Skip to content
Thoughtful, detailed coverage of everything Apple for 33 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

Audio Hijack Pro 2.10.10 and Nicecast 1.10.10

Updates Instant On component to version 7.2 to improve latency. ($32 and $59 new, free updates, 9.0/7.9 MB)

Agen Schmitz No comments

KeyCue 7.2

Merges visible application shortcuts and invisible KeyCue shortcuts into one header block. (€19.99 new, free update, 3.5 MB)

Agen Schmitz No comments

DEVONthink/DEVONnote 2.7.6

Adds automatic creation of tables of contents and index documents for exporting to a Web site. (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

Yojimbo 4.0.3

Maintenance release with multiple improvements in sync reliability. ($30 new, free update, 7.9 MB)

Agen Schmitz No comments

Pixelmator 3.2

Adds a revamped Repair Tool and support for 16 bits per channel, plus changes the system requirements to OS X 10.9.1 Mavericks or later. ($29.99 new, free update, 35.7 MB)

Agen Schmitz 1 comment

Safari 7.0.4 and 6.1.4

Both versions of Safari fix multiple critical vulnerabilities associated with WebKit. (Free)

Agen Schmitz No comments

OS X Server 3.1.2

Improves Calendar Server’s importing, invitations, and group scheduling. ($19.99 new, free update, 179 MB)

Agen Schmitz 2 comments

NoteBook 4.0.1

Major update to note-taking and text-collection utility with streamlined user interface and 64-bit support. ($49.95 new, free update, 18.3 MB)

Agen Schmitz 13 comments

iTunes 11.2.1 Fixes /Users Folder Bug, Improves Podcasts Library

After releasing an update to iTunes that improved the Podcasts user interface (as well as bringing back local contact and calendar syncing), Apple issued iTunes 11.2.1 to fix a bug that caused the /Users folder to disappear.

Agen Schmitz No comments

Mailplane 3.2.1

Adds an option to enable or disable the new inline image insertion feature. ($24.95 new, free update, 17.3 MB)

Agen Schmitz No comments

SpamSieve 2.9.14

Adds support for Apple Mail under 10.9.3 Mavericks. ($30 new, free update, 14.4 MB)

Agen Schmitz No comments

GraphicConverter 9.2

Adds background task that verifies images on NAS devices. ($39.95 new, free update, 228 MB)

Agen Schmitz No comments

Logic Pro X 10.0.7

Adds support for 24 processing threads on 12-core Mac Pro models. ($199.99 new, free update, 828 MB)

Agen Schmitz No comments

Voila 3.7.2

Adds a gaggle of new features and improvements to the the screen capture utility. ($29.99 new, free update, 22.4 MB)

Agen Schmitz No comments

LaunchBar 5.6.4

Improves the Open Location feature for use with Web browsers to enable switching between secure and non-secure URLs. ($35 new, free update, 5.6 MB)