Skip to content
Thoughtful, detailed coverage of everything Apple for 34 years
and the TidBITS Content Network for Apple professionals
Agen Schmitz

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.

Agen Schmitz No comments

PDFpen and PDFpenPro 8.3

Adds support for the Touch Bar on the new MacBook Pro. ($74.95/$124.95 new, free update, 70.4/71 MB)

Agen Schmitz No comments

Lightroom CC 2015.8 and Lightroom 6.8

Improves image editing responsiveness when background tasks are running ($149 new or $9.99 monthly Creative Cloud subscription, free update)

Agen Schmitz No comments

DEVONthink/DEVONnote 2.9.8

Improves handling of graphics card switching and addresses more PDF issues related to changes in macOS 10.12 Sierra. (All updates are free. DEVONthink Pro Office, $149.95 new; DEVONthink Professional, $79.95 new; DEVONthink Personal, $49.95 new; DEVONnote, $24.95 new)

Agen Schmitz No comments

Live Home 3D 3.1

Adds the capability to export 360-degree video for viewing on VR devices. ($29.99 new, free update, 278 MB)

Agen Schmitz No comments

Mailplane 3.6.8

Adds the option to use the active tab as the Default Sender. ($24.95 new, free update, 21.3 MB)

Agen Schmitz No comments

1Password 6.5.2

Bug fix release for the password management utility. ($64.99 new, free update, 44.3 MB)

Agen Schmitz No comments

Fantastical 2.3.1

Adds support for the Touch Bar on the new MacBook Pro. ($49.99 new, free update, 12.8 MB)

Typinator 7.0 Agen Schmitz No comments

Typinator 7.0

Major new release of the text-expansion tool enables the creation of interactive forms and introduces subscriptions for sharing abbreviation sets. (€24.99 new, €12.49 upgrade, 8.5 MB)

Agen Schmitz No comments

Alfred 3.2

Brings improved workflow building, Script Filter enhancements, and integration with 1Password. (£17 new, free update, 2.7 MB)

Agen Schmitz No comments

Microsoft Office 2016 15.28 and Office 2011 14.7

Improves accessibility features and error reporting. ($149.99 new, free update)

Agen Schmitz No comments

Hazel 4.0.8

Maintenance update fixes a couple of bugs for the file cleanup utility. ($32 new, free update, 7.8 MB)

Agen Schmitz 1 comment

Slack for Mac 2.3.2

Fixes a problem with idle time and ensures contractions don’t cause spellcheck errors. (Free, 64.2 MB)

Agen Schmitz 3 comments

Postbox 5.0.7

Adds image effects and support for emoticons in HTML messages. ($40 new, free update, 30.2 MB)

Agen Schmitz No comments

ChronoSync 4.7.1

Improves sync performance when syncing with Google Cloud and Amazon S3 cloud connections. ($49.99 new, free update, 42.6 MB)

Agen Schmitz No comments

1Password 6.5.1

Adds support for unlocking 1Password via the integrated Touch ID sensor on the new MacBook Pro. ($64.99 new, free update, 44.3 MB)