If you need a new Mac or other Apple product, you may be waiting for a while. Direct orders for some of Apple’s most popular products have longer-than-usual shipping delays. It’s worth checking with independent Apple resellers too. | Continue reading
What should you do if you spill liquid on your laptop? The repair experts at iFixit tell you what to do. Save your rice for dinner. | Continue reading
If you use Adobe Acrobat Reader, you should update immediately to protect your Mac from some nasty security vulnerabilities accessible to local attacks. | Continue reading
Adds a new way to search for commands and help in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. ($149.99 new for one-time purchase, $99.99/$69.99 annual subscription options, free update) | Continue reading
Adds a new Replace Image feature and brings new and revised keyboard shortcuts to the image editing app. ($39.99 new, free update, 193 MB) | Continue reading
Adam Engst recently scheduled a Zoom call with colleagues on a non-profit board and had to apologize when one of them was irritated at ending up in Google Hangouts by himself for 10 minutes. The problem arose due to a confluence of issues with Siri and Google Calendar—read on to … | Continue reading
Adds support for Dark mode in macOS 10.14 Mojave. ($74.95/$124.95 new, $30 upgrade, 71.4/118 MB) | Continue reading
Major update to the professional audio app that adds a professional version of Live Loops and brings a redesigned sampling workflow. ($199.99 new, free update, 1 GB) | Continue reading
Bring enhancements and bug fixes to the two personal information management apps. ($49.99 new for each, free update, 22.9/13.1 MB) | Continue reading
Enables you to share links to items with other people in your 1Password account. ($64.99 new, free update, 54.5 MB) | Continue reading
Maintenance release with a couple of improvements for the character discovery utility. (€29.99 new, free update, 4.8 MB) | Continue reading
Although they hit the market with little fanfare, Apple’s AirPods have become a stealth hit, now singlehandedly outpacing the annual revenue of many large tech companies. | Continue reading
David Shayer, who has worked as a software engineer at Apple and other companies, explains Apple’s internal approach to privacy and contrasts it with other companies, all with an eye toward showing why we should trust the current draft of the COVID-19 exposure notification propos … | Continue reading
Your cellular carrier is likely offering more of a data allowance for no extra charge during the coronavirus pandemic. Wirecutter has a guide on how to make sure you know what you’re getting. | Continue reading
A number of podcasts helped us celebrate the 30th anniversary of TidBITS by inviting publisher Adam Engst on as a guest, and the resulting conversations are well worth listening to if you enjoy reminiscing about the early days of the Macintosh world. | Continue reading
Updates the Audio Capture Engine and adds support for Facebook's Messenger app and Cisco's Webex and Webex Teams apps as VoIP audio sources. ($19 new, free update, 9.8 MB) | Continue reading
Need to display your Apple TV on your Mac for screenshots or a presentation? It’s easy and the necessary software is included with macOS. | Continue reading
If you’re a small business owner—in any industry—check out ACES Conference: The Prequel, a free virtual event aimed at helping small businesses survive COVID-19. It takes place on May 19th and 20th. | Continue reading
The loss of the 32-bit ScanSnap Manager software has prevented users of Fujitsu’s older ScanSnap scanners from upgrading to macOS 10.15 Catalina. But ExactSCAN, third-party software that supports many ScanSnap devices, might provide a solution to this problem. Dave Kitabjian take … | Continue reading
Apple’s first virtual WWDC will kick off on 22 June 2020. We should be glad that Apple is even attempting to pull it off, given the cancellation of other major tech conferences. | Continue reading
Improves Disaster Recovery support for macOS 10.15 Catalina and 10.14 Mojave and fixes bugs. ($49 for Solo and $119 for Desktop new, free update, upgrade pricing available, 151 MB) | Continue reading
Brings improvements and bug fixes to the open-source video conversion program. (Free, 20.2 MB) | Continue reading
Maintenance update to the reference management tool. ($59.99 new, free update, 71.1 MB) | Continue reading
Apple has announced an update to the 13-inch MacBook Pro that eliminates the butterfly keyboard and doubles the standard storage. The higher-end models also feature 10th-generation Intel CPUs for faster performance. | Continue reading
Many early adopters of the AirPods Pro say that Apple has released firmware updates that have reduced the efficacy of the noise-cancellation algorithm. Users are allowed no control over what firmware revisions their AirPods Pro get, and Apple has yet to comment on the situation. | Continue reading
Offers user interface updates, bug fixes, and other improvements to the Swiss Army knife of graphics programs. ($39.95 new, free update, 157 MB) | Continue reading
Brings improvements to the recently added Live Stream feature, including streaming to Facebook Live. ($49 new, free update, 18.3 MB) | Continue reading
The Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro is Apple’s first iPad cover with an integrated trackpad, and it also features a revised keyboard, a rugged hinge with a built-in USB-C charging port, and a new docking system that holds the iPad in the air. It makes the iPad Pro into more of an alt … | Continue reading
Despite a pandemic and a pending economic catastrophe, Apple still managed to eke out some growth in Q2 2020, largely thanks to its Wearables and Services categories. | Continue reading
Apple Maps on iOS and iPadOS now displays COVID-19 testing sites throughout the United States. | Continue reading
Version 12 of Smiles PDF-editing apps, PDFpen and PDFpenPro, include a new magnifier window, compression and optimization capabilities, new document stationery, a callout tool, and, for pro users, a new digital signature feature. | Continue reading
If you start seeing references to “Microsoft 365,” don’t worry, it’s just Microsoft’s existing Office 365 plans with a new name that better reflects how the bundled apps and services go beyond the traditional Office suite. | Continue reading
dds a Material sheets feature for brainstorming and notes plus support for using keywords in Markdown files. ($39.99 annual subscription, free update, 20 MB) | Continue reading
Adds detailed information about all recent hardware and operating system releases, including the refreshed Mac Pro, 16-inch MacBook Pro, and iPhone 11 models. (Free, 124 MB) | Continue reading
After years of rumors about how Apple was planning to transition the Mac from Intel-based CPUs to its own ARM-based processors, Bloomberg reports that the move will start in 2021. | Continue reading
After working through the failure of his iMac’s SSD, Adam Engst shares the lessons he learned with regard to backing up, restoring, and eking out the most life from old hardware. Hint: waiting to upgrade hardware and software can make troubleshooting and recovery more difficult. | Continue reading
Office workers have left their fancy standing desks behind as they work out of their homes due to the pandemic. Luckily, low-cost alternatives exist. Julio Ojeda-Zapata tested two affordable tabletop computer stands. | Continue reading
Debate has raged for decades about how many spaces belong after the end of a sentence. Now Microsoft Word will be marking two spaces after a period as an error. | Continue reading
The man who created Pong and hired Steve Jobs to work at Atari explains how he introduced Steve Wozniak to a cheap way of adding color to computer displays. | Continue reading
Frustrated by having drives and folders in the Finder open in tabs instead of new windows, Adam Engst discovered that there are two preferences that control this behavior, and one is in a surprising spot. | Continue reading
A security research firm found a pair of bugs in Mail in iOS 13 that could be leveraged to allow arbitrary code to run without a user viewing the message. But claims about how severe and how widespread the exploits are seem overstated. | Continue reading
Office workers have left their fancy standing desks behind as they work out of their homes due to the pandemic. Luckily, low-cost alternatives exist. Julio Ojeda-Zapata tested two affordable tabletop computer stands. | Continue reading
Adds support for automatically converting Google Docs files during download. ($45 new, free update, 34.8 MB) | Continue reading
Improves support for the Todoist task app and fixes numerous bugs. ($39.99 annual subscription, free update, 21.9 MB) | Continue reading
Improves performance when running over a screen sharing session. ($34.95 new, free update, 8.4 MB) | Continue reading
Our membership drive last week was a success, with nearly 600 new members joining, and additional contributions from 75 current members. Thanks to everyone for the support! | Continue reading
Major upgrade to the professional RAW image editor and Photos extension. ($39.99 new, free upgrade, 62.2 MB) | Continue reading
Looking for some quick Apple-related project ideas? The company is releasing high-quality how-to videos from Apple Store employees stuck at home. | Continue reading