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In This Issue
Concepts Browser, five things you may have missed in the iOS and iPadOS betas, unabridged interviews with three of the developers featured this weekin our post-WWDC developer debrief story on MacStories, plus the usual Links, App Debuts, arecap of MacStories articles, and a preview of upcoming podcast episodes....
In This Issue
This month, John explains how he’s been using Safari tab groups in the iOS, iPadOS, and macOS betas and learns the benefits of having a flexible work setup when disaster strikes....
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Perks
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The Many Ways To Run Shortcuts in macOS Monterey
There are a lot of reasons to be excited about the debut of Shortcuts on the Mac this fall, and chief among them, is how well integrated the app is into macOS. Apple didn’t spend a lot of time on Shortcuts during the WWDC keynote, but the developer sessions, OS preview pages, and digging around...
Interesting Links
Using a combination of Kodex, Textastic, Working Copy, a-Shell, and Shortcuts, Nipun Batra explains how he uses the iPad to do development work. (Link) Logitech announced this week that its Combo Touch iPad Air case-keyboard-trackpad accessory is now available for sale. (Link) Josh Holtz has created an amazing shortcut that allows him to run other...
Up Next on MacStories’ Podcasts
Next week on AppStories, Federico and John dive into everything coming this fall in Shortcuts across all of Apple’s platforms. This week on MacStories Unwind, Federico and John cover the latest news, including the addition of Shortcuts support to Darkroom, what’s going on at Club MacStories and with AppStories, along with TV Show...
Previously, On MacStories
Dr. Drang on How Shortcuts Fits Into Existing Mac Automation Photo Editing and Management App Darkroom Adds Extensive Shortcuts Support...