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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.

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Fantastical 2.3

Brings full support for Sierra and adds a couple of new features. ($49.99 new, free update, 14.2 MB)

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Nisus Writer Pro 2.1.6

Corrects several Sierra-related problems affecting the powerful word processor. ($79 new, free update, 225 MB)

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VMware Fusion 8.5.1

Fixes some display bugs when running in macOS 10.12 Sierra. ($79.99 standard/$199.99 Pro new, free update, 368 MB)

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DEVONthink/DEVONnote 2.9.6

Three editions of DEVONthink receive workarounds for issues related to PDFs when running in 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)

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Final Cut Pro X 10.3, Compressor 4.3, Motion 5.3

Brings a redesigned dark interface to the three professional video editing apps, plus support for wide color workflows and the Touch Bar on new MacBook Pro models. ($299.99/$49.99/$49.99 new, free updates)

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Airfoil 5.5

Adds support for streaming audio to Google Chromecast devices. ($29 new, free update, 14.4 MB)

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GarageBand 10.1.3

Adds support for the context-sensitive Touch Bar on the new MacBook Pro. (Free with new Macs or $4.99 new, free update, 949 MB)

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iMovie 10.1.3

Adds support for adding video clips to a movie using the context-sensitive Touch Bar on the new MacBook Pro. (Free with all new Macs or $14.99 new, free update, 2.05 GB)

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Pages 6.0.5, Numbers 4.0.5, and Keynote 7.0.5 for Mac

All three iWork apps gain support for the context-sensitive Touch Bar on the new MacBook Pro. (Free with new Macs or $19.99 each, free updates)

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iTunes 12.5.2

Fixes a bedeviling play order bug and an issue that prevented lyrics from displaying while listening to Beats 1. (Free, 263 MB)

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MoneyWiz 2.5

Adds support for tags in transactions and budgets. ($59.99 annual subscription, free update, 20.8 MB)

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Safari 10.0.1

Patches a couple of WebKit-related security vulnerabilities in Yosemite and El Capitan. (Free)

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Security Update 2016-006 (Yosemite) and 2016-002 (El Capitan)

Resolves several security vulnerabilities for the two older operating systems. (Free, various sizes)

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Art Text 3.1

Gains support for macOS 10.12 Sierra and adds some 3D tools. ($29.99 new, free update, 628 MB)

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Keyboard Maestro 7.3.1

Maintenance release for the powerful automation and clipboard utility fixes a couple of bugs when running in macOS 10.12 Sierra. ($36 new, free update, 19.6 MB)