Jonathan Reed

316 posts on MacStories since February 2024

Jonathan is a freelance graphic designer. As well as being a long-time Apple user he is a huge film and television aficionado and is very interested in the intersection between the two mediums and technology. He lives in London with his wife and daughter and is writing his bio in the third person.

WWDC Week, BetterTouchTool, and a Lovely New Keyboard

This was the biggest week of the year on MacStories, with a lot of reactions to Apple’s announcements in the #wwdc-2024 channel. Among the other highlights on the Club MacStories+ Discord: nifta asked about physical collection tracking apps. Members had suggestions and even reminisced about an old one. scribblenik has been using BetterTouchTool as an...


Surprise Announcements at WWDC That I Wasn’t Expecting

Well, that’s it for another year. WWDC 2024 has finished, and we’re still coming to grips with what was probably one of the most packed keynotes in years. It was also my first time covering the event at MacStories, and I enjoyed every minute of it. One thing that’s stuck in my mind since Monday...


Interview Roundup: Apple’s Executives Talk Up Apple Intelligence and WWDC

In what has become a yearly WWDC tradition, Apple executives have been out talking about the big announcements from this year’s conference. Craig Federighi, Greg Joswiak, John Giannandrea, and Tim Cook have given interviews to YouTubers, news sites, and John Gruber on a special edition of The Talk Show streamed live in spatial video.

They gave fascinating answers to some questions, particularly about Apple Intelligence, so without further ado, here’s a roundup of interesting Apple executive interviews over the past few days.

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watchOS 11: The MacStories Overview

During today’s WWDC keynote, Apple announced a number of updates to its watchOS software as well as some improvements to the Fitness and Workout apps. While there weren’t any groundbreaking features revealed, there were several interesting additions and a couple of long-requested changes. watchOS 11 is available now as a developer beta and will be available for regular users in the fall.

Let’s take a look.

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A Song Parody, the Daylight Tablet, and Lots of App Updates

Among the highlights on the Club MacStories+ Discord: Folks were talking about the new new Daylight DC1 tablet only to discover member Lachlan has had a pre-production unit for a while and was able to answer a few questions about the device. Members discussed the many great app updates and releases this week from Carrot...


Creating a DIY iPhone Game Controller

I love gaming. Unfortunately, I never have the time to sit and spend hours on a console game, so mobile gaming is often the solution. The only time I really get to use a console is if I take the bus to work on a rainy day and bring my Nintendo Switch along with me....