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#1517: Apple on #BlackLivesMatter, export Apple Card statements, Kudoboard for virtual special occasions, videoconferencing tips

In the wake of worldwide protests surrounding the killing of George Floyd, Apple used its Apple Music service to express support of and solidarity with Black communities, curated a collection of movies in a Confronting Systemic Racism section in Apple TV, and posted an open letter from CEO Tim Cook on the topic. On a far more mundane note, the company has also finally enabled Quicken and QuickBooks exports of Apple Card statements. Are you lamenting not being able to get together with family and friends for a birthday, graduation, or retirement? Try using the Kudoboard service to create a multimedia replacement for the group-signed greeting card. Finally, for those of you concerned about how you look and sound on video calls, Glenn Fleishman has tips for upping your videoconferencing game. Notable Mac app releases this week include BBEdit 13.1, Pixelmator Pro 1.6.4, ChronoSync 4.9.10, Bookends 13.4.2, Fetch 5.8.1, and Carbon Copy Cloner 5.1.18.

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Apple Statements and Actions on #BlackLivesMatter

In response to and in support of the protests surrounding the killing of George Floyd, Apple dedicated the Apple Music user interface to a statement in solidarity with Black communities, curated a collection of movies addressing racism in Apple TV, and published an open letter from Tim Cook.

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Fetch 5.8.1

Restores both the the transfer window Find command and the capability to adjust the font size of the transfer window. ($29 new, free update, 8.5 MB)

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