Next week on AppStories, Federico and John explore sideloading apps using AltStore. This week on MacStories Unwind, Alex joins John to recap a week that included a story on Federico’s Obsidian setup, a deep dive into the Apple Maps updates coming to all of Apple’s platforms, and Things’ addition of Markdown support in...
Previously, on MacStories
Joanna Stern of The Wall Street Journal Interviews Craig Federighi About Apple’s Upcoming Child Safety Features Billie Eilish and Apple Music Promote Spatial Audio with Short Film Apple Maps for iOS and iPadOS 15 and macOS Monterey: The MacStories Overview Things Adds Extensive Markdown Support and Search for Extended Notes Attached to Tasks My Obsidian...
Interesting Links
Substack is expanding its email newsletter business into territory that has been a traditionally strong category for Patreon: comics. (Link) Last week there was an uproar over The New York Times changing its crossword puzzle file format and what that meant for third-party apps, but as it turns out, the change will not prevent users...
In This Issue
Delta, how John and Federico are using Sofa to track media, John’s iPad Air Home Screen, plus the usualLinks, App Debuts, arecap of MacStories articles, and a preview of upcoming MacStories podcast episodes....
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Interesting Links
Yesterday, Apple introduced a new feature called Shareable Milestones for music artists that lets them share highs and all-time bests across Apple Music plays and Shazams as well as inclusion in the service’s editorially curated playlists across a variety of social media platforms. (Link) Otterbox has announced a MagSafe-based Xbox controller clip for $40, which...
Up Next on MacStories’ Podcasts
Next week onAppStories, Federico and John continue the MacStories Summer OS Preview series by interviewingMalin Sundberg, creator of time-tracking appOrbit. This week onMacStories Unwind, Alex and John cover the week at MacStories including John’s Summer OS Series feature on Quick Note, Apple’s new keyboards and peripherals, upcoming child safety features, and media picks...
In This Issue
Federico continues his Obsidian setup series with a look at his ‘Dashboard’ note, how it’s organized andthe plugins and shortcuts he uses with it, an interview about the Playdate with developer Shahid Ahmad, John on why he chooses to not automate certain easily automated tasks,plus the usualLinks, App Debuts, arecap of MacStories articles, and a...
Previously, On MacStories
Apple Announces Child Safety Features Coming This Fall Fast Capture with Quick Note for iPad and Mac: The MacStories Overview Apple Releases New Mac Keyboards and Pointing Devices...