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Wednesday December 17, 2025. 09:43 PM
From the Las Vegas F1 race to the Pacific Northwest's devastating floods, Jeff Carlson's CNET articles reveal the trucks, trailers, drones, and dedicated spectrum that keep first responders connected when it matters most.Read original article
A failed update left 1Password’s app package empty on multiple Macs, rendering it non-functional. The good news: reinstalling 1Password resolved the issue with no data loss.
After trying to redeem an Apple Gift Card, Apple developer and author Paris Buttfield-Addison was locked out of his Apple Account with no explanation. Despite extensive media coverage and contact from Apple’s Executive Relations, his account remains locked days later,...
Monday December 15, 2025. 10:20 PM
After 30 frustrating minutes trying to fix a broken holiday playlist, Adam Engst finally found the culprit: a “Skip when shuffling” option he had enabled last year and forgotten about. Is there a better way to silence seasonal music when the holidays end?
We will be taking a few weeks off to spend time with family and friends over the holidays. You can expect the next email issue of TidBITS on 5 January 2026. Thank you for reading TidBITS, and we hope our articles have enriched your year!
Subscription-based VPN app for the Mac makes changes for its free user tier (Free with subscription options for unlimited data, 51.1 MB, macOS 11+)
Adds adaptive cache eviction to reduce disk space utilization. ($49.99 annual subscription, free update, 12.2 MB, macOS 12+)
Maintenance update with improvements and bug fixes for the drive cloning and backup utility. ($49.99 new, free update, 27.8 MB, macOS 13+)
Reference management tool adds Apple Intelligence capabilities to the PDF Autocomplete feature. ($74.99 new, free update, 125.9 MB, macOS 10.13+)
Overhauls the keyboard-driven launcher's File Search fallback ranking. (£34 new, free update, 5.7 MB, macOS 10.14+)
Brings enhancements and bug fixes to the image editor. ($29.99 new, free update, 87 MB, macOS 14+)
Saturday December 13, 2025. 02:34 AM
Adam Engst walks you through Apple’s OS 26.2 updates, highlighting new alarms in Reminders, auto-generated chapters in Podcasts, Enhanced Safety Alerts, and Edge Light for Mac video calls—along with urgent fixes for two actively exploited WebKit vulnerabilities.
Was it a sophisticated iPhone hack, a pickpocketing distraction, or just a weird coincidence? After a TidBITS reader’s suspicious encounter with a lost tourist, we examine the security of modern iPhones and offer practical tips for travelers who want to help strangers...
Monday December 8, 2025. 11:36 PM
David Lerner, remembered by many for his “May You have 1000 Backups and Never Need One” email signature, has died at 72. Read Sam Roberts’s obituary in the New York Times; we revisit his and Tekserve’s appearances in TidBITS.
We don’t peddle your personal information to advertisers or rely on deep-pocketed corporate backers, so would you contribute to keep TidBITS vibrant in the next year?
Apparently, humor columnist Dave Barry’s brain is full, causing him to leave his iPad in public places—well, one public place—but Find My helped him recover it not just once, but twice. It’s a good reminder to turn on Find My and use Apple’s lost device...
Sunday December 7, 2025. 10:17 PM
In iOS 26’s Phone app, Unified view lets you tap a call to show contact info instead of initiating a callback. A hidden setting lets you switch that tap-a-call behavior back to a callback—but it appears only when in Unified view and isn’t available to those using...
Friday December 5, 2025. 11:41 PM
Apple’s hectic week of executive transitions could have more profound impacts than just reshuffling the org chart. With John Giannandrea retiring and Alan Dye departing, Apple has an opportunity to fix Siri and refine Liquid Glass.
Adds Control Center controls for both the calendar and contact apps. ($56.99 annual subscription new, free update, various sizes, macOS 12+)
Adds open Finder windows to the Open/Save dialog utility's Quick Search results. ($39.95 new, free update, 28.6 MB, macOS 10.13+)
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