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.

Interview: Andy Pflaum

Twitter: @apflaum. Co-founder of Astrobringing artificial intelligence to email.. 1. Astro recently launched Slack and Alexa integrations, but it first caught our attention because of its focus on making email more productive. What can users expect from Astro and how is it different from traditional email clients? At Astro we’re bringing the benefits of AI...


In This Issue

OneNote,Reddit Apps for iOS, Federico on researching using iOS 11 on the iPad, Heidi Helen Pilypas’Home screen, an interview with Astro’s Andy Pflaum, plus Weekly Q&A, Links, App Debuts, stickers, and recap of MacStories articles....


Home Screen: Heidi Helen Pilypas

Twitter: @heidi_helen. I design app UI and moji characters. Co-creator of Stamp Pack and Boomerang Check. My name is Heidi Helen, and I’m an Australian designer who organises my app icons by colour. By app colour you say? How do I find anything? I tend to use the in-built search to find the app I...


Home Screen: Tanner King

Twitter: @PaperAbyss. Student. Interested in languages and technology. Studying overseas in China has forced me to take a look at my iOS devices and change the way I go about doing things. Overall I like to keep both the iPad and iPhone as organized as I can so as to not add any unneeded stress...


Previously, On MacStories

The 10.5” iPad Pro: Future-Proof iOS 11 Will Not Support 32-bit Processors iOS 11 Drag and Drop on the iPhone tvOS 11 Will Add Automatic AirPod Pairing and Dark Mode Activation Plus Home Screen Syncing Apple Reveals Its Focus on Self-Driving Vehicle Technology Apple Introduces Changes to Podcasting A Frontline Perspective on the Birth of...


Interesting Links

Joe Cieplinski tackles the complaint by some that a lower-density App Store will be worse for developers. (Link) Less than a week after WWDC concluded, iOS Design Kit has a starter kit of iOS 11 interface elements available with a big update to come. (Link) Apple’s announcements about AR and VR came as something of...


In This Issue

Notability,Board Games for iOS(Vol. 4), an interview with Joe Cieplinski, Tanner King’s Home screen, plus the usualWorkflow Corner, Weekly Q&A, Tip, Links, stickers, App Debuts, and recap of MacStories articles....


Interview: Joe Cieplinski

Twitter: @jcieplinski. Independent designer and developer. Partner in Breakpoint Studio, a software design studio. Co-host of Release Notes podcast and Airplane Mode bassist. 1. You make a timer app called Fin. Who is it for, what does it do, and what’s the most unusual use of it you’ve heard of? Fin is a timer for...