12 January 2026 Show full articles

#1786: Fix Mac app screen positioning, MacUpdater shuts down, Tahoe’s confusing menu icons, Logitech certificate fix

If your Mac apps keep opening on the wrong screen, Adam Engst explains how to fix the problem by toggling an obscure setting buried in System Settings > Desktop & Dock. Adam also examines the shutdown of MacUpdater after eight years and compares four alternatives for those who want centralized app update management: CleanMyMac, Latest, MacUpdate Desktop, and Updatest. We link to articles about an expired certificate that broke Logitech’s Mac apps, the Apple Card’s upcoming move from Goldman Sachs to JPMorgan Chase, a scathing usability critique of Tahoe’s menu icons, and Gmail’s removal of POP fetching and Gmailify. Notable Mac app releases this week include BusyCal 2026.1.1 and BusyContacts 2026.1.1, Fantastical 4.1.7, and ScreenFloat 2.3.4.

If your Mac apps keep opening on the wrong screen after quitting and relaunching, the culprit is likely the “Close windows when quitting an application” setting in System Settings > Desktop & Dock. Disable it to allow macOS to restore window positions.

CoreCode has stopped maintaining MacUpdater, the popular utility that tracked updates for over 100,000 Mac apps. If you relied on it to manage updates to all the apps on your Mac, here are some alternatives that might fill the gap.

Watchlist

Adds integration with Apple Mail to BusyContacts to capture contacts from emails. ($49.99 new for each, free update, various sizes, macOS 11.5+)

Maintenance release for the calendar app with improvements and bug fixes. ($57 annual subscription, free update, 68.7 MB, macOS 12+)

Updates the screen capture tool's quick-formatting options behavior. ($17.99 new, free update, 33.5 MB, macOS 12.3+)

ExtraBITS

Logitech has released a manual fix for Logi Options Plus and G Hub users on macOS after an expired certificate caused both apps and their built-in updaters to stop working.

JPMorgan Chase has reached a deal to take over the Apple Card program from Goldman Sachs, ending the investment bank’s costly experiment in consumer lending.

Software engineer Nikita Prokopov uses Apple’s 1992 Macintosh Human Interface Guidelines to show how macOS 26 Tahoe’s menu icons violate fundamental usability principles—increasing visual search time and error rates, especially for users with low vision.

Gmail is dropping support for POP fetching from other accounts and the Gmailify feature. Most users won't notice, but those with complex email setups should start planning a migration.

#1786: Fix Mac app screen positioning, MacUpdater shuts down, Tahoe’s confusing menu icons, Logitech certificate fix

TipBITS: How to Ensure Mac Apps Open on the Correct Screen

MacUpdater Shuts Down, Leaving Users Searching for Alternatives

Watchlist

BusyCal 2026.1.1 and BusyContacts 2026.1.1

Fantastical 4.1.7

ScreenFloat 2.3.4

ExtraBITS

Expired Certificate Breaks Logitech Mac Apps; Manual Fix Available

Apple Card Moving from Goldman Sachs to JPMorgan Chase

How Tahoe’s Menu Icons Undermine Usability

Gmail to End POP Fetching and Gmailify Features