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Adam Engst

TidBITS#1314/28-Mar-2016

In breaking news, the Department of Justice is withdrawing from the legal action against Apple — see our coverage in ExtraBITS! The iOS 9.3 update added some neat new features, but it has suffered from…

Agen Schmitz No comments

LaunchBar 6.4

Adds Action Editor for easy creation and modification of actions. ($29 new, free update, 13.2 MB)

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LaunchBar 6.3

Improves support for Finder tags and adds multiple-selection dragging capabilities. ($29 new, free update, 9.8 MB)

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LaunchBar 6.2

Adds the capability to stage multiple items and drag them to other applications. ($29 new, free update, 9.8 MB)

Adam Engst 72 comments

Myths and Misconceptions about macOS Sierra

Distressed by the uninformed criticisms flying around about macOS Sierra, Adam Engst calls for a little understanding and encourages optimism about changes that could lead to an improved experience for Apple users.

TidBITS Staff No comments

TidBITS Watchlist: Notable Software Updates for 28 September 2015

Notable software releases this week include ClamXav 2.8.5, GraphicConverter 9.7.2, Postbox 4.0.5, LaunchBar 6.5, Fantastical 2.1, and Airfoil 4.9, Nicecast 1.11.6, and Piezo 1.2.9.

Adam Engst

TidBITS#1291/28-Sep-2015

In this week’s issue of TidBITS, Adam Engst explains what’s really behind the record-breaking iPhone 6s sales, Josh Centers shares what’s new in iOS 9.0.1 (with help from some readers), and Jeff Carlson points out…

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LaunchBar 6.1.6

Minor maintenance update for the keyboard-based launcher. ($29 new, free update, 9.8 MB)

Josh Centers Adam Engst 29 comments

OS X Hidden Treasures: Copy and Paste

Copy and paste is an easy technology to take for granted, but there’s more to it than you may think. We explain the basics, and beyond, of copy and paste on the Mac.

Agen Schmitz 1 comment

LaunchBar 6.1.5

Maintenance release provides a number of bug fixes for the keyboard-based launcher. ($29 new, free update, 9.8 MB)

TidBITS Staff No comments

TidBITS Watchlist: Notable Software Updates for 13 July 2015

Notable software releases this week include iTunes 12.2.1, GraphicConverter 9.7.1, LaunchBar 6.4.1, Skype 7.9, and PDFpen and PDFpenPro 7.2.

Adam Engst

TidBITS#1280/08-Jul-2015

Apple has released public betas of OS X 10.11 El Capitan and iOS 9. Josh Centers explains how to get started installing them and why you may not want to. Michael Cohen has updated his…

Adam Engst 5 comments

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Josh Centers 7 comments

Flashlight Brightens Up Spotlight in Yosemite

Flashlight enhances Yosemite’s built-in Spotlight search feature to make it nearly as powerful as third-party utilities.

Agen Schmitz No comments

LaunchBar 6.1.3

Improves Wikipedia Search suggestions and fixes a bug that prevented applications from appearing in the index. ($29 new, free update, 10.1 MB)