Among the highlights on the Club MacStories Discord: How long until sunset? Omzig42 went on a journey to find out. Folks were excited about the Kickstarter launch for The Iconfactory’s ‘Project Tapestry,’ with many backing the project. Play developer Marcos Tanaka shared a shortcut from Jarrod Blundy that allows you to import all your channel...
The Browser Company Announces Act II for Arc: ‘The Browser That Browses For You’
Today, The Browser Company announced a selection of new features coming to their Arc browser for Mac as part of what they are billing ’Act II’ of their increasingly popular app. There are four features in total, centered around the theme of ‘the browser that browses for you.’
For those unfamiliar, Arc started as a Mac browser built around the Chromium code base with eye-catching features like tabs listed down the side, Split View, built-in ‘easels’ and notes, and the ability to adjust the visual look of webpages. Arc is now targeting what CEO Josh Miller has called ‘a post-Google Internet’ by implementing AI within the browsing experience, amongst other strategies.
Current ‘Arc Max’ AI features like ‘Ask On Page,’ which answers questions about the contents of webpages, and ‘5 Second Previews’, which summarises a webpage at the other end of a link, have all proved to be hits with users.
It’s no secret I’m a fan of Arc. I would even call their ‘Shared Quotes’ feature my favorite ‘little’ feature in any browser right now. The Browser Company has big ambitions for 2024, including an imminent launch on Windows, and Miller had this to say about Arc’s next step:
“Here is our vision. It’s really simple. You tell Arc what to do, and Arc will go and do it for you.”
It’s a very broad statement, but with the new features announced today, the context of what he is saying comes more into focus. Two of these new features are available today, with the other two coming soon. Let’s take a look at them in detail.
Building the Vision Pro, a Familiar Name, and Some Chat About the EU
The last 24 hours have been very busy on the Club MacStories Discord due to the huge EU App Store announcement. As well as the reaction to that news there were some other great highlights this week: Lachlan posted a link to a fascinating thread about the manufacturing process for the Vision Pro shown in...
Getting Nostalgic About the Mac
In 1996, my Dad got a surprise: he’d been overpaying his taxes for the last year or so and was due a considerable rebate. He decided this windfall would best be spent buying a home computer. This decision would define the rest of my life. It sounds like hyperbole, but it’s true. After buying countless...
Getting Ready for the Vision Pro, New Drafts Action Groups, and Sleepwalking Macs
Among the highlights on the Club MacStories Discord: As we approach the launch of Apple’s Vision Pro, we’ve added a special channel for talking about the new hardware and software. Lachlan kicked it off by asking about possible use cases for the new device. Discussions have continued through to order day with several members making...
Encouraging Myself to Discover New Music
Reacting to the Vision Pro Announcement, Habit Tracking, Shortcuts, and Safari Tab Tricks
It’s been a busy few weeks on the MacStories Discord. Here are some highlights you might have missed: Joshua shared a handy shortcut for people who want to maintain a daily journal but sometimes forget to write. Graham had an issue with creating an email from Markdown text that contained a link. Are you up...
Low-key Favorites From 2023
Adapting Federico’s Shortcuts, Kagi shortcuts, and Yahoo Pipes
Among the highlights on the Club MacStories Discord: bbech posted an interesting story about the history of Yahoo Pipes, which has a greater effect on the Internet of today than you probably realize. Members were sharing the free daily apps they’d got through the Indie App Santa, which gifts a free app every day through...