Federico shares how he’s moving GoodLinks articles to Readwise via its API, John sees a broader market for the iPhone SE developing, and Jonathan fixes a People problem in his Photos library, plus the usual Links, App Debuts, the latest happenings in the Club MacStories+ Discord community, and a recap of MacStories articles and this...
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This Week on MacStories Podcasts
This week on MacStories podcasts: AppStories This week on AppStories, Federico and John predict what we’ll see from Apple in 2025. From agentic AI to App Intents and Siri, they explore what will shape the year ahead and the implications for users and developers. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Overcast Pocket Casts Castro Spotify YouTube NPC:...
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In This Issue
Jonathan shares his Apple Watch wishes for 2025, John explains why he loved CES in spite of its many downsides, and Federico recommends Funnel, 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....
This Week on MacStories Podcasts
This week on MacStories podcasts: Ruminate Some snack reviews from the festive period, Robb was on another podcast, and John is on his way to CES. Listen on: Apple Podcasts Overcast Pocket Casts Castro Spotify YouTube Magic Rays of Light Sigmund and Devon share one Apple TV wish each for 2025 and recap season two...
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PowerPhotos: The Ultimate Toolbox for Photos on the Mac [Sponsor]
PowerPhotos is the ultimate toolbox for Photos on the Mac. It works in conjunction with the Apple Photos app, filling in missing features that Photos itself doesn’t provide.
PowerPhotos allows you to work with multiple Photos libraries and store them wherever you want, including on an external drive or a network drive. Split up your giant library into smaller ones by copying photos and albums with a simple drag and drop, preserving metadata such as edits, titles, and keywords along the way. You can free up space on your laptop’s drive or save space on iCloud while still keeping all your photos handy in the Photos app.
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PowerPhotos 2.0 can be downloaded for free from fatcatsoftware.com/powerphotos and offers many of its features for free. Purchasing a license will unlock advanced features such as library merging, deletion of duplicate photos, and unlimited photo copying and exporting. Existing users of PowerPhotos 1.0 or iPhoto Library Manager can use their old license key to upgrade for 50% off the regular price, and MacStories readers can use the coupon code MACSTORIES25 to receive a 20% discount.
Our thanks to PowerPhotos for sponsoring MacStories this week.
In This Issue
This month, Devon shares how he reevaluated his habit tracking and explains what he’s tracking now and why, while John shares two shortcuts that take advantage of Unread’s Shortcuts integration and the Readwise Reader and Godspeed APIs....