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Weekly’s Holiday Schedule and a Note About Next Week’s AppStories Episode
Longtime members may recall that we typically take a couple of weeks off in the summer and over the winter holidays to relax and recharge. This year was unusual because we launched Club MacStories+ and Club Premier right when Weekly would normally be on hiatus. We couldn’t be happier with how the expansion of the...
In This Issue
An announcement about Weekly’s holiday schedule, Mimestream, Federico’s solution to sync playlists between Apple Music and TIDAL, Club member Fran Besora Home Screen, plus Links, App Debuts, a recap of MacStories articles, and a preview of upcoming MacStories podcasts....
MacStadium: Orka Virtualization Is Coming to Apple Silicon Hardware [Sponsor]
Orka is MacStadium’s virtualization layer created for Mac build infrastructure that allows Mac and iOS developers to orchestrate macOS in a cloud environment using Kubernetes on genuine Apple hardware. Soon, Orka 2.0, which is currently in beta, will be released, allowing developers to harness the combined power of Apple’s M1 chip architecture and Orka for the first time.
Since Orka was first released, users have used it to streamline their development pipeline with high-performance, scalable, secure, and reliable Apple hardware. Soon, Orka will run on Apple silicon Macs too. With Orka 2.0, developers will be able to virtualize macOS across M1 Macs just like they’ve been doing on Intel machines and even mix clusters using both Intel-and M1-based virtual machines. It’s a big step forward, which will make it easier for developers to migrate their Mac and iOS build pipelines to Apple silicon. With Orka 2.0, you’ll be able to control Orka VMs with a native Kubernetes command line too.
The possibilities created by Orka 2.0 don’t end there, though. Just last week, AWS announced that EC2 instances on M1 Mac minis are on the way. AWS’s M1 mini instances are currently in preview, but the news opens up intriguing possibilities for developers, such as running Orka 2.0 on AWS or building a hybrid cloud pipeline on MacStadium servers and AWS.
Learn more about Orka 2.0 at MacStadium and sign up for the beta today to be among the first to experience your development pipeline on M1 Macs. It promises to be a big leap forward that you won’t want to miss.
Our thanks to MacStadium for sponsoring MacStories this week.
How It All Began
Graham Spencer, former MacStories Editor: G’day, it’s Graham here! Long-time readers and members of MacStories may remember me, but for those who may not know, I was one of the early contributors and editors of MacStories, and helped Federico launch MacStories Weekly all the way back in August 2014. Yes, 2014! To help celebrate Issue...
Previously, On MacStories
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Up Next on MacStories’ Podcasts
Next week on AppStories, Federico and John continue their series on Obsidian with an in-depth look at the app’s core plugins. This week on MacStories Unwind, Federico and John do something a little different, sharing their favorite albums and singles of 2021 and naming their albums and songs of the year....
In This Issue
Federico’s iPhone Home Screens and Focus modes, a special story from former MacStories editor Graham Spencer commemorating the 300th issue of MacStories Weekly with a look at the newsletter’s origins,alook back at Twitter apps and what’s become of them, plus a HomeKit tip,Links, App Debuts, arecap of MacStories articles, and a preview of upcoming MacStories...
AV Club Town Hall: No Time To Die
Club MacStories Town Halls are part of the monthly and other special live audio events we hold in the Club MacStories+ Discord community. The show is a recorded and lightly edited version of the Town Halls that we produce, so Club MacStories+ and Club Premier members who can’t attend the event live can listen later. To learn more about Club MacStories+ and Club Premier, visit our Club plans page.
For this month’s AV Club selection, Federico and John were joined by MacStories’ Alex Guyot and Club member David to discuss the latest James Bond film, No Time To Die.