Backblaze’s 2022 Drive Stats Reveal Manufacturer and Model Reliability Trends
14m By Adam EngstIf you're trying to decide which large hard drive model to buy, check out Backblaze's drive stats for 2022, which show the reliability of each drive model the company uses in its data centers.Read original articleAffinity Designer, Photo, and Publisher 2.0.4
Mon 11:33am By Agen SchmitzMaintenance updates for the three Affinity graphic design apps with a bevy of bug fixes. ($69.99 new for each, free updates, various sizes, macOS 10.15+)Lunar 5.9.5
Mon 11:28am By Agen SchmitzDisplay brightness control utility adds support for the new M2-series MacBook Pro models. ($23 new, free update, 21.7 MB, macOS 11+)Mastodon: A New Hope for Social Networking
Fri 12:42pm By Glenn FleishmanWith centralized, ad-driven social networks in disarray and suffering from misinformation, harassment, and declining users, can the long-simmering Mastodon microblogging system offer a distributed future for conversation and community?Is Your Future Distributed? Welcome to the Fediverse!
Fri 12:41pm By Glenn FleishmanA growing set of services let users on independently operated servers interlink with standard, open-source protocols for microblogging, photo sharing, and dozens of other purposes. Could the Fediverse be a solution to the ugliness of commercial service…Additional GoTo Data Stolen in the LastPass Breach
Thu 12:42pm By Adam EngstThe repercussions of the LastPass breach continue to resonate, with parent company GoTo now admitting that data associated with its services Central, Pro, join.me, Hamachi, and RemotelyAnywhere was also stolen. Change your passwords and look for…MarsEdit 5.0.2
Thu 12:23pm By Agen SchmitzMaintenance update for the recently upgraded blogging app. ($59.95 new, free update, 20.2 MB, macOS 10.15.4+)BusyCal 2023.1.1
Thu 12:21pm By Agen SchmitzBrings a few new features, improvements, and bug fixes to the calendar app. ($49.99 new, free update, 60.3 MB, macOS 10.13+)Apple Releases HomePod Software 16.3 and tvOS 16.3
Jan 24, 2023, 5:33 pm By Adam EngstWith the release of HomePod Software 16.3 and tvOS 16.3, Apple has completed its usual cycle of operating system updates. tvOS 16.3 has no changes worth describing, but HomePod Software 16.3 has quite a few improvements.Apple Releases iOS 16.3, iPadOS 16.3, and macOS 13.2 Ventura with Hardware Security Key Support
Jan 23, 2023, 5:43 pm By Adam EngstThe latest versions of Apple’s main operating systems add Security Keys for Apple ID, celebrate Black History Month with a new Unity Lock Screen wallpaper and Unity Mosaic Apple Watch face, and fix bugs and security vulnerabilities.iOS 12.5.7 and iOS/iPadOS 15.7.3 Provide Security Fixes
Jan 23, 2023, 5:39 pm By Adam EngstIf you’re still using an iPhone or iPad that can’t update to iOS 16, Apple has released security updates for iOS 12 and iOS 15.macOS Monterey 12.6.3 and Big Sur 11.7.3
Jan 23, 2023, 5:36 pm By Agen SchmitzSecurity patches for Monterey and Big Sur. (Free, various sizes, macOS 12 and 11)Safari 16.3
Jan 23, 2023, 5:32 pm By Agen SchmitzPatches security vulnerabilities in Monterey and Big Sur. (Free, various sizes, macOS 11+)Firefox 109
Jan 23, 2023, 1:51 pm By Agen SchmitzAdjusts the behavior of mouse-wheel and trackpad scrolling while using Control or Command. (Free, 126 MB, macOS 10.12+)Mimestream 0.41.2
Jan 23, 2023, 1:49 pm By Agen SchmitzCollects an assortment of improvements and bug fixes for the Gmail-specific email app. (Free during beta, 12 MB, macOS 11+)Apple Avoids Big Tech Layoffs, Other Tech Giants Focus on AI
Jan 20, 2023, 4:48 pm By Adam EngstAmidst nearly 75,000 tech industry layoffs in the last year, Apple alone has avoided cutting headcount. Why? And what does it mean that the other tech giants all reference AI in their letters to employees?Twitter Bans Third-Party Client Apps
Jan 20, 2023, 3:09 pm By Adam EngstIt's official—Twitter has changed its developer agreement to ban third-party apps like Twitterrific and Tweetbot. Would the last Twitter app out the door please turn off the lights?Read original articleBBEdit 14.6.3
Jan 20, 2023, 12:54 pm By Agen SchmitzMaintenance release for the long-standing text editor. ($49.99 new, free update, 24.7 MB, macOS 10.15.4+)Audio Hijack 4.1
Jan 20, 2023, 12:52 pm By Agen SchmitzBrings a lengthy list of enhancements to the audio-recording workflow app. ($64 new, free update, 36.5 MB, macOS 10.15+)Default Folder X 5.7.4
Jan 20, 2023, 12:50 pm By Agen SchmitzAddresses several reliability issues in the Open/Save dialog utility. ($34.95 new, free update, 13.7 MB, macOS 10.13+)Toast 20.1 Titanium and Pro
Jan 20, 2023, 12:48 pm By Agen SchmitzMaintenance update for the digital media suite with a handful of bug fixes. ($99.99/$149.99 new, free update, macOS 10.14+)Fetch 5.8.3
Jan 20, 2023, 12:44 pm By Agen SchmitzMaintenance release addresses a performance problem with long transcripts in macOS 13 Ventura. ($29 new, free update, 10 MB, macOS 10.13+)Fantastical 3.7.6
Jan 20, 2023, 12:43 pm By Agen SchmitzAdds support for Slack Huddle links and SecureVideo telehealth links. ($56.99 annual subscription, free update, 63 MB, macOS 11+)Second-Generation HomePod Supports Spatial Audio, Temperature/Humidity Monitoring, and Sound…
Jan 18, 2023, 12:33 pm By Adam EngstApple has unexpectedly revived the full-size HomePod, releasing a second-generation model that supports spatial audio, includes a temperature/humidity sensor for home automations, and promises a Sound Recognition feature to detect alarms.New Mac mini and MacBook Pro Models Powered by M2 Pro and M2 Max
Jan 18, 2023, 9:44 am By Adam EngstApple has unveiled its latest Apple silicon chips, the M2 Pro and M2 Max, and announced new M2 and M2 Pro models of the Mac mini, plus M2 Pro and M2 Max models of the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro.An Annotated Field Guide to Identifying Phish
Jan 16, 2023, 5:24 pm By Adam EngstPhishing is one of the main ways that attackers breach corporate systems and compromise individual accounts. Follow along as Adam Engst walks you through six representative phishing messages and explains what aspects of them should trigger warning bells.1Password 8.9.13
Jan 16, 2023, 12:10 pm By Agen SchmitzBrings improvements and bug fixes to the password manager. ($35.88 annual subscription new, free update, 2.9 MB, macOS 10.15+)Ulysses 29.2
Jan 16, 2023, 12:06 pm By Agen SchmitzMaintenance release with several tweaks and improvements for the writing app. ($5.99/$49.99 monthly/yearly subscription, free update, 29.7 MB, macOS 11+)SpamSieve 2.9.51
Jan 16, 2023, 12:05 pm By Agen SchmitzMaintenance release with improvements and fixes for the spam-filtering utility. ($30 new, free update, 21.3 MB, macOS 10.13+)International Verify Your Backups Day
Jan 13, 2023, 12:01 am By Adam EngstWhat better day than Friday the 13th to check that your backups are actually working by restoring some critical files?
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