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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.

Home Screen: Tim Nahumck

Twitter: @nahumck. Drafts Evangelist, co-host of Fundamentally Broken, productivity mechanic, writer. It’s been almost two years since I last updated my home screen for Club MacStories readers. As I spent time this week reviewing my last home screen setups shared in Weekly #81, I immediately groaned at how dated it looked: at the time I...


Previously, On MacStories

Apple Responds to Spotify’s Claims of Anticompetitive Behavior Phil Schiller Interviewed on ATP Stanford Medicine Presents Results of the Apple Heart Study The 10.5-inch iPad Air and Fifth-Generation iPad mini: The MacStories Overview A Peek Inside Apple’s Music Apps Studio The New 21.5 and 27-inch iMacs: The MacStories Overview Instagram Announces In-App Checkout Feature Apple...



In This Issue

Timepage,Federico’s shortcut for setting different morning alarms for each day of the week, Tim Nahumck’s home screen, John on the benefits of the iPad Pro at conferences, plus Links, App Debuts, a recap of MacStories articles, and a preview of next week’s episode of AppStories....


Setapp: The Best Mac Apps in One Suite [Sponsor]

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Previously, On MacStories

Apple Music Commissions Custom Playlist Art Ulysses 15 Review: Split View on the Mac, Remote Images, Improved iPad Multitasking, and More Reconsidering Evernote in 2019 Apple Announces March 25th Event at the Steve Jobs Theater Niantic Previews Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, the Studio’s Follow-Up to Pokémon GO A Remastered Version of Rolando Is Returning to...


In This Issue

BetterTouchTool, Brian Hamilton’s home screen, how to force macOS to use the aptX or AAC codecs for Bluetooth headphones, Ryan revisits iOS 12, a shortcut for turning Reminders into GoodTaskURLs,plus the usual Links, App Debuts, arecap of MacStories articles, and a preview of next week’s episode of AppStories....


Interesting Links

Music streaming service Tidal has extended support for MQA files (part of their HiFi tier) to the iOS app. (Link) Chrome 73 has introduced support for dark mode on macOS Mojave. (Link) Writing at The Atlantic, Taylor Lorenz explains how teens are using Google Docs – the service they primarily use for homework and other...


Home Screen: Brian Hamilton

Twitter: @_brianhamilton. Incomparable panelist, co-host of Most Important Meal, and freelance podcast editor. Lately, I’ve realized that I’m using my iPad less and less. Since being issued a MacBook Pro for work, I’ve become much more capable on macOS and my 9.7” iPad Pro has languished in a desk drawer for far too long. I...