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Articles by the MacStories team. 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 Clock: The Best World Clock [Sponsor]

The Clock for iOS and the Mac takes the hassle out of time zones, so you can stay in touch with friends and family and schedule meetings with colleagues scattered across the globe. The app dispenses the confusion caused by time zones, eliminating the worry about when an event is scheduled to begin.

The result of nine years of updates and customer feedback, The Clock 4 is an intuitive and essential utility. Just take a look at the app’s many positive reviews on the Mac and iOS App Stores.

Of course, times and dates can be displayed in a a wide variety of formats, but that’s just the start. The Clock includes four handsome themes and supports eight different complications that display information like sunrise and sunset times, business hours, days off, days of the week, time zone offset, and more.

The Clock is also indispensable for planning meetings. With calendar integration and a unique slider interface, it’s easy to find a time window to chat with colleagues around the world. The app also automatically adjusts for Daylight Savings Time and alerts you as the time change approaches.

The Clock is loaded with lots of other features too:

  • Menu bar and dock options
  • Notes
  • Accessibility support
  • Local, iCloud, and Dropbox backups
  • An advanced widget
  • Keyboard support on the Mac and iPad
  • Handoff
  • Share sheet and service integration for converting times
  • Split Screen and Full Screen
  • Shortcuts

The Clock is the best world clock you’ll find anywhere on the Mac or iOS. Learn more about The Clock for macOS and download a trial version from the app’s website. While you’re there, check out the iOS version too. Both the macOS and iOS versions are available on the iOS App Store and the Mac App Store.

We’re giving away 20 copies each of the Mac and iOS versions of The Clock to MacStories readers too. Click here, to learn more and enter the giveaway.

Our thanks to The Clock for sponsoring MacStories this week.


Up Next on MacStories’ Podcasts

Next week on AppStories, Federico and John look back at the origins of clipboard apps on iOS, how they’ve evolved, and the apps they’re currently using on the iPhone, iPad, and Mac to save snippets of information for use elsewhere....


In This Issue

Pastebot, iOS Utility Grab Bag, Vol. 3, Federico’s iPad Home screen, a new episode of MacStories Unplugged, signing PDFs on the iPad and Mac without a third-party PDF app,plus Weekly Q&A, Links, lots of App Debuts, arecap of MacStories articles, and a preview of next week’s episode of AppStories....


MacStories Unplugged

[[unplugged_artwork]] A Really Weird Week In the latest installment of MacStories Unplugged, Federico and John talk about the iPad Magic Keyboard that became available for preorder earlier this week and Federico explains what led him to try OmniFocus again. MacStories’ and AppStories’ Anniversaries MacStories turned 10 in 2019 and 11 on April 20, 2020 AppStories...


Previously, On MacStories

Highlights for iPhone and iPad: An Excellent Companion for Researchers Apple and Google Partner for COVID-19 Contact Tracing Apple Shares ‘Creativity Goes On’ Video on YouTube PDF Expert’s New Reading Mode Offers the Best iPhone PDF Experience HomePass 1.7 Brings Refreshed UI, Customizable Data Fields, and Improved Shortcuts Support Apple Creates Tool for Spotting Trends...


Interesting Links

According to Mark Gurman at Bloomberg, Apple is working on an iPad Pro-style design for its next iPhone as well as a smaller HomePod. (Link) Wired tested the new Beats Powerbeats and has declared them the best earbuds for working out with an iPhone. (Link) A steep increase in US grocery orders during the COVID-19...


Gear.Coffee: Upgrade Your Coffee Ritual with the Kinu M47 Series Hand Grinders [Sponsor]

If you’re someone who can’t get through the day without coffee, I’m sure you understand the importance of having great coffee. With the Kinu M47 Series Hand Grinders from Gear.Coffee you can upgrade your entire coffee experience with freshly-ground, flavorful coffee.

Each cup of coffee should be supreme, and you should enjoy each sip you take during the day. After all, believe it or not, this is part of what makes your day great. Every little detail sums up to produce an outstanding cup of coffee, but freshness is key here. So make sure that you get this part of your coffee ritual right.

To get a fully flavor-filled experience, the first thing you need is fresh-ground coffee beans. And to get the richest infusion of flavor and aroma to your coffee, you should grind it just before you brew it. Of course, you need a coffee grinder to accomplish this because coffee beans are super hard!

Gear.Coffee makes it easy for you to choose because they’ve selected the top three high-quality manual coffee grinders by Kinu Grinders. The German-engineered Kinu M47 Phoenix and Simplicity hand grinders feature the best in consistency and reliability no matter how you prepare your coffee: Aeropress, Pour-over, Espresso, Moka Pot, Drip, etc.

Choose the one that suits you best. There’s no wrong choice with these grinders!

MacStories readers can get $10 off their first grinder purchase by visiting the Gear.Coffee website using code “macstories10” at checkout throughout April. Check out these terrific grinders today and enjoy a fantastic cup of coffee.

Our thanks to Gear.Coffee for sponsoring MacStories this week.


Interesting Links

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MacStories Unplugged

[[unplugged_artwork]] A Little Punch Drunk After a long week writing about the 10th anniversary of the iPad’s release in the US, Federico and John talk about the series, the iPad mini, games, Federico’s keyboard and Home screen, and, of course, cat apps. As a reminder, please note thatwe have changed the URL for the podcast,...