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Agen Schmitz

Agen Schmitz

Agen Schmitz has worked within the Apple eco-sphere since helping manage 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 and Camera & Photo stores), he has continued to focus on e-commerce content and works with a variety of brands across retailers. 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.

Pixelmator Pro 3.4 Agen Schmitz 1 comment

Pixelmator Pro 3.4

Adds support for opening and editing PDF pages and layers. ($49.99 new, free update, 633.3 MB, macOS 11+)

Microsoft Office for Mac 16.77 Agen Schmitz No comments

Microsoft Office for Mac 16.77

Makes Microsoft Purview Information Protection the default encryption mechanism for the Office suite. ($149.99 new for one-time purchase, $99.99/$69.99 annual subscription options, free update, macOS 10.15+)

Carbon Copy Cloner 6.1.7 Agen Schmitz 1 comment

Carbon Copy Cloner 6.1.7

Adds official support for macOS 14 Sonoma and fixes bugs. ($49.99 new, free update, 22.9 MB, macOS 10.15+)

1Password 8.10.13 Agen Schmitz No comments

1Password 8.10.13

Updates the password manager with a lengthy list of improvements and bug fixes. ($35.88 annual subscription, free update, 4.8 MB, macOS 10.15+)

Mimestream 1.1 Agen Schmitz No comments

Mimestream 1.1

Brings numerous improvements and bug fixes to the Gmail-specific email app. ($49.99 annual subscription, free update, 11.9 MB, macOS 12+)

TextExpander 7.6.1 Agen Schmitz No comments

TextExpander 7.6.1

Text expansion utility fixes bugs and now requires macOS 11.1 Big Sur. ($40 annual subscription, free update, 30 MB, macOS 11.1+)

Tinderbox 9.6.1 Agen Schmitz No comments

Tinderbox 9.6.1

Builds new features and improvements into the note-taking assistant. ($249 new, free update, 34.9 MB, macOS 11+)

BBEdit 14.6.7 Agen Schmitz No comments

BBEdit 14.6.7

Maintenance release with fixes for reported issues. ($49.99 new, free update, 24.2 MB, macOS 10.15.4+)

Zoom 5.15.10 Agen Schmitz No comments

Zoom 5.15.10

Brings a variety of improvements to the video conferencing app. (Free, 105.4 MB, macOS 10.10+)

Little Snitch 5.7 Agen Schmitz No comments

Little Snitch 5.7

Network traffic management utility adds support for macOS 14 Sonoma and fixes rare bugs. ($45 new, free update, 33.7 MB, macOS 11+)

Fantastical 3.7.19 and Cardhop 2.2.10 Agen Schmitz 3 comments

Fantastical 3.7.19 and Cardhop 2.2.10

Brings improvements and bug fixes to the calendar and contact management apps. ($39.96 annual subscription new, free update, 69.5/30.4 MB, macOS 11+)

LaunchBar 6.18 Agen Schmitz No comments

LaunchBar 6.18

Keyboard-based launcher now supports automatic theme switching. ($29 new, free update, 17 MB, macOS 10.14.6+)

Microsoft Office for Mac 16.76 Agen Schmitz No comments

Microsoft Office for Mac 16.76

Deprecates support of PostScript Type 1 fonts for all apps in the Microsoft Office suite for Mac. ($149.99 new for one-time purchase, $99.99/$69.99 annual subscription options, free update, macOS 10.15+)

EagleFiler 1.9.12 Agen Schmitz No comments

EagleFiler 1.9.12

Resolves a crash that occurred in the forthcoming macOS 14 Sonoma. ($49.99 new, free update, 34.3 MB, macOS 10.13+)

Cyberduck 8.6.3 Agen Schmitz No comments

Cyberduck 8.6.3

Allows opening connections without copying an authentication code after login to Microsoft OneDrive and SharePoint. (Free, 152.6 MB, macOS 10.12+)