Security update patches a vulnerability associated with opening a “specially crafted email message.” (Free updates, 113 MB/210 MB)

Corrects several issues that were introduced (or left out of) recent maintenance releases of the Open and Save dialog utility. ($34.95 new, free update, 11.4 MB)

Redesigned menu bar interface adds improved view of recently changed files, plus adds the capability to accept shared folder invitations. (Free, 26.1 MB)

Fixes a conflict with the BetterTouchTool gesture utility, plus adds Quick Look previews to the contextual menu in Open and Save dialogs. ($34.95 new, free update, 11.4 MB)

Maintenance release improves gesture-based image zooming in Mountain Lion and fixes broken DEVONthink To Go synchronization. (All updates are free. DEVONthink Pro Office, $149.95 new; DEVONthink Professional, $79.95 new; DEVONthink Personal, $49.95 new; DEVONnote, $24.95 new)

Adds an abundances of refinements and fixes to the writing tool, including support for Retina displays and many improvements in compiling projects. ($45 new, free update, 35.7 MB)

Significant update adds capability to synchronize databases between multiple computers and locations (including Dropbox and WebDAV server options), plus improves Web sharing features of DEVONthink Pro Office. (All updates are free. DEVONthink Pro Office, $149.95 new; DEVONthink Professional, $79.95 new; DEVONthink Personal, $49.95 new; DEVONnote, $24.95 new)

Consultants looking to promote professional credentials can now get Microsoft’s “Microsoft Office for Mac Accredited Support Professional” accreditation in a free half-day course that precedes each of the MacTech BootCamp II training events in 2013.

Significant update to the free text editor brings it line with recent BBEdit features. (Free, 9.6 MB)

Patches critical security vulnerabilities in the PDF creation and reading apps. (Free updates, 11.9 MB and 25 MB)

Adds optional menu bar icon, plus stamps out a number of bugs in the keyboard shortcut utility. (€19.99 new, free update, 2.4 MB)

Please welcome our latest TidBITS sponsor, Metadot, makers of the clicky Das Keyboard Model S Professional for Mac!

Maintenance release for the calendar app with an assortment of fixes and tweaks. ($29.99 new for a limited time, free update, 9.0 MB)

Creates new documents based on updated default template scheme, and provides a number of fixes. ($39 new, free update, 93.8 MB)

Wide-ranging assortment of fixes for customer-reported bugs. ($49.99 new, free update, 12.6 MB)

Squashes a bug introduced in the last update that didn’t recognize licensed installations. (Free update, 106 MB)

Macworld/iWorld doesn’t occupy two vast Moscone halls as it did in years past, but the expo floor did play temporary home to hundreds of vendors. Here the TidBITS staff continues to report on what caught their attention at the show.

As always, one of the best parts of Macworld/iWorld is running across new products that set the mind racing: iPad-based telepresence robots, tiny elliptical machines for standing desks, sensors that watch your posture, and more. Read on for the first installment of products that caught our attention at the show.

Maintenance release that focuses on a few targeted fixes for PowerPoint. (Free update, 106 MB)

Adds some iOS Reminders user interface elements to Mac task management app ($49.99 new, free update, 15 MB)