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Founded by Federico Viticci in April 2009, MacStories attracts millions of readers every month thanks to in-depth, personal, and informed coverage that offers a balanced mix of Apple news, app reviews, and opinion.
The number one request we have gotten from Club members over the years is for a way to search the back catalog of around 350 newsletters. We’ve always wanted that, too, and so, for Club MacStories+ and Club Premier members, we’ve introduced full text search of every issue of MacStories Weekly and the Monthly Log ever published, along with the ability to refine searches with filters.
We introduced a lot yesterday between the new Club MacStories tiers and AppStories+. Having lived with the details for so long, I wanted to see how quickly I could get through them in one screencast. The result is this speedrun screencast, which is the fastest way to get an overview of everything we announced yesterday....
In fact, we’ve added the ability to read complete issues of Club MacStories and the Monthly Log in light or dark mode on the web to existing Club accounts. Issues are now shareable too.
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Our thanks to Hubstaff for sponsoring MacStories this week.
Introducing AppStories+: An Extended, Ad-Free Edition Delivered Early Mela: An Elegant and Innovative Recipe and Cooking App for iPhone, iPad, and Mac...
Next week on AppStories, Federico and John introduce Calliope and everything it has enabled us to offer to the MacStories audience. This week on MacStories Unwind, Federico and John cover Silvio Rizzi’s Mela recipe and cooking app, AppStories+, and more....
If you haven’t caught up on the changes to Safari in the latest iOS beta, Sarah Perez’s story on TechCrunch is an excellent place to get a sense of what has changed. (Link) Netflix confirmed this week that it is adding Spatial Audio support to its iPhone and iPad apps, as Chance Miller reports for...
Having announced AppStories+ earlier in the week, Federico shares a final clue about the announcements we’ll be making on Monday, John recommends the OtterBox Mobile Gaming Clip for MagSafe and reflects on finally launching something after many months, plus the usual Links, App Debuts, a recap of MacStories articles, and a preview of upcoming podcast...