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.
Improves scanning multi-page document across all editions, while the Pro and Pro Office editions add support for Mountain Lion’s Calendar and Reminders apps. (All updates are free. DEVONthink Pro Office, $149.95 new; DEVONthink Professional, $79.95 new; DEVONthink Personal, $49.95 new; DEVONnote, $24.95 new)
Major new release of the font utility features a streamlined interface while adding new preview capabilities and keyboard shortcuts. ($29.99 new, €15 upgrade, 3.2 MB)
Adds compatibility for for iOS 6 running on compatible iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch models, plus support for new iPod nano and iPod shuffle models. (Free update, 157.33 MB)
In addition to the iPhone 5, Apple announced the next generations of its iPod touch and iPod nano devices, plus introduced a new streamlined version of iTunes — all to be made available in October 2012.
Along other fixes, addresses a rare problem that would trigger a false “File Not Found” error when syncing very large files. ($40 new for ChronoSync, $10 new for ChronoAgent; free updates; 28.9 MB, 8.3 MB)
Maintenance update fixes an issue with starting up older operating systems on Ivy Bridge-based Macs. ($49.99/99.99 new, 15.1 MB)
Maintenance update with several tweaks for Mountain Lion that should improve the speed of training Apple Mail and avoid a crash when processing messages. ($30 new, free update, 10.4 MB)
Major new release of the Mac dictation software improves overall accuracy and performance while enabling you to speak corrections, create rules for abbreviations and numbers, and more. ($199.99 new, $149.99 upgrade)
Amazon has strengthened its hand in the tablet sector with the Kindle Fire HD, which provides a choice between 7- and 8.9-inch models with dramatically improved screen resolutions while also adding a bevy of compelling software features and synergistic services. The company also debuted the Kindle Paperwhite, a revamped Kindle Touch e-reader.
Fixes an issue related to third-party QuickTime components that prevented iMovie from opening. ($14.99 new, free update, 1.08)
Patches vulnerabilities recently identified by Oracle. (Free, 67.2 MB and 81.9 MB)
Maintenance release improves overall stability with a variety of targeted fixes. ($599 new, free update, 5.8 MB)
Fixes two critical security vulnerabilities and improves stability. ($699 new, free update, 7.9 MB)
Now built using Cocoa, the new release is compatible with Mountain Lion and shifts Web video capture exclusively to Safari. ($99.99 new, free update, 88.5 MB)
Major new release tightens integration between Mountain Lion and Windows, adding Dictation capabilities and Mountain Lion gestures to Windows apps, support for Windows notifications in Notification Center, and more. ($79.99 new, free update, 331 MB)