
Merges the Review and Details screens into a single unified Activities screen. ($42 annual subscription, free update, 28.5 MB, macOS 10.14+) | Continue reading
Adds support for macOS 12 Monterey and the ProMotion displays on the new M1-based MacBook Pro models. ($39.99 new, free update, 19.3 MB, macOS 10.14+) | Continue reading
Patches a few WebKit-related security vulnerabilities. (Free, various sizes, macOS 10.15+) | Continue reading
Significant update to the personal finance management app. ($49.99 new, free update, 149 MB, macOS 10.11+) | Continue reading
Adds full compatibility with macOS 12 Monterey plus several new features and improvements. (Free, 119 MB, macOS 10.9+) | Continue reading
Adds advanced Masking tools plus automatic selection of subject or sky. ($9.99/$19.99/$52.99 monthly Creative Cloud subscription, free update for subscribers, macOS 10.15+) | Continue reading
Patches security vulnerabilities in Big Sur and Catalina. (Free, various sizes, macOS 11 ad 10.15+) | Continue reading
Despite losing nearly $6 billion in revenue due to supply chain constraints, Apple still managed to break records in all of its business segments for its fourth fiscal quarter of 2021. | Continue reading
Multiple-clipboard utility adds support for macOS 12 Monterey. ($30 new, free update, 3.3 MB, macOS 10.13+) | Continue reading
Adds full support for macOS 12 Monterey and Shortcuts plus support for the new M1 Pro- and M1 Max-powered MacBook Pro laptops. ($39.99 new, free update, 332.3 MB, macOS 10.14.4+) | Continue reading
Adds a new smart markup bar that displays the most common markup tags at the bottom of the editor. ($49.99 annual subscription, free update, 31.5 MB, macOS 10.15+) | Continue reading
Adds compatibility with macOS 12 Monterey and brings improvements and bug fixes to the native macOS client for Gmail. (Free, free update, 8.5 MB, macOS 10.15+) | Continue reading
Brings improvements and bug fixes to the calendar and contact management apps. ($49.99 new for each, free update, 50.9/22.3 MB, macOS 10.12+) | Continue reading
Brings support for time-sensitive notifications and Shortcuts in macOS 12 Monterey to the Fantastical calendar app. ($39.96 annual subscription, free update, 55.2/34.1 MB, macOS 10.13.2+) | Continue reading
Maintenance release for the long-form writing tool with user interface tweaks, bug fixes, and added support for macOS 12 Monterey. ($49 new, free update, 90.2 MB, macOS 10.12.1+) | Continue reading
Adds support for both macOS 12 Monterey and Shortcuts on the Mac to the task management app. ($39.99 new, free update, 43 MB, macOS 10.11+) | Continue reading
Frustrated by wanting to write about various topics that are either too big or too small (or too something) for a full article, Adam Engst resorts to sharing some short stories that may be enlightening, enjoyable, or just allow him to close a loop in his head. | Continue reading