FedericoSongCapsule The Apple Music utility that used to be called Next (which John previously featured in January) has been recently rebranded to ‘SongCapsule’, which has brought new icons and a fresh design to the app. Since we last covered SongCapsule, the app has gained improvements to iCloud sync: now, all your ‘Magic DJs’ and...
For All Its Faults, I’ll Miss Twitter If It Vanishes
Interesting Links
TechCrunch reports that ahead of a subscription price increase, Hulu Live TV added 14 new channels, including the Hallmark and Weather channels along with six new Vevo channels. (Link) Having trouble keeping up with the latest Twitter news? Twitter Is Going Great! delivers the latest Twitter news as a chronological, filterable timeline. (Link) Atari...
Creating a Summary of Trello Boards with Shortcuts and Combining Image Captions and Alt Text
Here are the highlights from the Club MacStories Discord this week: Nicholas on how he used Trello’s Shortcuts actions to extract details from a series of Trello boards as a summary the he could share with others. Jarrod explained how he’s using both captions and alt text on his blog. Want to join the Club...
MacStories Unwind: Pokémon Scarlet and Violet First Impressions
This week on MacStories Unwind, Federico and John kick off the MacStories Selects awards season with nominations for the Readers’ Choice award before taking a first look at Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.
Links and Show Notes
- MacStories Selects Readers’ Choice award
- Coming Soon: The Fifth Annual MacStories Selects Awards, Readers’ Choice Award, and Lifetime Achievement Award
- Club MacStories members can find a link to nominate their favorite app in MacStories Weekly, Issue 345
- Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
Coming Soon: The Fifth Annual MacStories Selects Awards, Readers’ Choice Award, and Lifetime Achievement Award
Soon, we’ll announce the fifth annual MacStories Selects Awards, honoring our favorite apps in a wide variety of categories. Winners will receive a physical MacStories Selects award designed by MacStories’ own Silvia Gatta. As with last year, awards will be selected in the following categories:
- App of the Year
- Best New App
- Best App Update
- Best New Feature
- Best Design
- Best Watch App
- Best Mac App
We’ll also be conferring two special awards:
- the Readers’ Choice Award
- the Lifetime Achievement Award
The Readers’ Choice Award is nominated by Club MacStories members and chosen by Club MacStories+ and Club Premier members. A link to the nomination form and details about which apps are eligible for the award will be available in this Friday’s issue of MacStories Weekly right at the beginning of the issue. Nominations will be accepted until Noon Eastern US time on Sunday, November 20th.
After nominations close, we’ll tally the submissions and open voting on the top five nominees to Club MacStories+ and Club Premier members via our Discord community. Voting will conclude at Noon Eastern US time on Tuesday, November 22nd.
For more details on Club MacStories, please visit plus.club.
We’ll also be selecting a Lifetime Achievement Award to recognize an app that has had an important impact on the world of apps. We’ll be choosing an app beloved by users and inspiring to developers, which has left its mark on the App Store’s history.
Every year, we use hundreds of terrific apps. MacStories Selects is our way to call out a handful of our absolute favorites that are shining examples of the best apps on Apple’s platforms.
We look forward to sharing our selections and our Club members’ pick with you in December.
Apple and Major League Soccer Will Launch MLS Season Pass on February 1, 2023
Yesterday, Apple announced the MLS Season Pass, which will bring every regular season Major League Soccer match, the playoffs, and the League Cup to over 100 countries without blackouts, with the only exception being the Leagues Cup and Campeones Cup, which won’t be available in Mexico. Matches can be viewed on any Apple device, as well as smart TVs, streaming devices, set-top boxes, and game consoles that offer Apple’s TV app.
The MLS Season Pass is included for free for MLS season ticket holders. Beginning February 1, 2023, everyone else can subscribe for $14.99 per month or $99 per season or $12.99 per month, and $79 per season if they’re also an Apple TV+ subscriber. Some matches will be streamed free to TV app users, with additional matches available to TV+ subscribers for no extra charge too.
MLS Season pass is part of Apple’s 10-year deal inked with Major League Soccer in June. MLS’ regular season kicks off on February 25, with 2022 MLS Cup champions Los Angeles FC playing the LA Galaxy in the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California, which will be available for anyone to watch for free in the TV app. In addition to matches, which will include English and Spanish crews, plus French-speaking crews for matches involving Canadian teams, MLS Season Pass will feature highlights, recaps, and more.
Major League Soccer’s 2023 season is just around the corner, and MLS Season Pass is ambitious by any measure. It will be interesting to see how MLS fans react to the service, and I’m sure other sports leagues that are talking to Apple about covering their teams will be watching how it plays out very carefully.
AppStories, Episode 305 – A Close-Up Look at Anybox and Spring→
This week on AppStories, we dig into two excellent apps we’ve been enjoying recently: Anybox, a bookmark and file organizer, and Spring, a third-party Twitter client.
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On AppStories+, Federico explains what’s coming next with Apple Frames 3.1, his shortcut for framing screenshots with Apple hardware images.
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