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Apple/products related News, Tips, Software Updates, PR (later first)
  • Updated Tip for No WiFI hardware installed to include copy of the posted How-To/fix, after the original post at Apple's Mojave forum was removed. (Includes link to similar post and copy of the instructions in case that post gets deleted.)

  • Company of Heroes 2: Master Collection (Update) at Mac App Store (feral interactive)
    (v1.3.1 update) "now uses Feral's latest libraries and Apple's Metal graphics API."
    (42GB, $39.99 at mac app store. Check system requirements.)
    - Updates the game to the Master Collection, making all DLC available to all users
    - Updates the game from 32-bit to 64-bit
    - Uses the Metal graphics API instead of OpenGL
    - Fixes a crash when playing the game on macOS 10.14 (Mojave)
    - Improves the game's overall performance
    - Fixes a number of minor issues
    (App store page Minimum System Requirements has "macOS: 10.14".)

  • Micromat Drive Scope 1.2.1 update (use in-app update check)
    - Updated for full macOS 10.14 'Mojave' compatibility.
    - Drive Scope now requires OS X 10.9 'Mavericks' or greater.
    - Added Dark Mode support for macOS 10.14 'Mojave' users.
    - Fixed a compatibility issue when SoftRAID drivers are active.
    - Updated Sparkle framework to version 1.20.0.
    - Other minor fixes and enhancements.

  • Microsoft Office for Mac (365/2019) 16.18 (18101400) Update
    (See October 2018 release notes)

  • Little Snitch 4.2.2 (see release notes for improvements and bug fixes)

  • Micromat TechTool Pro 10.1.1 update (use in-app update check)
    - See release notes (PDF) for long list of fixes/updated checks/tests.

  • Pacifist v3.6.1 (changes per release notes)
    - Workaround Mojave productbuild bug that sometimes writes corrupt data into package files
    - Fixes a rare hanging bug when extracting from a small number of packages
    - Workarounds for some other Mojave bugs (Thanks Apple!)

  • Adobe previews Photoshop CC on iPad and new apps for creative pros (apple pr)
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