This week on MacStories podcasts: AppStories This week, Federico and John share a grab bag of projects they’d like to see Apple pursue from software, to hardware and corporate acquisitions. On AppStories+, Federico and John take their wish list further with a bunch of gadgets they’d like to see Apple make. Listen on: Apple Podcasts...
In This Issue
John breaks down the current and future of the new Browser Wars, Federico has a tip for ripping CDs and playing them back locally with Spotify, and Jonathan finds the perfect iPhone power bank, plus the usual Links, App Debuts, the latest happenings in the Club MacStories+ Discord community, and a recap of MacStories articles...
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In This Issue
Jonathan recommends Poolsuite FM and John makes the case for a new kind of computer peripheral, plus the usual Links, App Debuts, the latest happenings in the Club MacStories+ Discord community, and a recap of MacStories articles and this week’s episodes of MacStories podcasts....
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In This Issue
Jonathan puts BetterTouchTool’s cursor automations to good use, Federico has a Notes and Markdown tip, and John shares the MacStories ChatGPT proofreading prompt, plus the usual Links, App Debuts, the latest happenings in the Club MacStories+ Discord community, and a recap of MacStories articles and this week’s episodes of MacStories podcasts....