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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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DEVONthink/DEVONnote 2.9

Brings a rewritten synchronization engine that improves speed and works on both local networks and with Internet-based services. (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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BusyCal 3.0.4

Refines the recently upgraded alternative to Apple’s Calendar app. ($49.99 new, free update, 10.8 MB)

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PopChar X 7.6

Adds support for Unicode 9.0, which brings 6 new scripts and 72 new emoji characters. (€29.99 new, free update, 4.6 MB)

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Safari 9.1.2

Fixes multiple vulnerabilities in WebKit. (Free)

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Security Update 2016-004 (Mavericks and Yosemite)

Resolves memory corruption that could lead to remote code execution for the two older operating systems. (Free, various sizes)

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Microsoft Office 2016 15.24 and Office 2011 14.6.6

Resolves a memory corruption vulnerability while bringing a handful of improvements to individual apps. ($149.99 new, free update)

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Airfoil 5.1.1

Brings preliminary support for macOS 10.12 Sierra to the wireless audio broadcasting app. ($29 new, free update, 13.8 MB)

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ClamXav 2.9

Brings number of new features and improvements to the virus scanner. ($29.95 new, free update, 18.1 MB)

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LaunchBar 6.7.1

Improves character icons for custom actions ($29 new, free update, 14.1 MB)

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Carbon Copy Cloner 4.1.9

Fixes some bugs in the backup utility. ($39.99 new, free update, 12.4 MB)

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Microsoft Office 2016 15.23 and Office 2011 14.6.5

Patches a memory corruption vulnerability and provides a number of fixes and improvements to the individual apps in the suite. ($149.99 new, free update)

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LaunchBar 6.7

Adds support for Emoji and Font Awesome icons, plus the Ulysses text editor. ($29 new, free update, 14.1 MB)

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Default Folder X 5.0.5

Adds support for Geneious and the recently released Alfred 3. ($34.95 new, free update from version 5, 8.1 MB)

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Lightroom CC 2015.6 and Lightroom 6.6

Adds new Guided Upright tool to straighten images and fix horizons. ($149 new or $9.99 monthly Creative Cloud subscription, free update)

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iTunes 12.4.1

Fixes a bug that prevented VoiceOver from working properly. (Free, 233 MB)