Becca Farsace is an Emmy and Webby award-winning tech creator. She was formerly the senior video producer at The Verge before going solo in 2024, primarily via her self-titled YouTube channel, where she aims to ‘take tech outside’.
Instant Note
I’m gradually moving more and more of my workflows into Notion after years of hanging around the fringes. The company’s continued push into useful AI with their custom AI chatbot and, as of last week, Custom Agents has made it quite exciting to be around the Notion community. However, Notion can become a little unwieldy...
Choosing an AI Subscription and Raycast Feelings
Among the highlights on the Club MacStories+ Discord: Member Chris asked for advice on which AI subscription to take the plunge with. Members had plenty of advice. (Link) Members shared thoughts on Raycast’s pivot into generating apps and whether it’s worth switching back to Spotlight. (Link) Want to join the Club MacStories+ Discord? Upgrade to Club MacStories+...
App Crossroads, Bookmarking Cool Kids, and More
Among the highlights on the Club MacStories+ Discord: Is Raindrop still the bookmarking cool kid? Members had suggestions for interesting alternatives. (Link) Tommertron found himself at a crossroads with his Claude Code-built iOS app. (Link) After writing about it this week, John answered a few questions on how he’s been using Claude Code Remote Control....
The Apple Watch Is Right There
There’s been some chatter recently about wearable AI products that Apple might be developing. AirPods with cameras, smart glasses, and an AI pendant are all rumored to be possibilities. Apple’s AI efforts have been discussed and re-discussed so much over the past few years that I don’t need to bore you by repeating the details,...
An End-of-Day Reset Shortcut
Issues with Tapping, a New RSS Reader, and More
Among the highlights on the Club MacStories+ Discord: Members shared their views on the new RSS reader Current. (Link) It’s not often that you see discussions on Discord about how well-moisturized hands can affect your tech use. Yet, here we are. (Link) That all stemmed from an initial complaint that iOS 26 wasn’t recognizing taps...
Kicking the Tires on Agentic Coding in Xcode
Last week, in a rather surprising move given the other AI-related difficulties apparently underway at the company, Apple rolled out the Xcode 26.3 release candidate with support for agentic coding. This immediately caught my eye because, as I mentioned three weeks ago, I have been using Claude’s agent, Claude Code, to build my first iOS...
Dictation Apps, ElevenReader Experiments, Time-Saving Tips, and More
Among the highlights on the Club MacStories+ Discord: Evan had a good tip for prompting an LLM to help you save time. (Link) Even more terminal app recommendations were shared, including a new app called Echo. (Link) Members had some good recommendations for offline AI dictation apps. (Link) Jeff detailed an interesting workflow he’s testing...