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Agen Schmitz

Agen Schmitz

Agen Schmitz is a freelance writer and editor with a lot of Amazon time under his belt. Since leaving Amazon in 2003 (as senior editor for the Electronics and Camera & Photo stores), Agen has continued to work within the Amazon eco-sphere to help vendors bring clarity to their marketing content. He lives in Seattle with his wife and son, and is always dreaming of Iceland.

Fantastical 3.7.8 Agen Schmitz No comments

Fantastical 3.7.8

Calendar app updated with improvements and bug fixes. ($56.99 annual subscription, free update, 63 MB, macOS 11+)

Audio Hijack 4.1.2 Agen Schmitz No comments

Audio Hijack 4.1.2

Maintenance release with bug fixes and VoiceOver improvements for the audio-recording workflow app. ($64 new, free update, 36.6 MB, macOS 10.15+)

Photos Workbench 1.0.2 Agen Schmitz No comments

Photos Workbench 1.0.2

Maintenance update for the recently released organization and management companion utility for Apple Photos. ($29 new, free update, 5.8 MB, macOS 12+)

CleanMyMac X 4.12.6 Agen Schmitz 2 comments

CleanMyMac X 4.12.6

Enables you to remove outdated Xcode simulator images. ($89.95 new, free update, 112 MB, macOS 10.13+)

SoundSource 5.5.8 Agen Schmitz No comments

SoundSource 5.5.8

Updates the audio control utility with a number of bug fixes. ($39 new, free update, 28.2 MB, macOS 10.15+)

DEVONagent Pro 3.11.7 Agen Schmitz 1 comment

DEVONagent Pro 3.11.7

Adds three new plug-ins and improves scripts and scanners to retrieve more image formats. (Free/$4.95/$49.95 new, free update, various sizes, macOS 10.14+)

GraphicConverter 12 Agen Schmitz No comments

GraphicConverter 12

Major feature release for the Swiss Army knife of graphics programs. ($39.95 new, $25.95 upgrade, 231 MB, macOS 10.13+)

Zoom 5.13.10 Agen Schmitz No comments

Zoom 5.13.10

Increases the maximum number of Breakout Rooms to 100 for all accounts. (Free, 94.6 MB, macOS 10.10+)

Timing 2023.2 Agen Schmitz No comments

Timing 2023.2

Adds a device picker to the toolbar to simplify excluding iOS device times from the new Screen Time Integration feature. ($96 annual subscription, free update, 30.8 MB, macOS 10.15+)

Pixelmator Pro 3.3 Agen Schmitz No comments

Pixelmator Pro 3.3

Introduces a new Remove Color adjustment feature for editing both images and videos, among much else. ($49.99 new, free update, 552 MB, macOS 11+)

VMware Fusion 13.0.1 Agen Schmitz 27 comments

VMware Fusion 13.0.1

Addresses a few bugs in the virtualization app. (Free/$149.99/$199.99 new, free update, 672 MB, macOS 12+)

BBEdit 14.6.4 Agen Schmitz No comments

BBEdit 14.6.4

Updates the "last saved" indicator in the status bar below the text area to include a marker if the document has unsaved changes. ($49.99 new, free update, 23.5 MB, macOS 10.15.4+)

KeyCue 10.2 Agen Schmitz 4 comments

KeyCue 10.2

Keyboard shortcut and emoji cheat sheet utility now fully supports macOS 13 Ventura. (€19.99 new, free update, 4.7 MB, macOS 10.13+)

Parallels Desktop 18.2 Agen Schmitz No comments

Parallels Desktop 18.2

Maintenance release for the virtualization software. ($99.99 standard edition, free update, macOS 10.14.6+)

Microsoft Office for Mac 16.70 Agen Schmitz No comments

Microsoft Office for Mac 16.70

Introduces the Power Query Editor feature in Excel. ($149.99 new for one-time purchase, $99.99/$69.99 annual subscription options, free update, macOS 10.15+)