iPhone 17 and iPhone Air owners should update to iOS 26.5.1 promptly—it fixes a bug that blocks USB charging when the battery is nearly dead. macOS 26.5.1 addresses an enterprise-only shutdown issue.
Lees meerMaintenance update for the “charmingly simple” audio recording tool. ($29 new, free update, 12.8 MB, macOS 14.4+)
Lees meerTurns on Private Push feature by default for those running macOS 26 Tahoe and later. ($49.99 new, free update, 12.6 MB, macOS 12+)
Lees meerDate-focused note-taking app adds a new Safari Web clipper extension. ($Free or $34.99 annual subscription for Premium features, free update, 64.9 MB, macOS 10.14+)
Lees meerOn 13 July 2026, an expiring security certificate will force Office 2019 for Mac into read-only mode. Microsoft has shown no interest in releasing a fix, leaving users to upgrade or switch to alternatives.
Lees meerShopping for a 5K or 6K Retina display for your Mac? Parish Khan’s RetinaDesk site offers detailed, Mac-focused reviews of every monitor that hits Apple’s 218 PPI density threshold, plus comparison tools and buying guides—all tested on current Apple…
Lees meerFeeling buried in email? Google’s experimental CC tool uses AI to send daily briefings about your most important messages and calendar events. Here’s what worked in Adam Engst’s testing, what didn’t, and who might benefit.
Lees meerAdam Engst joins the Command Control Power podcast for a two-part conversation covering AI security threats, Apple's 50th anniversary, and what the Mac community has lost—and might regain.Read original article
Lees meerJony Ive’s first post-Apple car design—a €550,000 Ferrari EV—underscores just how far his work has strayed from products “for the rest of us.”Read original article
Lees meerAfter 34 years, BBEdit keeps finding new tricks. Version 16 searches for text inside images, brings powerful text transformations to Shortcuts, and adds per-project color schemes, among much else.
Lees meerPhoto text recognition app adds support for searching within a folder of photos. ($17.99 new, free update, 1.5 MB, macOS 11.5+)
Lees meerDocument and information manager adds a new MCP server for connecting with AI tools. ($99 new for standard and $199 for Pro, free update, 89.7 MB, macOS 13+)
Lees meerMaintenance update with a handful of macOS-specific improvements. (Free, 152 MB, macOS 10.15+)
Lees meerSmall maintenance release focused on bug fixes. ($74.99 new, free update, 40.4 MB, macOS 14+)
Lees meerIf you’re better at critiquing images than creating them, ChatGPT’s improved image generation is worth a try. Recent enhancements let you direct iterative changes, fix specific areas, and finally get text that’s spelled correctly.
Lees meerAdds support for the Quo VoIP app. ($64 new, free update, 27.7 MB, macOS 14.4+)
Lees meerFixes several handy bug fixes in the Open/Save dialog utility. ($39.95 new, free update, 28.7 MB, macOS 10.13+)
Lees meerAdds support for combining events from Reclaim.ai on Microsoft 365 accounts. ($57 annual subscription, free update, 69.8 MB, macOS 12+)
Lees meerCriminals are stealing gift card numbers from retail shelves, replacing them, draining them when purchasers load funds, and using the proceeds to buy Apple products for export—yet another reason to avoid physical gift cards.Read original article
Lees meerWorried about prying eyes at the coffee shop? EyesOff uses your Mac’s webcam to detect when someone’s watching your screen and can alert you, hide your work, or lock your Mac.
Lees meerApple will pay $250 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over delayed Siri features. Owners of iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 16 models purchased between June 2024 and March 2025 may receive $25–$95 per device. Here’s how the math works out.Read origi…
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