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...

Among the highlights on the Club MacStories+ Discord: Federico’s article from last week’s newsletter prompted members to try out tmux and discuss ways to improve the experience. (Link) FlohGro is looking for the right household chores app and has already found a few options. Do you have any more to suggest? (Link) Jezza recommended QMD,...

A couple of weeks ago, I talked about my experiences with Claude Code and how it enabled me to create my first iOS app. I was (and still am) unsure how I feel about AI being able to generate code from scratch, but I’m leaning towards it being a net gain. This week, I launched...

Among the highlights on the Club MacStories+ Discord: Members were, unsurprisingly, obsessed with Clawdbot/Moltbot/OpenClaw. (Link) tommertron vibe-coded an iOS app and wrote about it. (Link) Want to join the Club MacStories+ Discord? Upgrade to Club MacStories+ or Club Premier, then visit the Account page....

Let’s start by addressing that inelegant title: there isn’t really a good way of describing this category of utilities in a pithy headline. So let me break it down with an easier-to-understand explanation. My work as a freelancer over the past year has involved an increasing number of varied projects, and I’ve had to back...

Last week, I experienced something that blew my mind so much that it made me rethink my entire perspective on AI. It made me question some firmly held beliefs on the subject in a way I don’t think has happened with any other issue for many years. Let’s back up a bit. At the end...

Among the highlights on the Club MacStories+ Discord: Get your Rome-based pizza recommendations in! (Link) Members helpfully explained how to use Tailscale with your devices on a daily basis, sharing how they’ve implemented it in their lives. (Link) Federico dropped a quick tip to force MCP loading on demand in Claude Code, which should help...

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Jonathan: Now that everyone is fully into the flow of the new year (or at least trying to be!), nothing beats a bunch of app recommendations. So this week, I’m providing exactly that, with a focus on the Mac. Each of these apps is one I’ve been trying over the past few weeks, and I...

Among the highlights on the Club MacStories+ Discord: Jeff solved a strange issue with WhisprFlow and Apple Pay on the Mac. (Link) Members had thoughts on the Siri/Gemini announcement. (Link) Member Scott offered up a solution to a bizarre Shortcuts bug when setting up a new phone. One to bookmark in case it happens to...