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TidBITS#1245/20-Oct-2014

Buckle up, folks! OS X 10.10 Yosemite, iOS 8.1, and Apple Pay are all here, along with the new iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3, an updated Mac mini, and the stunning 27-inch iMac with 5K Retina display. Three new Take Control titles from Joe Kissell and Scholle McFarland are also available to help with your transition to Yosemite, and Michael Cohen has some helpful tips for migrating to iCloud Drive, along with an overview of what’s new with iWork and iBooks Author. Meanwhile, Agen Schmitz takes you on a much-needed tour of the redesigned iTunes 12 interface. Apple has again posted record profits for the last fiscal quarter, though you might be surprised at which product lines are growing and which are shrinking. Finally, a bit of sad news as we say goodbye to Macworld Expo, which is going on indefinite hiatus. Notable software releases this week include Carbon Copy Cloner 4.0.2, Things 2.5, Coda 2.5, Parallels Desktop 10.1, Airfoil 4.8.10, Microsoft Office 2011 14.4.5, Scrivener 2.6, DEVONthink/DEVONnote 2.8.1, DEVONagent Lite, Express, and Pro 3.8.2, SuperDuper 2.7.3, Apple Configurator 1.7, GarageBand 10.0.3, iMovie 10.0.6, LaunchBar 6.1.3, 1Password 5.0, and KeyCue 7.3.

Adam Engst 5 comments

Macworld Expo Mothballed after 30 Years

After a 30-year run, IDG World Expo has put Macworld Expo on hiatus, and while that doesn’t sound entirely final, we don’t expect it to return. Adam shares some thoughts about what caused IDG’s decision, and what we can expect to take Macworld Expo’s place.

Michael E. Cohen 52 comments

Moving to iCloud Drive

With the arrival of iOS 8 and OS X 10.10 Yosemite, iCloud documents are moving to Apple’s new iCloud Drive service — sometimes seamlessly, sometimes not. Here’s what happened when Michael Cohen upgraded to the new service.

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TidBITS Watchlist: Notable Software Updates for 20 October 2014

Notable software releases this week include Carbon Copy Cloner 4.0.2, Things 2.5, Coda 2.5, Parallels Desktop 10.1, Airfoil 4.8.10, Microsoft Office 2011 14.4.5, Scrivener 2.6, DEVONthink/DEVONnote 2.8.1, DEVONagent Lite, Express, and Pro 3.8.2, SuperDuper 2.7.3, Apple Configurator 1.7, GarageBand 10.0.3, iMovie 10.0.6, LaunchBar 6.1.3, 1Password 5.0, and KeyCue 7.3.

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ExtraBITS for 20 October 2014

This week in ExtraBITS, Adam Engst helps say goodbye to Macworld Expo on the British Tech Network, Apple gives Bose the boot from its stores, John Siracusa reviews OS X 10.10 Yosemite, and developer Marco Arment wonders if the new iMac with Retina 5K display is a better machine than the Mac Pro for most professionals.