John is MacStories' Managing Editor, has been writing about Apple and apps since joining the team in 2015, and today, runs the site alongside Federico.
John also co-hosts four MacStories podcasts: AppStories, which covers the world of apps, MacStories Unwind, which explores the fun differences between American and Italian culture and recommends media to listeners, Ruminate, a show about the weird web and unusual snacks, and NPC: Next Portable Console, a show about the games we take with us.
This week on AppStories, Federico shares his experiences with foldable Android phones and what Apple might do for its first foldable hardware and its software.
On AppStories+, Federico shares his experience using Samsung DeX.
BasicAppleGuy investigates the mysterious “Lil Finder Guy” that appeared on Apple’s unhinged new TikTok account, spawning fan art and 3D models of the adorable character. (Link) Spigen released a $30 AirPods Pro case that transforms the charging case into a miniature replica of the classic Macintosh mouse. If only I had a friend who...
I wanted to share a quick tip about a developer-oriented text editor called Zed and how I’ve been using it for proofreading articles. There are plenty of ways to check spelling and grammar with Obsidian plugins, but I prefer the speed and no-nonsense approach of Zed, which, like Obsidian, can open any Markdown file. To...
This week on MacStories podcasts: AppStories This week, Federico and John look at the confusing array of tools and naming conventions used by Anthropic and OpenAI. On AppStories+, John explains how he automated two unautomatable Mac apps. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Overcast Pocket Casts Castro Spotify YouTube NPC: Next Portable Console This week, the confusing...
First Look: Hands-On with Claude Code’s New Telegram and Discord Integrations A Developer’s Month with OpenAI’s Codex Comet Is the First Agentic Browser for iOS Worth Trying Hands-On with Claude Dispatch for Cowork A New iPad Browser and Testing Perplexity Computer The iPhone Fold Doesn’t Need iPadOS to Be a Great “Tablet” MotionVFX Team Joins...
FastScrobbler FastScrobbler is a new utility for folks who still use Last.fm to track their listening habits (hello!). The app connects to your Last.fm account and automatically scrobbles tracks as you listen to Apple Music, updating your Now Playing status as soon as playback is detected. The app has a manual scrobble button if...
Superpowers breaks a project into discrete tasks for Claude Code or Codex.
Starting agentic coding projects is too easy. That may sound like a complaint about the very thing that makes agents useful, but stick with me, because it’s not. Over the past few months, I’ve built a bunch of web apps and a few native Apple platform apps. Many are finished, and a handful are works...
Late yesterday, Anthropic announcedmessaging support for Claude Code, allowing users to connect to a Claude Code session running on a Mac from a mobile device using Telegram and Discord bots. I spent a few hours playing with it last night, and despite being released as a research preview, the messaging integration is already very capable, but a little fiddly to set up.
Today, Anthropic launched a new Cowork feature called Dispatch as a research preview that allows you to control a Mac-based, sandboxed Cowork session from a mobile device. Currently, the feature is only available to Max subscribers, but Anthropic has promised Pro users will get Dispatch within a few days.
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