Next week on AppStories, Federico and John cover the apps they and the MacStories team use for working from home....
MacStories Unplugged
[[unplugged_artwork]] Keep an eye out this weekend for an all-new episode of MacStories Unplugged with Federico and John. With Club members cooped up at home this week, we wanted to get a new episode out earlier in the month than usual. We hope you enjoy it....
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Apple Announces WWDC 2020 Will Be Held Online Only Shortcuts Corner: Opening YouTube Watch Later, Subscribing to RSS Feeds with NetNewsWire, and Uploading Images via FTP Apple Closes Retail Stores Outside Greater China Until March 27th and Outlines Steps It Is Taking to Protect Employees Apple Releases Guidance on Apps Related to COVID-19 and Explains...
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MacStories and the Club During Difficult Times
We’ve been thinking a lot about the role MacStories should play during the COVID-19 pandemic. With the magnitude of the threat facing the world, it’s hard to focus on things like technology and apps, which seem trivial in comparison. Yet, at the same time, technology and apps are playing a central role in how governments...
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Interview: Brent Simmons
Twitter: @brentsimmons. Creator of NetNewsWire; Website: inessential.com. Looking back at the origins of NetNewsWire, what got you started with RSS and what has made it such a big part of your career? When I was growing up, I wanted to be a writer. My parents, who were both computer programmers, bought me an Apple II...
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Up Next on MacStories’ Podcasts
Next week on AppStories, Federico and John discuss apps they’d like to see Apple build into iOS and iPadOS 14....