Beware of Comcast’s new policy that could delete your forwarded email accounts. Adam Engst explains how to ensure your comcast.net addresses remain active. If you’re considering the budget iPhone 16e, Julio Ojeda-Zapata explores how to restore most MagSafe functionality with third-party cases and accessories, even though charging remains limited to 7.5 watts. Adam also explores how the new tab feature in Google Docs provides better organization for lengthy documents and collaborative projects, offering practical examples from his experience using tabbed documents. Notable Mac app releases this week include Carbon Copy Cloner 7.1, Cardhop 2.3.5, DEVONthink 3.9.9, Final Cut Pro 11.1, Compressor 4.10, and Motion 5.10, Firefox 137, Keynote 14.4, Numbers 14.4, and Pages 14.4, SoundSource 5.8.1, SpamSieve 3.1.2, Thunderbird 137, and Vivaldi 7.3.
Concerned about losing your Comcast email account? New activity requirements could lead to closure. Adam Engst investigates Comcast’s recent actions surrounding email accounts that may not be as inactive as they seem to Comcast.
The iPhone 16e, Apple’s new budget phone, supports Qi wireless charging but lacks MagSafe. Some have lamented this omission since MagSafe is standard on all other models and is a great convenience. Can you restore MagSafe to an iPhone 16e? To an extent, yes. Julio Ojeda-Zapata investigates the options.
Last year, Google Docs gained document tabs that let you break long documents into more manageable sections, making it easier to organize and navigate complex content. Adam Engst explains how to use these tabs, document types where they are especially useful, and some usage quirks.
Watchlist
Drive cloning and backup utility no longer requires separate installation of its helper tool. ($49.99 new, free update, 23.8 MB, macOS 13+)
Contact management app improves extraction of usernames from social network URLs. ($56.99 annual subscription, free update, 30.3 MB, macOS 12+)
Brings a super-sized list of improvements and bug fixes and an announcement—DEVONthink 4 is now in public beta. ($99 new, free update, 134.3 MB, macOS 11+)
Adds Image Playground support to Final Cut Pro and Motion. ($299.99/$49.99/$49.99 new, free update, various sizes, macOS 14.6+)
Update the Web browser with support for tab groups and user interface updates in the address bar. (Free, 131.2 MB, macOS 10.15+)
Add over 30 new advanced functions to Numbers, plus improve support for Writing Tools. (Free, various sizes, macOS 14+)
Updates the ARK audio-handling plugin to fix a bug that caused distortion. ($39 new, free update, 43.8 MB, macOS 14.5+)
Maintenance update with enhancements and improved spam-filtering accuracy. ($39.99 new, free update, 51 MB, macOS 10.13+)
Maintenance update for the email and productivity app focused on bug fixes. (Free, 134.7 MB, macOS 10.15+)
Web browser introduces a free, built-in virtual private network (VPN). (Free, 214.1 MB, macOS 11+)
