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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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ScreenFlow 4.0.1

Major new release of screencast recording app with a profusion of new organization and workflow features. ($99 new, $29 upgrade, 26.5 MB)

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Sandvox 2.7

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)

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Safari 6.0.2

Fixes two WebKit-related security vulnerabilities. (Free, 44.8 MB)

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Aperture 3.4.2

Fixes a number of bugs, plus adds several improvements to Aperture’s Photo Stream support ($79.99 new, free update, 550.73 MB)

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iPhoto 9.4.2

Adds several improvements to iPhoto’s Photo Stream support. ($14.99 new, free update, 758.58 MB)

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PDFpen and PDFpenPro 5.9

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)

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iOS 6.0.1 Fixes Bugs, but Does It Prevent Excessive Data Usage?

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.

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FileMaker Pro 12.0.3

Maintenance release fixes a number of layout and printing issues. ($299 new, free update, 557 MB)

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Skype 6.0.60.2946

Now enables you to sign into Skype using a Microsoft or Facebook account. (Free, 34.5 MB)

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DEVONthink and DEVONnote 2.4.3

Improves OpenMeta tag support, with Pro and Pro Office also receiving improvements in syncing OpenMeta tags via AppleScript. (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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Things 2.1

Improves integration for OS X reminders with more control over which types of reminders are displayed. ($49.99 new, free update, 17.2 MB)

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Sandvox 2.6.7

Maintenance release to the Web publishing application with multiple fixes, plus adds the capability for placing multiple Twitter objects on a page. ($79.99 new, free update, 29.6 MB)

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Hazel 3.0.13

Adds the capability to shift Growl notifications to Notification Center and fixes some bugs in the file cleanup utility. ($25 new, free update, 6.2 MB)

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Airfoil 4.7.4

Adds support for the Airfoil Speakers for Android beta and improves support for receiving audio sent from an Apple TV. ($25 new, free update, 9.1 MB)

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Adobe Lightroom 4.2

Maintenance release to the professional photo cataloging and editing application with a number of targeted fixes, plus added support for 22 new cameras and 43 lenses. ($149 new, free update, 407 MB)