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
Introduces a support for creating backup snapshots on APFS-formatted sources. ($39.99 new, free update, 14.9 MB) | Continue reading
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
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
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
Supplemental edition of Safari 11.1 eliminates two WebKit-related memory corruption vulnerabilities. (Free) | Continue reading
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
Brings a number of improvements to the "Swiss Army Knife" of image editing utilities. ($39.95 new, free update, 183 MB) | Continue reading
Fixes a bug that prevented some users from adding Google accounts. ($49.99 new, free update, 15.5 MB) | Continue reading
Patches vulnerabilities in macOS 10.13.4 High Sierra. (Free, 970 MB) | Continue reading
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
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
Susan Kare, designer of the original Macintosh's icons and several of its fonts, has been awarded the prestigious AIGA medal. | Continue reading
Photo-sharing service SmugMug has purchased the beloved photo service Flickr from Verizon for an undisclosed sum. | Continue reading
Brings a lengthy list of additions and enhancements to the task manager. ($49.99 new, free update, 17.5 MB) | Continue reading
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
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
Adds support for the iPhone X and additional iPad resolutions, plus fixes a number of bugs. (Free, 2.3 GB) | Continue reading
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
Adds the capability to disable accounts without deleting them. ($49.99 new, free update, 7.3 MB) | Continue reading
Adds support for the Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage service. ($49.99 new, free update, 48.9 MB) | Continue reading
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
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
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
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
Improves the text-expansion tool’s scripting features. (€24.99 new, free update, 7.7 MB) | Continue reading
Adds support for Forklift and improves speed and reliability of switching within file dialogs. ($34.95 new, free update, 7.7 MB) | Continue reading
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
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
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
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
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