Agen Schmitz
Agen Schmitz has worked within the Apple eco-sphere since helping manage conference speaker content for Thunder Lizard Productions in the mid-90s. After spending time at Amazon in the early 2000s (as senior editor for the Electronics, specializing in PDAs and MP3 players—he still has his original pre-release iPod), he has continued to focus on e-commerce content and works with a variety of brands across the e-retail landscape. Agen lives in Seattle with his wife and son (who, sadly, has moved onto Windows for gaming), loves making monthly music mixes, and is always dreaming of Iceland.
Deals with DVD-related issues in Final Cut Pro X and Compressor. ($$299.99/$49.99/$49.99 new, free updates)
Fixes a couple of bugs in the video editing app. (Free with all new Macs or $14.99 new, free update, 2.15 GB)
Major new release of the outlining and information organization app introduces a slimmed-down Essentials edition alongside an updated Pro edition. ($9.99/59.99 new, free update, 26.6 MB)
Maintenance release for the personal content assistant addresses various bugs. ($249 new, free update, 30.4 MB)
Updates Apple’s Mac tool for configuring and deploying software to multiple iOS and tvOS devices; requires macOS 10.12.2 Sierra. (Free, 64.2 MB)
Enhances control over caching server size and adds configuration options for iOS 10.3, macOS 10.12.4 Sierra, and tvOS 10.2. ($19.99 new, free update, 198 MB)
Adds support for the Touch Bar on the 2016 MacBook Pro. (Free, 44.4 MB)
Adds two buttons to the Menus & Shortcuts preferences pane for toggling between simplified and advanced menus. ($49.99 new, free update, 14.0 MB)
Adds support for the Markdownifier Web service and improves sharing notes from Evernote and Apple’s Notes. (All updates are free. DEVONthink Pro Office, $149.95 new; DEVONthink Professional, $79.95 new; DEVONthink Personal, $49.95 new; DEVONnote, $24.95 new)
Makes a couple of user interface improvements and patches security vulnerabilities in Yosemite and El Capitan. (Free)
Resolves a few security vulnerabilities for the two older operating systems. (Free, various sizes)
All three iWork apps gain support for opening password-protected documents using Touch ID on the 2016 MacBook Pro. (Free with new Macs or $19.99 each, free updates)
Adjusts behavior of some commands and keyboard shortcuts for improved consistency with the Finder. ($40 new, free update, 18.0 MB)
Adds support for 32-bit-per-channel HDR images and a couple of new batch processes. ($39.95 new, free update, 125 MB)
Improves performance when loading a large Photos library. ($39 new, free update, 21.7 MB)
