Twitter: @ChristianSelig. Creator of Apollo. Which of the new or updated frameworks make you want to drop support for older OS versions and why? The new Swift concurrency features around async await look really nice; I’ve been wanting to rewrite my networking stack for a while and it looks perfect. That and the new iPad...
Up Next on MacStories’ Podcasts
Next week on AppStories, Federico and John dig intothe latest iteration of the research and note-taking setup that Federico is using to prepare his annual iOS and iPadOS review, which features Obsidian. This week on MacStories Unwind, John is joined by Alex Guyot to talk about Apple’s infamous App Store Review Guidelines comic...
In This Issue
A Pillow app giveaway,Federico builds a Focus mode for writing his iOS and iPadOS review, John imagines his ideal research app, we interview Apollo developer Christian Selig, plus, we have astraw poll about WWDC 2021 for membersandthe usual Links, App Debuts, arecap of MacStories articles, and a preview of upcoming MacStories podcast episodes....
MacStadium: The Developer Cloud for Mac [Sponsor]
For nearly a decade, MacStadium has been solely focused on providing developers and Mac enthusiasts with customized Apple-centric solutions. MacStadium provides Mac infrastructure for everyone from solo developers to growing startups to Fortune 100 companies. Its solutions are trusted by iOS developers, mobile testing teams, and DevOps engineers around the world. In fact, MacStories has been running smoothly on MacStadium for years.
MacStadium provides solutions to fit every need. The company offers Intel-based Macs and the latest M1 Mac minis. The company has hundreds of those M1 minis in three different configurations in its data centers, ready for instant activation for your next project.
MacStadium is the only cloud provider to support and scale virtualization on Mac hardware. They can create private cloud environments with VMware, Veertu’s Anka, and their own Kubernetes-based Orka solution. With more teams working from home than ever, having a Mac build infrastructure in the cloud is the perfect way to ensure your app developers can work as efficiently as possible.
Recently, MacStadium announced a partnership with Teradici, the creator of PCoIP technology, to create high-performance remote access for the Mac. Working with Apple, the collaboration leverages MacStadium’s infrastructure to streamline and accelerate the delivery of Teradici CAS with PCoIP support for Mac customers around the world. Stay tuned because a product will be publicly available later this summer.
Whatever your Mac infrastructure needs, you owe it to yourself to give MacStadium a look today.
Our thanks to MacStadium for sponsoring MacStories this week.
In This Issue
A collection of John’s favorite features and moments from WWDC, Federico explains how iOS and iPadOS 15 have improved his Obsidian note-taking setup, John explores what makes Shortcuts on the Mac special, plus a pre-WWDC app update, the usual Links from around the web, arecap of MacStories articles, and a preview of Monday’s episode of...
Previously, On MacStories
2021 Apple Design Awards Given to Twelve Developers Zane Lowe on Apple Music’s Record Label Pages Shortcuts for Mac: The Future Is Now WWDC 2021: All The Small Things in Apple’s Upcoming OS Releases Eddy Cue On Why Spatial Audio Is a Game-Changer watchOS 8: The MacStories Overview Craig Federighi Provides Deeper Insight Into iCloud...
Interesting Links
Ars Technica reports on a floppy disk that was recovered and restored by the Video Game History Foundation that reveals new and fascinating details about Nintendo-fan-favorite Earthbound, a game originally released for the SNES. (Link) Twitter appears to be close to releasing its Super Follow feature, and The Verge has a look at what to...
Up Next on MacStories’ Podcasts
Next week on AppStories, Federico and John recap iOS 15 highlights and share their latest tech toys for playing music....
Goodbye Spotlight. Hello Raycast. [WWDC Sponsor]
Raycast is a native Mac super tool that eclipses and extends Spotlight’s functionality. With a quick keyboard shortcut, Raycast launches apps and so much more:
- Search for and access your files
- Use third-party apps and services like Google Workspace, GitHub, Jira, Asana, Linear, and more
- Check your schedule and join Zoom meetings with a single keystroke
- Start, schedule, and join Zoom meetings
- Access the clipboard
- Set a reminder
- Take a quick note
- Control system functions on your Mac
- And a whole lot more
Raycast also supports Quicklinks that let you open files, folders, and URLs. Quicklinks even accept input, allowing you to use them to execute search queries right from Raycast.
The app has a snippets system now, too, eliminating repetitive typing. With just a few keystrokes in Raycast, you can send a canned email response, drop frequently-used code into your IDE, or grab your company’s brand colors.
Raycast is also extensible with scripts, with over 400 created by its active community of users, allowing you to control your favorite apps like Bear, CleanShot, Craft, and Things, use Apple Music and Spotify, set your Slack status, pick a color, and more.
See for yourself what you can do:
Because Raycast is native, it behaves exactly how you’d expect and is fast and responsive. The app is actively developed with new features shipping every couple of weeks, and it respects your privacy. There’s no login to use Raycast, so your data doesn’t leave your Mac, and your credentials for other services are safely stored in your Mac in Keychain.
Together, Raycast’s powerful features keep you focused on what’s most important to you. You avoid inefficient context switching and eliminate clutter, summoning what you need when you need it, so you can work smarter and more efficiently every day.
Download Raycast for free right now to give it a try and level up your productivity.
Our thanks to Raycast for sponsoring MacStories’ WWDC 2021 coverage.