Quicken 2018 5.6

Provides performance and usability improvements for the financial management app. ($34.99/$49.99/$74.99 annual subscription, free update) | Continue reading


@tidbits.com | 6 years ago

Jony Ive Talks about Watches

If you're curious about Apple design and the world of high-end watches, or just interested in the Apple Watch, check out Jony Ive's interview with Hodinkee Magazine. | Continue reading


@tidbits.com | 6 years ago

iOS 11.4 to Make iPhones Harder to Crack

iOS 11.4 betas include a USB Restricted Mode that would make it harder for law enforcement and government agencies to extract information from a locked iPhone. | Continue reading


@tidbits.com | 6 years ago

Agenda Offers a New Take on Note-Taking and Task Management

Momenta's Agenda provides novel ways of organizing projects and tasks within a note-taking system that can link to several other Mac apps. It offers a different subscription model that doesn’t expire purchased features. But it has been out only since the end of 2017, and still su … | Continue reading


@tidbits.com | 6 years ago

Aeon Timeline 2.3.7

Introduces a new file format that improves support for images and attachments. ($50 new, free update, 52.7 MB) | Continue reading


@tidbits.com | 6 years ago

Twitter Encourages Users to Change Their Passwords

After discovering that passwords for many user accounts were logged in clear text internally, Twitter is encouraging all users to change their passwords. | Continue reading


@tidbits.com | 6 years ago

SpamSieve 2.9.31

Fixes bugs in the spam filtering utility and improves accuracy. ($30 new, free update, 12.7 MB) | Continue reading


@tidbits.com | 6 years ago

SuperDuper 3.1.6

Maintenance release for the drive-cloning and backup app brings improvements and bug fixes. ($27.95 new, free update, 5.8 MB) | Continue reading


@tidbits.com | 6 years ago

20 Years of the iMac

The iMac is now 20 years old, and 9to5Mac's Michael Steeber takes a look back at its history. | Continue reading


@tidbits.com | 6 years ago

Cardhop 1.1

Adds smart groups and gains full native support for additional languages. ($19.99 new, free update, 11.1 MB) | Continue reading


@tidbits.com | 6 years ago

Reminiscing about the Early Mac’s Interface

Are contemporary computing interfaces making us crazy? Fast Company's Mark Wilson finds inner peace in the interface of the Mac operating system circa 1991. | Continue reading


@tidbits.com | 6 years ago

Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation Makes Privacy Global

Your inbox has probably been filled with notices from companies updating their terms and privacy policies to comply with Europe's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). But what will it actually mean, both inside and outside the European Union? | Continue reading


@tidbits.com | 6 years ago

Farrago 1.1

Maintenance update brings a number of enhancements to Rogue Amoeba's new soundboard app. ($39 new, free update, 14.5 MB) | Continue reading


@tidbits.com | 6 years ago

BBEdit 12.1.3

Maintenance release with a lengthy list of fixes and improvements for the venerable text editor. ($49.99 new, free update, 13.8 MB) | Continue reading


@tidbits.com | 6 years ago

Carbon Copy Cloner 5.1

Introduces a support for creating backup snapshots on APFS-formatted sources. ($39.99 new, free update, 14.9 MB) | Continue reading


@tidbits.com | 6 years ago

Google Revamps Gmail’s Web Interface

Gmail, Google’s popular email service, has undergone a revamp that includes visual tweaks and a battery of new features, some focused on usability, others on security. | Continue reading


@tidbits.com | 6 years ago

Apple News Survey Results: Regular Use or Not at All

When it comes to Apple News, TidBITS readers either use it or they don’t — there isn’t a lot of middle ground. Some of that is due to geographic limitations. What’s your opinion? | Continue reading


@tidbits.com | 6 years ago

RIP: Apple AirPort, 1999–2018

Long a mainstay of wireless networking for Mac users, Apple has officially discontinued its line of Wi-Fi routers: the AirPort Extreme, AirPort Express, and AirPort Time Capsule. | Continue reading


@tidbits.com | 6 years ago

Safari 11.1 (Build 1×605.1.33.1.4)

Supplemental edition of Safari 11.1 eliminates two WebKit-related memory corruption vulnerabilities. (Free) | Continue reading


@tidbits.com | 6 years ago

Recycler Going to Prison for Planning to Distribute Free Restore Discs

A man who founded a successful business recycling computers is about to spend 15 months in prison for planning to distribute Windows restore discs that work only with a legitimate Microsoft license key. | Continue reading


@tidbits.com | 6 years ago

GraphicConverter 10.6

Brings a number of improvements to the "Swiss Army Knife" of image editing utilities. ($39.95 new, free update, 183 MB) | Continue reading


@tidbits.com | 6 years ago

Fantastical 2.4.9

Fixes a bug that prevented some users from adding Google accounts. ($49.99 new, free update, 15.5 MB) | Continue reading


@tidbits.com | 6 years ago

Security Update 2018-001 (High Sierra)

Patches vulnerabilities in macOS 10.13.4 High Sierra. (Free, 970 MB) | Continue reading


@tidbits.com | 6 years ago

The Dark Side of the Royole Moon

The Royole Moon claims to be a “3D mobile theater” that provides a “truly immersive, 3D movie watching or gaming experience.” And it does, but that can prove awkward in the real world. | Continue reading


@tidbits.com | 6 years ago

iOS 11.3.1 Fixes Bug on iPhone 8 Units Repaired with Third-Party Displays

Apple has released iOS 11.3.1 to address a problem where iOS 11.3 disabled touch input on iPhone 8 models that had received third-party screen repairs. | Continue reading


@tidbits.com | 6 years ago

Susan Kare Honored with AIGA Medal

Susan Kare, designer of the original Macintosh's icons and several of its fonts, has been awarded the prestigious AIGA medal. | Continue reading


@tidbits.com | 6 years ago

SmugMug Buys Flickr from the Remains of Yahoo

Photo-sharing service SmugMug has purchased the beloved photo service Flickr from Verizon for an undisclosed sum. | Continue reading


@tidbits.com | 6 years ago

Things 3.5

Brings a lengthy list of additions and enhancements to the task manager. ($49.99 new, free update, 17.5 MB) | Continue reading


@tidbits.com | 6 years ago

Apple Introduces New iPhone Disassembly Robot and Recycling Program

Apple is showing off Daisy, a new robotic iPhone disassembly system that works with several different models and can break down up to 200 iPhones per hour. | Continue reading


@tidbits.com | 6 years ago

Apple to Replace Faulty Batteries in Non-Touch Bar 13-Inch MacBook Pros

Those of you with non-Touch Bar models of the 13-inch MacBook Pro should swing by Apple's Web site to see if your Mac may be covered by a program that replaces batteries that could expand, damaging the laptop. | Continue reading


@tidbits.com | 6 years ago

iMovie 10.1.9

Adds support for the iPhone X and additional iPad resolutions, plus fixes a number of bugs. (Free, 2.3 GB) | Continue reading


@tidbits.com | 6 years ago

A Prairie HomeKit Companion: The Ecobee 4 Thermostat

Josh Centers is back to smartening up his home with a smart thermostat, the Ecobee 4. But it may be more than he bargained for and way more than he needed. | Continue reading


@tidbits.com | 6 years ago

BusyContacts 1.2.11

Adds the capability to disable accounts without deleting them. ($49.99 new, free update, 7.3 MB) | Continue reading


@tidbits.com | 6 years ago

ChronoSync 4.8.6

Adds support for the Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage service. ($49.99 new, free update, 48.9 MB) | Continue reading


@tidbits.com | 6 years ago

Cloudflare and Quad9 Aim to Improve DNS

The domain name system is largely insecure, leaking information and subject to compromise. New services from Cloudflare and Quad9 could provide greater security and integrity than Google Public DNS, currently the best known public DNS service. | Continue reading


@tidbits.com | 6 years ago

How to Read TidBITS in Apple News

Do you use Apple News? We’re running a survey to see how often you turn to the News app to find out what’s happening in the world. And we’re happy to announce that TidBITS is now fully available in Apple News Format. | Continue reading


@tidbits.com | 6 years ago

Behind the Scenes of Our Redesign on The Committed Podcast

If you're looking for a podcast episode for your next commute, listen in on The Committed as Adam Engst discusses the recent TidBITS redesign with hosts Kirk McElhearn, Rob Griffiths, and Ian Schray. | Continue reading


@tidbits.com | 6 years ago

Google Chrome 66 Promises to Mute Auto-Play Videos

Google has added a feature to its Google Chrome Web browser that the company promises will reduce the annoyance of auto-play videos, but there are exceptions that may make it less useful. | Continue reading


@tidbits.com | 6 years ago

Typinator 7.5

Improves the text-expansion tool’s scripting features. (€24.99 new, free update, 7.7 MB) | Continue reading


@tidbits.com | 6 years ago

Default Folder X 5.2.4

Adds support for Forklift and improves speed and reliability of switching within file dialogs. ($34.95 new, free update, 7.7 MB) | Continue reading


@tidbits.com | 6 years ago

Apple’s “Do Not Disturb While Driving” Is Reducing Distracted Driving

A study by EverQuote suggests that iOS 11's Do Not Disturb While Driving feature is helping to reduce distracted driving, which has become a major cause of highway accidents. | Continue reading


@tidbits.com | 6 years ago

The Legacy of OLPC’s $100 Laptop

When MIT's Nicholas Negroponte announced a $100 laptop in 2005 with the intent of giving a laptop to every child in the world, it promised to revolutionize education. Over a decade later, he's moved on and the One Laptop Per Child project is typically regarded as a failure. The V … | Continue reading


@tidbits.com | 6 years ago

Spotify and Hulu Offer $12.99-Per-Month Bundle

Spotify and Hulu are teaming up to bundle their music- and video-streaming services together for $12.99 per month. The deal is available now for Spotify Premium subscribers and will be broadly available in a month or two. | Continue reading


@tidbits.com | 6 years ago

50 Shades of Space Gray

Have you ever noticed that Apple's space gray isn't always the same color? You're not alone. 9to5Mac's Michael Steeber has charted out six versions of what Apple markets as a single color. | Continue reading


@tidbits.com | 6 years ago

Architects of the Modern Internet Express Regret

Has the Internet become the victim of unintended consequences? In interviews with New York Magazine, people who played key roles in the development of the modern Internet express regret for what they did and concern for where we're going. | Continue reading


@tidbits.com | 6 years ago