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Adam Engst explains how to troubleshoot when macOS text replacements mysteriously stop working in specific apps and shares a simple solution that’s often overlooked.

Brings several improvements for displaying Internet connections in the Network Monitor. ($59 new, free update, 40.8 MB, macOS 14+)

Minor maintenance update for the professional video app. ($299.99 new, free update, 5.59 GB, macOS 14.6+)

Adds support for importing items from the Bitwarden password manager. ($35.88 annual subscription, free update, 4.8 MB, macOS 10.15+)

Maintenance update with improvements and bug fixes for the music creation and audio editing app. (Free, 968.2 MB, macOS 14.4+)

Jason Snell of Six Colors has released his tenth annual Apple report card, featuring ratings and quotes from a select group of Apple commentators, including many associated with TidBITS.Read original article

Adam Engst explores the new Apple Invites app that lets iCloud+ subscribers create and manage events in iOS 18 or on iCloud.com. Non-Apple users can easily RSVP and access event details through any Web browser.

Brief maintenance update for the full-featured audio recording. ($64 new, free update, 31.4 MB, macOS 14.4+)

In the latest installment of “People Are Bad at Security,” reporters from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation use a heatmap to illustrate the prevalence of 29 million PINs from the Have I Been Pwned? database.Read original article

At Tedium, Ernie Smith explores the origins of screen savers, revealing a history that stretches back further than most might think. Although Apple seems focused on its high-resolution Aerial video screen savers, screen saver design seems to be returning to just darkening...

Apple again set revenue records in its first-quarter fiscal results, with Services posting the largest increases once more. Mac and iPad sales rebounded, while revenues for both Wearables and iPhone declined, although very slightly, compared to last year’s quarterly...

Adam Engst explains why he finds his Grammarly subscription essential even after 35 years of professional writing, describing both its traditional proofreading features and new AI-powered paragraph-level enhancements. He also evaluates Apple Intelligence’s new Writing...