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   TidBITS Watchlist: Notable Software Updates for 19 August 2013

   TidBITS Staff

   BusyCal 2.5 -- When it comes to calendaring, the two major technologies
   are CalDAV, which BusyCal has long supported, and Microsoft Exchange,
   which makes it debut in the just-released [1]BusyCal 2.5. This is a big
   deal, since it means that BusyCal can now be used to [2]interact with
   corporate Exchange calendars as a full-fledged calendaring citizen,
   surpassing Apple's Calendar app in numerous ways and providing an
   alternative to Outlook itself. Notably, BusyCal 2.5 offers
   more-granular calendar sharing privileges, public calendars, push
   syncing, Outlook categories, shared tasks, repeating tasks,
   shared-calendar notifications, rich text, and graphics. Other new
   features include an Availability panel for scheduling meetings using
   either Exchange or CalDAV, and 'regenerating' To Do items that return
   to your calendar automatically some time after completion. We've
   updated Joe Kissell's free '[3]Take Control of Calendar Syncing and
   Sharing with BusyCal' to discuss BusyCal's new Exchange support ' click
   Check for Updates on the cover to download the new ebook. BusyCal 2.5
   is available as a free 30-day trial from the BusyMac site, but the only
   way to purchase the app is through the [4]Mac App Store. ($29.99 new,
   free update, 9.7 MB, [5]release notes)

   [6]Read/post comments about BusyCal 2.5.

   iTunes 11.0.5 -- Apple has released [7]iTunes 11.0.5, a small update
   with just one noted bug fix: squashing a bug that caused iTunes in the
   Cloud to download 'unexpected' (i.e., wrong) items. Oops. It's
   available as a direct download from [8]Apple's iTunes Web page (187
   MB), via Software Update on systems prior to OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion,
   or via the Mac App Store on Mountain Lion.

   [9]Read/post comments about iTunes 11.0.5.

   Voila 3.5 -- Global Delight has released [10]Voila 3.5, adding Dropbox,
   Evernote, and Tumblr to the list of the screen capture utility's
   sharing destinations (as long as you're running Mac OS X 10.7 Lion or
   later). Voila 3.5 now includes an option to remember the last shape and
   location for image and video capturing, plus an option to capture
   windows without shadows. The update also enables you to move Smart
   Collection and Collection folders, adds file size data to the info
   pane, and alerts you if you try to quit the app while a recording is in
   progress. Fixes include an issue with audio recording when using a USB
   camera, a problem with importing videos while opening the app, and an
   issue with pasting copied FTP/SFTP URLs into Apple Mail and Microsoft
   Outlook.

   Global Delight is running a back-to-school sale on Voila, cutting its
   price in half to $14.99 through 15 September 2013. The company's Boom
   volume booster app is also on sale for $3.99, and there's a further 25
   percent discount for [11]TidBITS members on both Voila and Boom when
   purchased through Global Delight. ($29.99 new from Global Delight or
   the Mac App Store, free update, 27 MB, [12]release notes)

   [13]Read/post comments about Voila 3.5.

   AirPort Base Station Firmware Update 7.6.4 -- Apple has released
   [14]AirPort Base Station Firmware Update 7.6.4 to correct three
   specific issues on all 802.11n AirPort base stations (AirPort Extreme,
   AirPort Time Capsule, and AirPort Express). It fixes a problem that
   could cause an intermittent loss of Wi-Fi connectivity with iOS devices
   and addresses an issue that could cause an AirPort Time Capsule to
   report that the backup disk is in use. Additionally, the update fixes
   an IPv6 Tunnel error that was [15]introduced with Firmware Update
   7.6.3. You can update your AirPort base station using AirPort Utility
   via either your Mac or an iOS device (with the free [16]AirPort Utility
   app installed). Click or tap the base station with a red circle sitting
   to its right, then click the Update button on the Mac or tap Version >
   Download and Install on your iOS device. (Free, 728 KB)

   [17]Read/post comments about AirPort Base Station Firmware Update
   7.6.4.

References

   1. http://www.busymac.com/
   2. https://support.busymac.com/blog/27557-announcing-busycal-2-5-with-exchange-support
   3. http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/busycal?pt=TB1187
   4. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/busycal-2/id567245998
   5. http://www.busymac.com/busycal/releasenotes.html
   6. http://tidbits.com/article/14029#comments
   7. http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1614
   8. http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
   9. http://tidbits.com/article/14026#comments
  10. http://www.globaldelight.com/voila/
  11. http://tidbits.com/member_benefits.html
  12. http://www.globaldelight.com/blog/2013/08/voila-v3-5-out-now-share-and-manage-like-a-pro/
  13. http://tidbits.com/article/14025#comments
  14. http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1673
  15. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5656
  16. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/airport-utility/id427276530?mt=8
  17. http://tidbits.com/article/14020#comments