StandBy was one of the banner features of iOS 17, and while there was some initial excitement for the feature, the enthusiasm seems to have tailed off. Indeed, I’ve heard several people, from podcasters to members of our own Discord, say that they tried to make it work, but ultimately, it didn’t bring much benefit...

This week on the Club MacStories Discord, members were talking about Niléane’s excellent menu-bar weather shortcut, discussing reference vs. work file organization, and of course, comparing podcast players. Among the other highlights: thewaytozion started an excellent discussion on note-taking apps. jwhitley had great suggestions for getting better emoji when you are suggested ones that you...

A couple of weeks ago, Lachlan posted a link to a new app, Kompressor, on the Club MacStories+ Discord. I checked it out, and to my delight, I discovered a fantastic little app that can batch export images, giving you visual feedback on the file sizes as you adjust its settings. Before we dive into...

This week on the Club MacStories Discord, members were weighing up the pros and cons of Apple’s new Journal App, sharing some great outdoor photography, and welcomed special guest Stephen Hackett to a Live Town Hall to discuss the new M3 Macs. Among the other highlights, Bitomule wanted to know about using Home Assistant to...

As many of you know, I love movies. My favorite place for logging and reviewing movies, as well as creating lists, is Letterboxd. It’s a wonderful community of film lovers that I highly recommend should you be inclined. Something I’ve started doing since creating a Mastodon account is sharing the short reviews I write when...

I’m always looking at my HomeKit setup, re-evaluating its efficiency, and trying to identify holes to fill with new accessories and automations. After this week’s Discord Town Hall, where Federico, John, and I discussed our setups and what we’d recently been doing to them, I thought I’d share the HomeKit rules I live by and...

This week on the Club MacStories Discord, members were discussing delving into the many updates in the iOS 17.2 beta, working out lots of automations, and trying to decide if it was worth staying up past bedtime for next week’s Apple Event. Among the other highlights: New member Sigi shared his display setup starting a...

This week on the Club MacStories Discord, members were discussing the new Apple Pencil and where it fits in Apple’s lineup, dreaming of possible iPad mini upgrades, and looking forward to the new Mario Bros game and Federico shared a picture of him working in his car on his glasses (you read that correctly). Among...

It’s been a couple of weeks since Arc, the intriguing browser from The Browser Company, released some new AI features as part of ‘Arc Max.’ I’ve been trying the features since the launch and thought it was time I reported back as well as reflect on the very open approach the company has taken to...