After signaling Aperture’s demise on Friday, Apple moved to assure users of its other professional media apps that their future remains bright with a series of updates for Final Cut Pro, Motion, Compressor, and MainStage.
What the F-Stop? Apple to Cease Development on Aperture
After nearly 10 years on the market, Apple is preparing to retire its professional photo editing and management app, Aperture. Reports today indicate that the company will cease feature updates for the software and instead migrate users to the upcoming Photos for OS X app. Makers of competing software, such as Adobe, jumped at the news in an attempt to lure customers to apps like Lightroom.
Mandatory Upgrade: Microsoft to ‘Retire’ Older Versions of Skype for Windows and OS X
Microsoft announced Friday that it plans to “retire” older versions of the Skype desktop application for OS X and Windows in order to set a new service and functionality baseline for customers. Those running Skype 6.13 for Windows or Skype 6.14 for OS X, or older, will need to update to the latest versions when Microsoft makes the cut-off in the next few months.
Apple Introduces New $1,099 21.5-inch iMac Model
Apple on Wednesday introduced a new cheaper iMac, with a starting price of $1,099. That’s $200 less than the previous entry-level point, but the new model makes sacrifices when it comes to technical specifications.
Advertisement
Enable OS X Yosemite’s Incomplete Dark Mode with a Terminal Command
Apple unveiled a new “dark mode” for OS X Yosemite during the company’s WWDC keynote earlier this month, but the feature has thus far been absent from the first two developer builds. Today, however, developer Hamza Sood discovered that a partially-functional Dark Mode could be enabled in the second Yosemite beta with a Terminal command.
Apple Releases Second Developer Betas for iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite
A little over two weeks after their introduction, Apple on Tuesday released the second developer builds for iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite. New beta builds for Apple TV and Xcode 6 were also provided.
Apple Highlights OS X Yosemite Design Changes in New Video
Apple on Monday published a short video on YouTube detailing some of the design changes slated for OS X Yosemite. The video gives users who aren’t eligible for the Yosemite beta a closer look at the new designs for Finder, the Dock, Messages, Notification Center, and user interface elements like fonts and buttons.
Be Careful: Safari Will Sync Browser History in OS X Yosemite and iOS 8
Apple is working to make the user experience across all of its devices as consistent and seamless as possible. One minor step in the company’s plans is Safari History syncing, which will soon keep your browser history in sync across all of your devices. It will be a great feature for many users, but it also introduces privacy concerns.
PSA: OS X Yosemite Changes the Functionality of the Window Zoom Button
Heads up to longtime Mac users: Apple has made a small change to window management by changing the functionality of the traditional green zoom button to “full screen.” Some users will love the change, but those with big displays will be forced to use the Option key whenever they want to resize their OS X windows.
How to Fix the Blinking Icon Problem in OS X Mavericks
Are you running the Google Drive app on OS X Mavericks? If so, you may have noticed an odd and frustrating issue that causes your desktop icons to blink or flash randomly every few minutes. This phenomenon has been traced to an issue with Google Drive and App Nap, OS X Mavericks’ power management technology. Here’s how to fix it.