John Voorhees

5429 posts on MacStories since November 2015

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.
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AppStories - Ep. 278 - 36 minutes

2022 Apple Design Award Winners: The AppStories Interviews

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AppStories Episode 278 - 2022 Apple Design Award Winners: The AppStories Interviews

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For today’s special bonus episode of AppStories, Federico and John interview the creators of three 2022 Apple Design Award winning apps and games: Claire d’Este of Savage Interactive, the maker of Procreate, Curtis Herbert of Breakpoint Studios, the creator of Slopes, and Joe Lee of Netmarble, the developer of MARVEL Future Revolution.

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AppStories, Episode 277 – WWDC 2022: Keynote Overview and Reactions→

In today’s first special WWDC 2022 episode that was recorded live in the Club MacStories+ Discord community, Federico, John, and Alex cover the highlights of Apple’s keynote, including iOS and iPadOS 16, macOS Ventura, and watchOS 9.

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On AppStories+, we answered Club MacStories members’ questions about the keynote announcements live in our Discord community.

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AppStories - Ep. 277 - 1 hour 18 minutes

WWDC 2022: Keynote Overview and Reactions

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AppStories Episode 277 - WWDC 2022: Keynote Overview and Reactions

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In today’s first special WWDC 2022 episode that was recorded live in the Club MacStories+ Discord community, Federico, John, and Alex cover the highlights of Apple’s keynote, including iOS and iPadOS 16, macOS Ventura, and watchOS 9.

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Last Week, on Club MacStories: Federico’s Shortcuts for Mac Tips, a Pre-WWDC Town Hall, iPad ‘Pro’ Mode, and John’s WWDC Home Screen

Because Club MacStories now encompasses more than just newsletters, we’ve created a guide to the past week’s happenings along with a look at what’s coming up next:

Monthly Log: May 2022

WWDC13.

WWDC13.

WWDC Preview and Federico’s MacBook Pro Story Town Hall

Federico and I were joined by Lachlan Campbell to talk about:

  • Our expectations for WWDC
  • Federico’s story about the M1 MacBook Pro and what it means for long-time iPad Pro users

Automation Academy: Tips for Optimizing Your Shortcuts for macOS Monterey

Federico published the latest edition of Automation Academy with 8 fantastic tips for getting the most out of Shortcuts for Mac.

The Macintosh Desktop Experience: A Pre-WWDC 2022 macOS Check-In

I revisited the features introduced with macOS Monterrey to consider which have been hits and which were misses.

MacStories Weekly: Issue 323

Up Next

We have a big WWDC week planned for Club members:

  • Members of the Club MacStories+ Discord community can join us Monday through Thursday for live recordings of AppStories. In addition to covering everything announced at WWDC, we’ll be taking questions from the audience and releasing that as part of the extended AppStories+ version of the show for subscribers.
  • We’ll also be doing two daily app giveaways during WWDC in Discord and two more in MacStories Weekly on Friday.

MacStories Unwind: John’s Surprise

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This week on MacStories Unwind, John turns the tables on Federico with a big surprise of his own.

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John’s Pick: