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.
Enables you to choose either Notification Center or Growl for notifications on Mountain Lion. ($25 new, free update, 6.2 MB)
Makes changes to Google document file extensions, with subsequent update to fix a crashing bug within the app. ($9.99 new, free update, 8.4 MB)
Remembers screen capture positioning on multiple monitors. ($69 new, free update, 13.8 MB)
Adds support for photo and audio/video player cards, keyboard shortcuts, and the capability to edit search queries. (Free, 1.4 MB)
Apple’s smorgasbord of media management gets a spare, iOS-like visual overhaul while enabling you to stream previous music and video purchases from iCloud. It also adds the Up Next song queuing feature and a unified search across all media types.
Updates Instant On component to improve audio capture from VMware Fusion. ($32 new, free update, 5.6 MB)
Fixes an issue that prevented some bus-powered Thunderbolt devices from working properly. (Free, 442 KB)
Maintenance release improves support for Windows 8, including the addition of the Windows 8 single-finger swipe gesture and full-speed support for USB 3.0 devices. ($79.99 new, free update, 343 MB)
Major new release of screencast recording app with a profusion of new organization and workflow features. ($99 new, $29 upgrade, 26.5 MB)
Updates Web publishing tool to be compatible with Mountain Lion, plus adds a Google +1 sharing option. ($79.99 new, free update, 31.1 MB)
Fixes two WebKit-related security vulnerabilities. (Free, 44.8 MB)
Fixes a number of bugs, plus adds several improvements to Aperture’s Photo Stream support ($79.99 new, free update, 550.73 MB)
Adds several improvements to iPhoto’s Photo Stream support. ($14.99 new, free update, 758.58 MB)
Reduces memory usage to improve overall performance and adds secure authorization method to PDFpen’s Save to Evernote capability. ($59.95/$99.95 new, free update, 47.4/48.4 MB)
The iOS 6.0.1 update fixes several connectivity bugs and adds over-the-air update capability to the iPhone 5, which requires a separate updater.