This month, Federico covers two ways to pass input to shortcuts running on the Mac and John says goodbye to the M1 iMac and considers what his next Mac will be....
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In This Issue
Marvis Pro, a tip about how to change default apps for specific file types on macOS, a new episode of MacStories Unplugged, an iPad desk setup and a Reminders shortcut from Club members, plus the usualLinks, App Debuts, a recap of MacStories articles, and a preview of upcoming MacStories podcast episodes....
MacStories Shortcuts Icons and Perspective Icons Are 40% Off Through Cyber Monday
Now is a great time to give the MacStories Shortcuts Icons and Perspective Icons a try because they are 40% off through Monday, November 29th. The MacStories Shortcuts Icons created by MacStories’ Silvia Gatta include 400 glyphs with four different color combinations for a total of 1,600 icons that are designed with Shortcuts users in...
Up Next on MacStories’ Podcasts
Next week on AppStories, Federico and John launch a new AppStories mini-series all about the note-taking and text editor, Obsidian, starting with an overview of what the app can do, what makes it special, and how each of them is using it. This week on MacStories Unwind, two stories from Federico about Shortcuts,...
Reader Setup: Matt Daley
About Matt Daley: Matt, who has been a full-time iPad user since the 3rd generation Retina iPad, is the General Manager of a family business, the husband to an amazing Italian wife and the father to three great kids, and hails from South Africa ??. Why I choose to work from an iPad Pro...
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Interview: Andreas Hegenberg
Twitter:@LLo_ai. Developer ofBetterTouchTool,BetterSnapTool, andBTT Remote. Founder offolivora.AiGmbH. BetterTouchTool can run shortcuts itself and includes a long list of actions for building shortcuts. What are some of the ways you expect users to integrate your app with Shortcuts? That is a great question but also one I cannot really answer. I have been working on BetterTouchTool...
Up Next on MacStories’ Podcasts
Next week onAppStories, Federico and John go in-depth with Shortcuts for Mac, covering how they’ve adapted existing shortcuts to the Mac, built new ones, and are experimenting with new approaches incorporating third-party utilities and other tools. This week onMacStories Unwind, Federico and John recap John’s story about using shortcuts with the Elgato Stream...



