Google Appears to Have Stopped Serving AMP Search Results to Safari Users on iOS and iPadOS 15 Halide 2.5 Adds New Macro Mode Hands On with AirPods’ New Find My Support ActiveTab: A Simple Extension to Tell Which Safari 15 Tab is Active Apple Watch Series 7 Orders Begin October 8th and Will Be Available...
In This Issue
Federico tries a new approach for personal tasks with Due and a shortcut, John reviews the Roomba j7, Club member Peter Zarko-Flynn’s desk setup, plus the usual App Debuts, Interesting Links, the latest happenings in the Club MacStories+ Discord community, a preview of upcoming MacStories podcast episodes, and a recap of MacStories articles....
Reader Setup: Peter Zarko-Flynn
Twitter: @FlynnZarko. Director of Communications at Humanise Health and Carers Couch. @misterzf on Apple Music and @wizard_in_oz on Apple Arcade. My setup story is, probably, a little unusual. On Boxing Day 2019, my husband and I left our home in London, UK, to take a three-month holiday of a lifetime in Australia. My husband was...
Up Next on Macstories’ Podcasts
Next week on AppStories, Federico and John share a long list of iOS and iPadOS 15 tips to get more out of the latest versions of the OSes. This week on MacStories Unwind, Halide gains Macro Mode, AirPods’ Find My integration is vastly improved, a Safari extension to deal with the new tab...
AV Club Town Hall, Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life
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 Club member Nicholas to discuss the book, Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life by Héctor García and Francesc Miralles.
FirstSeed Calendar: Best Calendar, Best Widgets [Sponsor]
FirstSeed Calendar is the highly customizable calendar app that works on every Apple platform, providing a seamless experience that anyone with a busy schedule will love. Available on the iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch, FirstSeed Calendar offers four different monthly calendars and seven types of weekly calendars, ensuring that you’ll be able to find one that suits your needs.
The app takes advantage of the unique features of each Apple platform, providing an unparalleled experience that anyone with a busy schedule will appreciate. For example, FirstSeed Calendar offers elegant one-handed operation of the app’s most frequently used features, like viewing, adding, editing, deleting, moving, and duplicating events, which is perfect for today’s big-screen iPhones.
FirstSeed Calendar never wastes your time either. Unlike most other calendar apps, event names are suggested after typing just a few characters, allowing you to auto-complete events quickly and efficiently. The app also features over 20 Home Screen widgets, so you can get precisely the calendar you want on your Home Screen.
FirstSeed Calendar is continuously updated with the latest technologies too. Most recently, the iPad version of the app added XL widgets. The app also supports time sensitive notifications, allowing you to set alerts that break through Focus modes.
FirstSeed Calendar has all the other advanced features you expect in a pro calendar app too:
- Calendar sets
- Shortcuts integration
- Event templates
- An excellent Apple Watch app
- Support for conferencing services like Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Webex
- Pointer support on the iPad
- Bulk event editing
- Multiple default event alarms
- Dark mode, themes, custom date colors
Managing your calendar doesn’t have to be complicated. Take control of your schedule today with FirstSeed Calendar.
Learn more here, or go straight to the App Stores and download FirstSeed Calendar for the iPhone, iPad, and Mac today.
Our thanks to FirstSeed Calendar for sponsoring MacStories this week.
In This Issue
Craft, Federico’s shortcut for manually installing Obsidian plugins on iOS and iPadOS using Working Copy, an iPhone drag and drop tip, Club Member JC’s setup, plus the usual App Debuts, Interesting Links, a preview of upcoming MacStories podcast episodes, and a recap of MacStories articles....
Previously, On MacStories
Apple Updates Pages with Screen View, Numbers with Pivot Tables, Keynote with Live Video, and More CARROT Weather 5.4: XL Widgets, Time Sensitive Notifications, Complication Customization, Themes, Icons, and More Safari Extensions for iOS and iPadOS 15: A Roundup of Our Favorites How iPadOS 15 Ruined Chris Welch’s iPad Home Screen...
Reader Setups: Justin C.
Twitter: @jcoleman. Apple Fanboy. Film buff. Proud dog dad. Currently living in Philadelphia, PA but hoping to move back home to Austin, TX soon! When we moved to Philadelphia in the middle of the pandemic I knew I needed to improve my work from home setup. I was working with my MacBook Pro screen and...