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The Open-in-News Edition Tuesday, April 9, 2019

How To Read Any Paywalled Article From The Wall Street Journal Using Apple News+, by Juli Clover, MacRumors

Tap on the "Share" icon at the top of the browser. [...] Choose the "Open in News" option.

That's all you have to do. Once you tap "Open in News," the full article from The Wall Street Journal is accessible and can be read in its entirety through your included Apple News+ subscription.

'Exodus' Spyware Posed As A Legit iOS App, by Lily Hay Newman, Wired

Mobile users can take precautions to try to avoid spyware by staying vigilant about avoiding phishing links and sticking to mainstream apps downloaded directly from Google Play or Apple’s App Store. But Exodus’s presence on both platforms shows just how difficult it is in practice to skirt insidious, well-crafted spyware. And unfortunately, there’s more and more of it out there all the time.

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Pixelmator Photo: The MacStories Review, by John Voorhees, MacStories

The Pixelmator team has released Pixelmator Photo, a pro-level photo editing tool that couples the core functionality of Pixelmator Pro for the Mac with the strengths of the iPad. The result, though not without a few caveats, is a sophisticated set of image editing tools wrapped in a straightforward UI that, with its support for RAW and other image formats, makes Pixelmator Photo my new favorite photo editor.

HoudahSpot 5 Review: Advanced File Search And Filtering On The Mac, by John Voorhees, MacStories

The app surfaces Spotlight’s advanced file search functionality and couples it with its own layer of tools to extend what Spotlight can do. With version 5, the app has been reexamined from top to bottom adding new features and refining the entire experience. The result is a terrific update that maintains HoudahSpot’s position as one of the premier pro utilities on the Mac.

The risk of surfacing the complexities of Spotlight is producing an app that is frustrating and difficult to use. HoudahSpot avoids that problem by using a familiar multi-pane window approach that provides a sensible flow through the search process.

How To Use ForkLift 3 To Manage Files Using macOS, by Erik Eckel, TechRepublic

In addition to boasting two file management panes, which significantly speeds the process of copying and moving files by permitting simple drag-and-drop operations without first having to open another Finder window, the program packs numerous customizable preferences, the ability to transfer files using FTP, and file previews for both local and remotely stored files.

Vimeo For macOS Gains Automatic Video Uploading From Mac Desktop, by Mitchel Broussard, MacRumors

Vimeo today updated its macOS app with automatic uploading, giving its users a way to quickly and securely back up and bulk upload video files directly to Vimeo.

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Notarization Required For Mac Apps Created With New Developer IDs Starting In macOS 10.14.5, by Juli Clover, MacRumors

Notarization is a new concept introduced in macOS Mojave for apps distributed outside of the Mac App Store with the aim of protecting users from malicious Mac apps.

Mac app developers are encouraged to submit their apps to Apple to be notarized, and an Apple-notarized app includes a more streamlined Gatekeeper dialog to reassure users that an app is not known malware.

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Apple’s Long Journey To The Workplace, by Ken Segall

Apple’s message is that its products can help you make the most of your company’s talents.

The ad also acknowledges that there is no “business as usual” for a new generation of entrepreneurial companies. In that sense it strikes a chord, even if our own business doesn’t look like the one we’re watching.

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Apple, it seems to me, is working on a different security path for macOS, and not exactly the sandbox model of iOS. This sounds great to me. I really like how I don't have to think twice before installing a new app on my iPhone and iPad. I hope I can get the same sense of security on my Mac too.

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Thanks for reading.