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.
Major new release of Web site development tool with revamped user interface, support for syncing Web sites using iCloud, and introduction of Diet Coda iOS app for remote editing and using your iPad as a dedicated preview screen. ($99 new, $75 upgrade, 41.8 MB)
Maintenance release jam-packed with minor fixes that addresses a wide variety of glitches and annoyances in the screencasting software. ($99 new, free update, 14.1 MB)
The automation utility gains a number of image manipulation and mouse click actions. ($36 new, free update, 17.5 MB)
Major new release adds support for 64-bit Intel-based Macs and image files larger than 16 megapixels. ($39.95 new, free update, 136 MB)
A heaping helping of fixes to squash bugs and improve stability in the free text editor. (Free, 5.2 MB)
Two Leopard-specific security releases from Apple bring a Flashback malware removal tool and protection from exposure to vulnerabilities in older versions of Adobe Flash.
Adds option for searching only in Active Finder window plus other improvements. (Free, 2.0 MB)
Extensive list of fixes for previously reported issues. ($49.99 new, free update, 7.3 MB)
Slows down requests for Google Contacts photos, which was causing some contact backups to fail. ($24.99 new, free update, 7.4/6.2 MB)
Important security fix patches vulnerabilities that attackers can use to overwrite your Mac’s memory. (Free updates, 110 MB/218 MB)
Adds oft-requested Zoom to Width viewing option. ($59.95/$99.95 new, free update, 43.3/44 MB)
Replaces thumbnail view with a notecard view and adds capability to export files placed within a note to your desktop. (Free, 21.5 MB)
Overhauls search matching algorithm for improved results in the keyboard launcher, plus adds 1Password 1Click bookmark integration to Powerpack-enhanced version. (Free, £15 for Powerpack, 2.5 MB)
Fixes a kernel panic that occurred when using OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, adds support for Growl 1.3, and offers a modicum of fixes. ($34 new, free update, 22.4 MB)
Adds support for recently released Microsoft Outlook 2011 SP2 to preserve your spam filtering rules, plus detects problems with its Apple Mail plug-in. ($30 new, free update, 9.1 MB)