Type of Article: MacNews News Article

Apple has released the sixth developer beta versions of iOS 11.2 and macOS 10.13.2 beta 6 is also available for testing. Registered developers can download them from Apple’s Developer Center — or over-the-air once the proper configuration profile has been installed from the Developer Center.

LibertyApp has announced Server Ranger 2, the latest version of the website and server monitoring solution for macOS.

Designed for small to medium businesses, website owners and IT departments alike, Server Ranger monitors the performance and uptime of any number of nodes and can send alerts when things go wrong. Users can monitor any type of server or site:file servers, routers, web servers, email servers and more. Version 2 brings SMS text alerts, Anchor Servers and per-node custom alert policies.

Recosoft (www.recosoft.com) has released ID2Office 2018, the latest version of its InDesign to Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Apple Keynote conversion plug-in for Mac and Windows.

ID2Office converts InDesign files to common Office formats such as Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Apple Keynote while maintaining the layout fidelity. The latest version includes an enhanced layout-processing core, supports Adobe InDesign CC 2018, as well as adds support for macOS High Sierra and the APFS disk and volume format.

Apple has launched the Apple Heart Study app, which is designed to facilitate research study using Apple Watch’s heart rate sensor to collect data on irregular heart rhythms and notify users who may be experiencing atrial fibrillation (AFib).

AFib, the leading cause of stroke, is responsible for approximately 130,000 deaths and 750,000 hospitalizations in the US every year. Many people don’t experience symptoms, so AFib often goes undiagnosed.

Apple has released a support document to help you deal with the issue. If you experience issues with authenticating or connecting to file shares on your Mac after you install Security Update 2017-001 for macOS High Sierra 10.13.1, follow these steps to repair file sharing:

° Open the Terminal app, which is in the Utilities folder of your Applications folder.

° Type sudo /usr/libexec/configureLocalKDC and press Return. 

° Enter your administrator password and press Return.

° Quit the Terminal app.