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Adam Engst 9 comments

iOS 12.2 and macOS 10.14.4 Add Apple News+ and Enhance Apps

Apple News+ may be the main change in iOS 12.2 and macOS 10.14.4 Mojave, but Apple has also added small features and options to a number of apps and technologies, including AirPlay, Apple Pay, Safari, and Screen Time. There are also a handful of bug fixes and a slew of security fixes.

Josh Centers 15 comments

The Tragic Death of “Do Not Track”

Over at Fast Company, Glenn Fleishman documents the rise and fall of the Do Not Track browser setting, a well-intentioned but ultimately doomed effort to make privacy easy for users.

Safari 12.0.3 Agen Schmitz 2 comments

Safari 12.0.3

Addresses WebKit and cross-site scripting vulnerabilities for macOS 10.13.6 High Sierra and 10.12.6 Sierra. (Free)

Safari 12.0.2 Agen Schmitz 8 comments

Safari 12.0.2

Addresses WebKit and address bar vulnerabilities for macOS 10.12.6 Sierra and 10.13.6 High Sierra. (Free)

Safari 12.0.1 Agen Schmitz No comments

Safari 12.0.1

Addresses WebKit and Safari Reader security vulnerabilities for macOS 10.12.6 Sierra and 10.13.6 High Sierra. (Free)

Adam Engst Josh Centers 9 comments

Explore the Dark Side of Mojave: Understanding, Enabling, and Customizing Dark Mode

Do you find yourself turning down the brightness on your Mac screen to make it more comfortable to look at? Particularly if you’re sensitive to light or often work in a darkened room, macOS 10.14 Mojave’s new Dark mode might be easier on your eyes.

Adam Engst 29 comments

Safari 12 Crashes Spotlight in Sierra—Here’s the Fix

TidBITS readers have reported a conflict between Safari 12 and Spotlight in macOS 10.12 Sierra, where invoking Spotlight and typing causes it to crash. Happily, there’s a simple fix.

Safari 12 Agen Schmitz 39 comments

Safari 12

Updates Apple's Web browser with the same new features and under-the-hood changes that will be included with macOS 10.14 Mojave—including changes to using extensions. (Free)

Adam Engst 15 comments

TipBITS: How to Load Desktop Web Sites and Pages Without Content Blockers in iOS

Now and then, when you’re browsing the Web in Safari in iOS, you might want to load the desktop version of a site or reload a page without your content blocker enabled. Here’s how to do that, but beware that it may not work as desired.

Safari 11.1.2 Agen Schmitz No comments

Safari 11.1.2

Resolves multiple WebKit vulnerabilities and patches an address bar spoofing issue. (Free)

Adam Engst 17 comments

TipBITS: How to Send a Full Web Page by Email

Want to get the contents of a Web page, such as a back issue of TidBITS, into your email archive? Surprisingly, it’s a task most easily accomplished using Safari and Mail, rather than any other Web browsers, email clients, or online services.

Safari 11.1.1 Agen Schmitz No comments

Safari 11.1.1

Resolves multiple WebKit vulnerabilities and patches an address bar spoofing issue. (Free)

Safari 11.1 (Build 1×605.1.33.1.4) Agen Schmitz 4 comments

Safari 11.1 (Build 1×605.1.33.1.4)

Supplemental edition of Safari 11.1 eliminates two WebKit-related memory corruption vulnerabilities. (Free)

Safari 11.1 Agen Schmitz 23 comments

Safari 11.1

Resolves multiple memory corruption issues and patches an address bar spoofing vulnerability. (Free)

Josh Centers 14 comments

macOS 10.13.4 High Sierra Adds Business Chat and External GPU Support

macOS 10.13.4 doesn't add any major features for most users, but it includes some welcome new features and fixes for professional users.