MacStories Team

3429 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.

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Perks

DaisyDisk Exclusively for Club MacStories members, win one of 10 licenses of DaisyDisk, the excellent app that helps you find which files are hogging space on your Mac’s drive. Entries close 9 PM New York time on February 8th, 2018. Winners will be selected at random and contacted within 7 days of entries closing. Please...


Home Screen: Alexandra Cox

Twitter: @AlexCox. Part of the Cards Against Humanity crew; co-host of Roboism on Relay FM and Do By Friday. The past three months I’ve tried to interact with my iPhone in a much different way. My Home screen is set up so that apps (mostly social media) are hidden away in folders so I don’t...


Announcement

In last week’s issue of MacStories Weekly (#113), I detailed my idea for a new section of the newsletter focused on telling the stories of people who use iPads around the world. This stems from the realization that thousands of MacStories readers, AppStories listeners, and Club members have chosen to use an iPad as their...


Previously, On MacStories

Apple Animoji Karaoke Videos Showcase iPhone X Feature in Advance of Grammys Omni Outlines Its 2018 Plans, Including Updates to OmniFocus for iOS and Other Apps HomePod First Impressions Roundup Game Day: WayOut Apple Shares First Series of HomePod Ads What Apple Must Do to Establish Its New Video Service Apple’s Podcast Analytics Prove the...


In This Issue

This month, Federico shares how he’s using the Apple Watch to live a more active and healthier life, Ryan explains why the HomePod is the right smart speaker for him, Stephen takes stock of the MacBook Air’s place in Apple’s lineup, and John refines his on-the-go charging setup....


Announcement

For the past couple of months, I’ve been thinking about ways to expand our current Home Screens and Interviews sections. One of the overarching themes I keep going back to is the iPad. I’ve made no secret of my love for the device over the past few years of MacStories; what I’ve also realized, though,...


Interesting Links

Polygon profiles independent game developer Ojiro Fumoto, the creator of Downwell, the critically-acclaimed game that Fumoto released on iOS in 2015. (Link) In the past, it was unthinkable that Apple would ever have a big presence in the enterprise market. TechCrunch looks at how iOS helped change that and examines where Apple fits within the...


Home Screen: Sam Sheffer

Twitter: @samsheffer. YouTuber, previously atEngadget, The Verge, and Mashable. Hey there! My name is Sam Sheffer – you may know me from Engadget, The Verge, Mashable, or maybe a Casey Neistat video. If not, you should check out my YouTube channel where I upload videos about technology. My username is the same on every social...


In This Issue

Rocket,a currency conversion workflow, Sam Sheffer’s Home screen, an interview with Matt Braun, plus the usualWeekly Q&A, The Extension, last week’s Straw Poll results,Tip, Links, lots of App Debuts,and a recap of MacStories articles....