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Monday August 19, 2024. 10:07 PM
Apple has quietly released watchOS 10.6.1 to fix an issue that could prevent access to Apple Fitness+. Although tvOS 17.6.1 has no release notes, we expect that it addresses the same problem.
Seemingly in response to the strongly negative feedback that arose from the potential in macOS 15 Sequoia of having to approve permission for each of your apps that require screen recording permissions every single week and after restarts, Apple has changed to a monthly...
Saturday August 17, 2024. 07:46 PM
Although our concerns about our coverage of Apple earnings reports were not unfounded, a majority of readers said that they found the articles worthwhile.
Friday August 16, 2024. 07:30 PM
Although Apple makes it sound like Californians will be able to ditch their physical driver’s licenses and state IDs in favor of digital versions in the Wallet app, California and the other states supporting digital IDs in Wallet require that you continue to carry your...
Thursday August 15, 2024. 07:42 PM
The relatively new Backblaze Restore app makes it much faster and easier to restore backed-up files to your Mac, but if your initial restore fails with a “Permission denied” error, here’s the solution.
Fixes a pair of low severity vulnerabilities and provides a few enhancements. ($35.88 annual subscription, free update, 4.8 MB, macOS 10.15+)
Wednesday August 14, 2024. 10:01 PM
When iOS 18.1 ships later this year, iPhone developers will be able to offer NFC contactless transactions within their apps, enabling in-store payments, car keys, closed-loop transit, corporate badges, student IDs, home keys, hotel keys, merchant loyalty and rewards cards,...
Brings new edit options for repeating events and more improvements for the calendar app. ($49.99 new, free update, 65 MB, macOS 10.15+)
Tuesday August 13, 2024. 11:53 PM
This week’s Do You Use It? poll asks owners of Apple silicon Macs how often they use iPhone or iPad apps on their Macs.Read original article
Monday August 12, 2024. 06:15 PM
Brings a variety of additions, improvements, and bug fixes to the Swiss Army knife of graphics programs. ($39.95 new, free update, 262.5 MB, macOS 10.13+)
macOS 15 Sequoia displays permissions prompts for apps that require screen recording permissions—more than just screenshot apps—at least once per week and after every restart or logout. Adam Engst explains why this is both unnecessary and counter-productive.
Thursday August 8, 2024. 06:12 PM
Apple’s latest updates address a problem that prevented users from turning Advanced Data Protection on or off. What other problems might they fix as well? Read on for details and our installation advice.
It’s possible to write software that can traverse the entire universe of Apple support pages. Wouldn’t it be helpful if there were a tool that would tell you which pages were new or had changed?
Wednesday August 7, 2024. 09:58 PM
In which Adam Engst and Allison Sheridan talk through Adam’s solar inverter connectivity problem as an example of how small assumptions can prevent successful troubleshooting.Read original article
Apple deprecated Network Utility in macOS 11 Big Sur, but DEVONtechnologies has now released the free Neo Network Utility, a near-clone of Apple’s obsolete utility.
Monday August 5, 2024. 09:41 PM
Patches security vulnerabilities in Ventura and Monterey. (Free, various sizes, macOS 12+)
Brings new edit options for repeating events and more improvements for the calendar app. ($49.99 new, free update, 65 MB, macOS 10.15+)
Fixes a bug that prevented existing rules and settings from being preserved when upgrading from version 5. ($59 new, free update, 36.4 MB, macOS 14+)
Improves discoverability of the New Snippet button. ($40 annual subscription, free update, 29 MB, macOS 11.1+)
Adds application scripts for Google Chrome and a new script for adding a Safari tab to the DEVONthink Reading List. ($99 new, free update, 125.9 MB, macOS 11+)
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