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.

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Home Screen: Manton Reece

Twitter: @manton2. Creator of Micro.blogand founder of Riverfold Software. My home screen background has been solid black for years. I’ve found that it makes everything more clear and readable. Keeping the bottom row blank also helps the home screen seem less cluttered. (I do use a real photo as the background on my lock screen.)...


Interesting Links

Tim Nahumck explain how he uses plain text-formatted dictionaries with Workflow to create components that can be reused in multiple workflows. Brad Mangin, a freelance sports photographer chronicles how he earned more in 2016 using his iPhone 7 Plus than his DSLRs. On The App Factor, Steven Aquino shows how the Zoom accessibility tool can...


Interesting Links

You can now use the Ecobee3 remote sensors as motion detectors and room temperature monitors with HomeKit support. The Apple TV now comes with 21 new aerial screen savers, including footage from Dubai, Greenland, and Los Angeles. Khoi Vinh on automating a Mac with voice commands from an Amazon Echo or Google Home. Interesting announcements...


Home Screen: James Thomson

Twitter: @jamesthomson. Creator of PCalcand DragThing. The hardest part of this was deciding which wallpaper to use for the screenshot. I don’t exactly have a minimalist setup. Since I was made a member of Plus Club earlier in the year against my will (I needed to track down a PCalc bug that only occurred on...


In This Issue

We start 2017 off with GIF Toaster, Wikipedia apps, email workflows, member requests and questions, a bunch of app debuts, James Thomson’s Home screen, and, of course, stickers....


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Club Perk

As Club MacStories members, you’lloccasionally have access to to giveaways, discounts, and free downloads. HealthFace HealthFace from Crunchy Bagel, the maker of ADA-winning app Streaks, recently released HealthFace, an iOS and watchOS app that uses Apple Watch complications to display data stored in Apple’s Health app. We reviewed HealthFace earlier this month and it’s a...


In This Issue

This month, John considers the role of apps in his fitness plan, Ryan shows how the Apple TV can be used as a second screen, and a giveaway of a recently-reviewed app that we love....