MacStories Team

3292 posts on MacStories since July 2011

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: Parker Ortolani

Twitter: @parkermortolani; Website: parkerortolani.com. Licensing Intern at BuzzFeed & a Junior at Fordham University. As a power user, I tend to rearrange my Home screen quite often, especially as I try out new apps. These layouts are the ones that I consistently return to though. I run my life off my iPhone, iPad, and Apple...


Interesting Links

In advance of Global Accessibility Awareness Day, CNET featured the work that Apple and Google are doing to make their products more accessible, which includes an interview with US Paralympian Austin Pruitt about how he uses the Apple Watch to train for wheelchair races. (Link) Twitter has begun hiding certain replies that it identifies as...



In This Issue

Just Watch,iOS Apps with Document Browser Support, Adam Stein in iPads Around the World, John takes his office outdoors, plus the usualWeekly Q&A, Links, App Debuts, a recap of MacStories articles, and a preview of next week’s episode of AppStories....


Interview: Manton Reece

Twitter: @manton2. Founder of Micro.blog. What are some of the interesting ways you’ve seen Micro.blog used or ones that you think most users wouldn’t have considered? I love seeing Micro.blog users either dust off an old blog or create a new one at their own domain and host it in Micro.blog. Once someone gets in...



Interesting Links

It’s not just you. Robocalls have skyrocketed in the US and The New York Times looks at how consumers and regulators are tackling the problem. (Link) The Atlantic considers the social phenomenon of the ‘Story’ format popularized by Snapchat and Instagram. (Link) In a welcome change, Hulu, which launched a beta live TV service a...


In This Issue

Breaker, alternatives to Apple Notes on the Mac, Ryan argues that Siri needs another ‘wow’ moment, an interview with Manton Reece, plus the usual Links, App Debuts, AppStories preview, and a recap of the week’sMacStories articles....


Previously, On MacStories

The Fragmentation of iOS’s UI Design Streets 4 Adds Drag and Drop, Live Panorama Mode, and iPhone X Support New Ways to Explore and Interact with the World Are Coming Soon to Google Maps and Lens Google Introduces News App for iOS to Replace Newsstand Valve Announces Game and Video Streaming Apps for iOS and...