In honor of the 33rd anniversary of TidBITS, Adam Engst explains the last six months of changes, including the departure of managing editor Josh Centers and an increased focus on sharing solutions to personal tech problems.
Lees meerFinancial management app receives a few new features and improvements. ($35.99/51.99/77.99 annual subscription, free update, 3.2 MB, macOS 10.15+)
Lees meerImproves password import from LastPass and includes various bug fixes. ($35.88 annual subscription, free update, 2.9 MB, macOS 10.15+)
Lees meerMajor new release of soundboard application with over 50 new features. ($49 new, $25 upgrade, 42.5 MB, macOS 10.15+)
Lees meerBrings updates to Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint. ($149.99 new for one-time purchase, $99.99/$69.99 annual subscription options, free update, macOS 10.15+)
Lees meerAdds a couple of handy user interface features to the Web browser. (Free, 128 MB, macOS 10.12+)
Lees meerUnable to avert his gaze from the train wreck that is Twitter, Adam Engst shares a few examples of the latest bouts of insanity instigated by Elon Musk.
Lees meertvOS 16.4.1 is out with unhelpful release notes. Let it install on its own unless you have an Apple TV problem that an update could resolve.
Lees meerBrings Clock Mode improvements to the display brightness control utility. ($23 new, free update, 21 MB, macOS 11+)
Lees meerUpdates the Audio Capture Engine for the two audio utilities. ($35/39 new, free updates, various sizes, macOS 10.15+)
Lees meerAdds the capability to scribble on images and add annotations to PDFs. ($5.99/$49.99 monthly/yearly subscription, free update, 31.4 MB, macOS 11+)
Lees meerThe Steve Jobs Archive has released a curated collection of Steve Jobs's speeches, interviews, and correspondence. It's free and available in multiple ways.
Lees meerHow smart are smart speakers, really? Julio Ojeda-Zapata put this to the test when temporarily sightless due to a medical condition.Leaning on his Amazon, Apple, and Google speakers more than usual proved an often-frustrating exercise because Siri, …
Lees meerFaced with recurrent kernel panics and an inexplicable problem on the first boot after installing a minor macOS update, Adam Engst opts for a Level 2 clean install when upgrading to macOS 13 Ventura. What’s a Level 2 clean install? And did it work?
Lees meerPlaying catchup with last week's urgent updates, Apple has now released iOS 15.7.5 and iPadOS 15.7.5 to address two concerning security vulnerabilities that are actively being exploited in the wild.
Lees meerSecurity patches for Monterey and Big Sur. (Free, various sizes, macOS 12 and 11)
Lees meerPatches a WebKit security vulnerability in Monterey and Big Sur. (Free, various sizes, macOS 11+)
Lees meerWe recommend updating iPhones, iPads, and Macs to protect against two security vulnerabilities that are actively being exploited in the wild. iOS and iPadOS also address issues with Siri, and macOS fixes problems with Auto Unlock with an Apple Watch.
Lees meerEnables Openings to be configured to request or require a phone number. ($56.99 annual subscription, free update, 68.4 MB, macOS 11+)
Lees meerMaintenance update with fixes for reported issues. ($49.99 new, free update, 23.6 MB, macOS 10.15.4+)
Lees meerGM says that its future electric cars will trade phone-based infotainment systems for a built-in system. Because that worked so well before CarPlay and Android Auto.Read original article
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