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What Should the iPad Steal from the Mac?
22 februari 2021 · 34 min
[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John flip last week’s topic around and consider the hardware and software features that the iPad should steal from the Mac. This episode is sponsored by: DEVONthink – The one place for storing and working with all your documents, snippets, and bookmarks Links and Show Notes What’s New Federico on... Lees meer
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What Should the Mac Steal from the iPad?
15 februari 2021 · 43 min
[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John consider the hardware and software features that the Mac should steal from the iPad. This episode is sponsored by: HelloFresh – Click this link and use code appstories10 for 10 free meals, including free shipping! Links and Show Notes What’s New Federico’s new RSS widget app, Headlines John experiments... Lees meer
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iPhone and iPad Accessory Extravaganza
8 februari 2021 · 41 min
[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John discuss the iPhone and iPad accessories they use most and explain a couple of recent failed accessory experiments. This episode is sponsored by: Microsoft Lists – A Microsoft 365 app that helps you track information and organize work. iMazing – Back Up and Transfer iPhone Photos Like a Pro!... Lees meer
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Everything but the Text Editor
1 februari 2021 · 43 min
[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John cover everything about their writing workflows except the text editor, including research apps, their scratchpad setups, PDF annotation, mind mapping, dictionaries, and shortcuts, along with a segment on text-based podcast editing and transcripts. This episode is sponsored by: Fitbod – The fitness app for personalized exercise plans. Get 25%... Lees meer
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App Modularity
25 januari 2021 · 31 min
[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John discuss the many aspects of app modularity, including where it started, how it’s supported by Apple, what developers are doing to push modularity forward, and trends to watch for in 2021. This episode is sponsored by: Links and Show Notes What’s New John is automating his Craft workflows Federico... Lees meer
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Automating Your Home
18 januari 2021 · 42 min
[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John share their HomeKit device setups, how they control them, the automations they use, and provide advice on approaching home automation projects. This episode is sponsored by: Links and Show Notes Two Months with the HomePod mini: More Than Meets the Eye It’s Time for a Complete Home App Makeover... Lees meer
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Workflows Revisited: Calendars, Communications, and a Surprise
11 januari 2021 · 54 min
[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John conclude their miniseries on workflows with a look at what they’re using to manage calendar events and team communications. Plus, Federico springs a big app surprise on John and listeners. This episode is sponsored by: Pillow – Sleeping better, made simple. Fitbod – The fitness app for personalized exercise... Lees meer
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Workflows Revisited: Task Management
21 december 2020 · 49 min
[[audio_player]] This week Federico takes listeners along on his recent tour of modern task managers, and he and John discuss the app they have settled on to keep track of their projects and to-dos. This episode is sponsored by: Pillow – Sleeping better, made simple. Hover – Make a name for yourself. Get 10% off... Lees meer
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The 2020 MacStories Selects Awards
14 december 2020 · 56 min
[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John reveal and discuss the 2020 MacStories Selects Award winners and runners-up. This episode is sponsored by: Pillow – Sleeping better, made simple. Woven – The calendar with the most powerful scheduling tools. Try it free for 21 days. Linode – Cloud Hosting & Linux Servers. Get $100 in free... Lees meer
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Workflows Revisited: Note-Taking
7 december 2020 · 44 min
[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John continue their mini-series focused on breaking down and rethinking the core workflows behind MacStories by tackling note-taking and their adoption of Craft for personal and collaborative notes. This episode is sponsored by: Pillow – Sleeping better, made simple. Woven – The calendar with the most powerful scheduling tools. Try... Lees meer
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Workflows Revisited: Email
30 november 2020 · 50 min
[[audio_player]] This week Federico and John kick off a new mini-series focused on breaking down and rethinking the core workflows behind MacStories. In this first installment, we revisit how the MacStories team uses email, a long-standing workflow that has changed very little since the site was founded, and why we chose to move to HEY... Lees meer
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App Store Changes and Apple’s Evolving Relationship with Developers
23 november 2020 · 40 min
[[audio_player]] This week Federico and John break down the App Store Small Business Program, other App Store and developer changes announced in 2020, and consider what else Apple could do to make the App Store a better place for developers. This episode is sponsored by: Pillow – Sleeping better, made simple. Hover – Make a... Lees meer
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macOS Big Sur: The MacStories Review
16 november 2020 · 45 min
[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John dive into John’s macOS Big Sur review to talk about Control Center, Notification Center and widgets, Mac Catalyst apps, Safari extensions, design, and even the upcoming M1 Macs. This episode is sponsored by: Pillow – Sleeping better, made simple. Hover: Make a name for yourself. Get 10% off any... Lees meer
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iOS Apps We Want on the Mac
9 november 2020 · 39 min
[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John consider the rumor that TestFlight is coming for the Mac and share the iOS apps they hope will find their way to the Mac. This episode is sponsored by: Woven – The calendar with the most powerful scheduling tools. Try it free for 21 days. Pillow – Sleeping better,... Lees meer
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How Widgets Have Changed the Way We Use Our Devices
2 november 2020 · 35 min
[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John consider how widgets have changed how they use their iPhones, iPads, and Macs. This episode is sponsored by: Linode – Cloud Hosting & Linux Servers. Get a $100 in free credit. Pillow – Sleeping better, made simple. Woven – The calendar with the most powerful scheduling tools. Try it... Lees meer
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New Apps Enabled by Apple Hardware and OS Advances
26 oktober 2020 · 36 min
[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John explore the third-party apps enabled by Apple’s latest hardware and developer frameworks. This episode is sponsored by: Pillow – Sleeping better, made simple. Linode – Cloud Hosting & Linux Servers. Get a $100 in free credit. Links and Show Notes Camera and Photo Editing Apps Halide Mark II Review:... Lees meer
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The New iPad Air: Apple’s Most Forward-Looking iPad
21 oktober 2020 · 47 min
[[audio_player]] In this special episode of AppStories, John interviews Federico about the all-new iPad Air, which Federico has been testing and reviewed on MacStories. Federico explains why the new iPad Air is Apple’s most forward-looking iPad that stands at the intersection of the iPad Pro and the rest of the company’s line-up, and covers every... Lees meer
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Apps and the iPhone Event: Apple’s Latest Innovations in the Home and Mobile Photography
19 oktober 2020 · 43 min
[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John dig into the latest Apple event to uncover new features and innovations coming to the Home app, Siri, and mobile photography. This episode is sponsored by: Previs Pro – Storyboarding App for iOS. Sign up for a chance to win Masterclass for a year. Instabug – Application Performance Monitoring... Lees meer
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iOS and iPadOS 14: The MacStories Review
14 oktober 2020 · 51 min
[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John dive into Federico’s annual iOS and iPadOS review to look at big picture trends like Compact UI along with the changes to iPadOS, the Apple Pencil’s new Scribble feature, and Shortcuts. This episode is sponsored by: Fantastical – The calendar app you won’t be able to live without. MacStadium... Lees meer
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Must-Have Music Widgets for Your iPhone
5 oktober 2020 · 43 min
[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John tour music widgets, one of their favorite categories, exploring the many widgets they’re using to listen to music and follow their favorite artists. This episode is sponsored by: MacStadium – Private clouds and dedicated Macs for developers and teams doing iOS and Mac app development. Start a Mac mini... Lees meer
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Our Newly Customized iOS 14 Home Screens
28 september 2020 · 43 min
[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John revisit their approaches to their iPhone Home Screens, including the third-party widgets they’re using, and how they are optimizing their mix of apps and widgets since the iOS 14 update. Federico also shares a trick for integrating certain widgets and folders of icons into his wallpaper. This episode is... Lees meer
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An Interview with Michael Flarup
21 september 2020 · 40 min
[[audio_player]] This week Federico and John conclude the MacStories Summer OS Preview Series by interviewing designer Michael Flarup about Mac iconography, the design of Mac Catalyst apps, content-focused design on the iPad, augmented reality, and more. This episode is sponsored by: Concepts – Sketch, Note, Draw Pingdom – Start monitoring your website performance and availability... Lees meer
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Apple’s New App Review Guidelines
14 september 2020 · 35 min
[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John dig into the details of Apple’s new App Review Guidelines, which address game streaming services, advertising, ‘reader apps,’ and more. This episode is sponsored by: MacStadium – Private clouds and dedicated Macs for developers and teams doing iOS and Mac app development. Start a Mac mini subscription and get... Lees meer
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The Many Ways to Use Widgets
7 september 2020 · 43 min
[[audio_player]] This week Federico and John explain their emerging strategies for using widgets in the Today view, mixed with apps on their Home screens, and on dedicated widget-only Home screens. This episode is sponsored by: Muse – Turn your iPad into a tool for thought. Pingdom – Start monitoring your website performance and availability today,... Lees meer
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Exploring Apple’s 2020 Gaming Updates
31 augustus 2020 · 46 min
[[audio_player]] This week Federico and John explore Apple’s 2020 gaming updates, including deeper controller support and a refreshed Game Center, which are coming this fall. This episode is sponsored by: MacStadium - Private clouds and dedicated Macs for developers and teams doing iOS and Mac app development. Start a Mac mini subscription and get two... Lees meer
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An Interview with Vidit Bhargava
24 augustus 2020 · 39 min
[[audio_player]] This week Federico and John continue the MacStories Summer OS Preview Series by interviewing Vidit Bhargava, the creator of LookUp, a dictionary app available on iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS, about design, Mac Catalyst apps, and a whole lot more. This episode is sponsored by: Concepts - Sketch, Note, Draw Mint Mobile – Cut... Lees meer
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Mac Catalyst Revisited: Apple’s Mac App Strategy Emerges
17 augustus 2020 · 37 min
[[audio_player]] This week Federico and John revisit Mac Catalyst, the technology used to bring iPad apps to the Mac, to discuss what’s changed since WWDC 2019, debate where Mac Catalyst fits in Apple’s overall app strategy, and share some of their favorite Mac Catalyst apps. This episode is sponsored by: Hover – Make a name... Lees meer
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An Interview with David Smith
10 augustus 2020 · 48 min
[[audio_player]] This week Federico and John interview developer David Smith about watchOS, widgets, what the announcements at WWDC this year mean for developers and users, and David’s apps, including a new one he’s working on for the fall. This episode is sponsored by: Concepts - Sketch, Note, Draw. Sit Down, Startup – Here’s how to... Lees meer
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An Interview with Guilherme Rambo
3 augustus 2020 · 41 min
[[audio_player]] This week Federico and John are joined by Guilherme Rambo for the first interview of the MacStories Summer OS Preview Series to talk about Mac Catalyst, SwiftUI, Apple Silicon, the App Store and more. This episode is sponsored by: Concepts - Sketch, Note, Draw Pingdom – Start monitoring your website performance and availability today,... Lees meer
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What is Great App Design?
27 juli 2020 · 38 min
[[audio_player]] This week Federico and John consider what makes an app’s design great, the balance between form and function, and some of our favorite app designs. This episode is sponsored by: Pingdom – Start monitoring your website performance and availability today, and get instant alerts when an outage occurs or a site transaction fails. Use... Lees meer
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Pick Two: Castro and Grammarly
20 juli 2020 · 45 min
[[audio_player]] This week Federico and John bring back an AppStories classic: Pick 2, an in-depth look at two apps. In this installment, Federico explains why he has been revisiting Castro for listening to podcasts, and John covers the evolution of Grammarly into a terrific grammar and spell-checking app for writers. This episode is sponsored by:... Lees meer
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Relay FM’s Approach to Apps with Myke Hurley
13 juli 2020 · 52 min
[[audio_player]] This week John is joined by Relay FM co-founder Myke Hurley to talk about the apps he uses to stay in touch with the hosts of the network’s shows and manage sponsorship sales, show research, episode production, and more. This episode is sponsored by: Pingdom: Start monitoring your website performance and availability today, and... Lees meer
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Conversations with 2020 Apple Design Award Winners
6 juli 2020 · 1 uur 11 min
[[audio_player]] This week Federico and John interview the creators of three 2020 Apple Design Award winning apps and games: Majd Taby of Darkroom, Sam Rosenthal of Where Cards Fall, and Jenova Chen of Sky: Children of the Light. This episode is sponsored by: Miro – The online collaborative whiteboard platform. Sign up for a free... Lees meer
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Upcoming System App Updates for iPhone, iPad, and Mac
29 juni 2020 · 32 min
[[audio_player]] This week Federico and John cover updates coming to Messages, Home, Notes, Reminders, and Safari this fall. This episode is sponsored by: Miro – The online collaborative whiteboard platform. Sign up for a free account today. Paperlike, the iPad Screen Protector – write and draw like on paper. Links and Show Notes Everything Changing... Lees meer
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WWDC 2020: The Mac, Big Sur, and Shortcuts
26 juni 2020 · 38 min
[[audio_player]] Wrapping up AppStories’ WWDC coverage, Federico and John talk Apple Silicon, the macOS redesign, and dig into the many changes to Shortcuts. This episode is sponsored by: Spark – Love your email again with the best email client for professionals and their teams. Links and Show Notes More on Apple Silicon, Big Sur, and... Lees meer
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WWDC 2020: iOS and iPadOS 14 First Impressions, Favorite Small Details, and App Clips
25 juni 2020 · 42 min
[[audio_player]] In today’s special daily WWDC 2020 episode, Federico and John report on their first two days using the iOS and iPadOS 14 betas, obsess about some of their favorite small details, and examine App Clips. This episode is sponsored by: PDF Expert – The best way to read, edit, sign and annotate your PDFs.... Lees meer
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WWDC 2020: Widgets Come to the iPhone, iPad, and Mac
24 juni 2020 · 35 min
[[audio_player]] In today’s special daily WWDC 2020 episode, Federico and John look at widgets, the dynamic, but not interactive, extensions available in iPhone, iPad, and Mac apps that provide new ways to deliver quick, glanceable updates to users. This episode is sponsored by: Spark – Love your email again with the best email client for... Lees meer
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WWDC 2020: Keynote Overview and Reactions
23 juni 2020 · 42 min
[[audio_player]] In today’s first WWDC 2020 episode, Federico and John cover the highlights of Apple’s keynote, including widgets, the App Library, App Clips, and design changes in iOS 14, system-wide sidebars and Apple Pencil updates in iPadOS 14, sleep tracking and the Fitness app in watchOS 7, and macOS Big Sur’s big redesign, Safari, and... Lees meer
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Our iOS WWDC Wishes
15 juni 2020 · 48 min
[[audio_player]] This week Federico and John cover the latest news about WWDC and conclude their WWDC wishes series with a look at iOS, including Messages, Files, Shortcuts, the share sheet, the App Store, and more. This episode is sponsored by: Instabug – Fixing Bugs and Crashes Is Now Easier Than Ever. Get two months off... Lees meer
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Our macOS WWDC Wishes
8 juni 2020 · 35 min
[[audio_player]] This week Federico and John continue their WWDC wishes series with a look at macOS, including the bug fixes, system-level changes, and Apple app enhancements they would like to see at WWDC this year. This episode is sponsored by: Linode – Cloud Hosting and Linux Servers. Get a $20 credit. Miro – The online... Lees meer
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Our watchOS and tvOS WWDC Wishes
1 juni 2020 · 42 min
[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John share their wishes for watchOS and tvOS including a fitness app, more customization and complication options, APIs for third-party TV remotes, and more. This episode is sponsored by: Backblaze – Unlimited Backup. Linode – Cloud Hosting and Linux Servers. Get a $20 credit. Links and Show Notes Introducing MacStories... Lees meer
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Imagining the Perfect Research App
25 mei 2020 · 49 min
[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John, who have been spending too many of their waking hours investigating research apps on iPadOS and the Mac, discuss the features and approaches they’d like to see in an ideal research app or suite of apps. This episode is sponsored by: Things – Desktop-class productivity for iPad. Links and... Lees meer
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Our iPadOS WWDC Wishes
18 mei 2020 · 50 min
[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John share their wishes for iPadOS including audio source control, multitasking, external display support, Search, keyboard and trackpad support, and more. This episode is sponsored by: Linode: Cloud Hosting and Linux Servers. Get a $20 credit. Links and Show Notes Apps Discussed Audio Hijack SoundSource Logic Remote Related Stories iPad... Lees meer
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The Next Generation of Apps
11 mei 2020 · 29 min
[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John discuss the evolution of Apple’s platforms and the new generation apps that are emerging across every platform from the Apple Watch to the Mac and embracing those new technologies and business models. This episode is sponsored by: Links and Show Notes Steve Troughton-Smith Twitter thread with many of the... Lees meer
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iPadOS and Pointer Support with Craig Federighi
7 mei 2020 · 50 min
[[audio_player]] In this special episode of AppStories, Federico interviews Apple’s Senior Vice President of Software Engineering Craig Federighi about iPadOS, pointer support, and more. This episode is sponsored by: Concepts – Where Ideas Take Shape Linode – Cloud Hosting & Linux Servers. Get a $20 credit. Links and Show Notes More on the latest iPad... Lees meer
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The Apps Federico Will Use for His Annual iOS Review
4 mei 2020 · 45 min
[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John discuss the apps Federico uses to research, write, and edit his annual iOS and iPadOS review, including the changes he anticipates making this year and the new apps he’s considering. This episode is sponsored by: Linode – Cloud Hosting and Linux Servers. Get a $20 credit. Links and Show... Lees meer
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Utility Apps Revisited
27 april 2020 · 34 min
[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John dig into the utility grab bag to cover eight more of their favorite iOS and iPadOS utility apps. This episode is sponsored by: SaneBox – Clean up your inbox in minutes. Sign up for a two-week free trial and a $25 credit. Links and Show Notes Follow-Up Paste Anybuffer... Lees meer
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The Evolution of Clipboard and Shelf Apps
20 april 2020 · 36 min
[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John look back at the origins of clipboard apps on iOS, how they’ve evolved, and the apps they’re currently using on the iPhone, iPad, and Mac to save snippets of information for use elsewhere. This episode is sponsored by: Linode – Cloud Hosting & Linux Servers. Get a $20 credit.... Lees meer
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Digital Spring Cleaning
13 april 2020 · 35 min
[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John discuss their approaches to digital spring cleaning. This episode is sponsored by: Linode – Cloud Hosting & Linux Servers. Get a $20 credit. Links and Show Notes Raindrop.io Tot ACNH Travel Guide Federico’s second Home screen story Toolbox Pro Introducing MusicBot: The All-in-One Apple Music Assistant, Powered by Shortcuts... Lees meer
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Research Tools
6 april 2020 · 38 min
[[audio_player]] This week, Federico and John recap MacStories’ iPad at 10 coverage and then compare notes on the research apps they use and approaches they take when working on a big project. This episode is sponsored by: Diarly – Modern Digital Diary. Enter here by April 10, 2020 for a chance to win one of... Lees meer
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