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   TidBITS Watchlist: Notable Software Updates for 12 March 2018

   TidBITS Staff

   HoudahGeo 5.2 -- Houdah Software has released [1]HoudahGeo 5.2 with
   added support for Lightroom Classic CC (see '[2]Why Lightroom CC Is a
   Big Step Up from Apple's Photos,' 15 December 2017) and improved
   performance for bulk changes. The photo geotagging app also fixes a bug
   that prevented metadata from being read from the Lightroom catalog,
   updates the XMP MetadataDate tag when writing EXIF/XMP tags, writes
   timestamp data in IPTC metadata when exporting to EXIF/XMP so Apple's
   Photos can see the updated timestamp, and ensures that maps maintain
   the current zoom level when switching between locations. ($39 new with
   a 25 percent discount for [3]TidBITS members, free update, 22.9 MB,
   [4]release notes, 10.11.5+)

   [5]Read/post comments about HoudahGeo 5.2.

   OmniFocus 2.12 -- The Omni Group has released [6]OmniFocus 2.12,
   bringing limited compatibility with test builds of OmniFocus 3 that
   adds improved calculations for the more complicated repeat rules coming
   in the new upgrade, expected later in 2018. The task management app is
   now smarter about creating the next instance of a repeating item when
   completing Due Again or Defer Another items ahead of time. The update
   also resolves a problem where the Inspector Notes field sometimes
   showed no content, fixes a bug that caused the Focus pop-up to appear
   behind the Perspectives window, ensures repeating actions are once
   again published to the OmniFocus reminders calendar without repeat
   rules, and addresses a couple of crashes. Once you've updated all
   devices running OmniFocus (including OmniFocus 2.22 for iOS), you'll be
   prompted to migrate to a newly introduced database format. ($39.99 new
   for Standard and $79.99 for Pro from the Omni Group Web site, $39.99
   for Standard from [7]Mac App Store with in-app purchase option to
   upgrade to Pro, 31.9 MB, [8]release notes, 10.12+)

   [9]Read/post comments about OmniFocus 2.12.

   ChronoSync 4.8.5 -- Econ Technologies has released [10]ChronoSync
   4.8.5, a maintenance release for the synchronization and backup app
   with bug fixes and under-the-hood enhancements. The update fixes a
   'critical' bug introduced in version 4.8.4 that caused all hard links
   recreated on the destination of a sync to reference the same object.
   The release also brings enhanced error logging for keychain API errors
   to help when debugging keychain access issues, adds workaround logic to
   better deal with file managers that may not properly aggregate
   packages, reworks how the copy buffer size is negotiated, resolves an
   issue that would cause the Bootable Backup Assistant to spin
   indefinitely, and fixes a bug related to aborting Amazon S3
   connections. ($49.99 new for ChronoSync with a 20 percent discount for
   [11]TidBITS members, free update, 48.7 MB, [12]release notes, 10.10+)

   [13]Read/post comments about ChronoSync 4.8.5.

References

   1. https://www.houdah.com/houdahGeo/
   2. http://tidbits.com/article/17666
   3. http://tidbits.com/member_benefits.html
   4. https://www.houdah.com/houdahGeo/release.html
   5. http://tidbits.com/article/17836#comments
   6. http://www.omnigroup.com/products/omnifocus/
   7. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/omnifocus-2/id867299399?mt=12&at=10l5PW
   8. https://www.omnigroup.com/releasenotes/omnifocus/2.12
   9. http://tidbits.com/article/17834#comments
  10. http://www.econtechnologies.com/pages/cs/chrono_overview.html
  11. http://tidbits.com/member_benefits.html
  12. https://www.econtechnologies.com/chronosync/notes.html
  13. http://tidbits.com/article/17835#comments

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