Please join us in welcoming Lauri Reinhardt, who becomes our fourth employee this week, in charge of customer service. Comcast is subjecting more areas to its data caps — Josh Centers tells you what you can do about it. Is Apple slipping in design? A pair of Apple user experience veterans think so, as Adam Engst explains. NetNewsWire was once king of the Apple newsreader apps, and while it’s now back on all of Apple’s platforms, former fan Julio Ojeda-Zapata isn’t impressed. Finally, as the release date for “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” approaches, Josh lists all the ways you can geek out on Star Wars with your Apple devices. Notable software releases this week include OmniOutliner 4.4, Type2Phone 3.0, Mactracker 7.5, DEVONagent Lite, Express, and Pro 3.9.3, Quicken 2015 for Mac 2.8, BBEdit 11.1.4, and Pages 5.6.1, Numbers 3.6.1, and Keynote 6.6.1 for Mac.
Join us in welcoming TidBITS employee #4. Lauri Reinhardt began her new job today as Director of Customer Service!
Comcast is rolling out data caps to more of its cable Internet customers. Josh Centers lists your options for dealing with them.
If you’ve ever found yourself stymied in trying to use Apple’s current apps, a Fast Company article by design gurus Don Norman and Bruce Tognazzini lays out some of the mistakes Apple is making.
NetNewsWire was the king of Apple-centric RSS readers long ago, but has lately been overshadowed by the likes of Feedly and Reeder. Now, publisher Black Pixel has revived the newsreader app for the iPhone, iPad, Mac, and even the Apple TV. But these apps feel like also-rans in their current forms.
Star Wars fans are champing at the bit for the franchise’s first new movie in a decade. Managing Editor and Star Wars buff Josh Centers explains how you can scratch your Star Wars itch with your Apple devices.
Notable software releases this week include OmniOutliner 4.4, Type2Phone 3.0, Mactracker 7.5, DEVONagent Lite, Express, and Pro 3.9.3, Quicken 2015 for Mac 2.8, BBEdit 11.1.4, and Pages 5.6.1, Numbers 3.6.1, and Keynote 6.6.1 for Mac.
Good news for international travelers this week as Verizon rolls out new, improved international options. Comcast is testing a new streaming video service in the Boston area, T-Mobile is uncapping its LTE network for some video services, the Mac App Store is literally breaking apps, Apple Music lands on Android, and the increasingly chatty Tim Cook shares his thoughts on encryption, the PC’s decline, and Apple’s future in medical devices.