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.

In This Issue

Sleep Watch,Ryan’s Widgets for iOS Apps (Vol. 1), Nati Shochat’s Home screen, an interview with Greg Pierce, plus the usualWorkflow Corner, Weekly Q&A, Links, and recap of MacStories articles....


Reader Setups

Achim Rothe: Due to its portability, the iPad is a great device to bring ergonomics to your work. My goal was to use the iPad Pro 12.9” while standing and specifically to avoid tilting my head. I tried different iPad stands and mounts but found nothing convincing. Originally intended as a quick fix, I installed...


Previously, On MacStories

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Home Screen: Nati Shochat

Twitter: @natisho. Bilingually microblogging about tech and Apple. EiC @iPhonesIsrael. To understand my Home screen setup you need to understand one major thing: my first iPhone was an iPhone 2G that ran iPhone OS (before Apple renamed it to iOS in 2010) 1.0.2. So a lot of my iPhone patterns are rooted in the early...


Interesting Links

Jessica Conditt of Engadget has an in-depth look at ‘Where Cards Fall’, a beautiful upcoming game for iOS from Sam Rosenthal of Game Band and Snowman, makers of Alto’s Adventure. (Link) Larder, a bookmarking service for developers, has a profile on iOS developer Becky Hansmeyer, the maker of Sploot, an iMessage sticker pack that we’ve...


Previously, On MacStories

Alexa Comes to the Amazon iOS App Game Day: Cosmic Express Apple Highlights Indie Games in New Permanent Storefront Organizing Windows with Magnet Game Day: Mushroom 11 Starting a Website with Setapp [Sponsor] Workflow’s New File and Ulysses Actions John Gruber on the 2017 iPad Lineup Apple Introduces New ‘iPad’ Model with 9.7″ Display and...


Interview: Joe Rosensteel

Twitter: @joesteel. VFX artistandpodcast host of Defocusedand Unhelpful Suggestions. As someone who is in the visual effects industry, how do you feel about Apple’s approach to ‘pro’ hardware and software? Apple has not historically been very competitive in the visual effects industry, which was dominated by Silicon Graphics, with their expensive, proprietary systems running Irix,...


In This Issue

xScope, Board Games for iOS (Vol. 3), Tara Mann’s Home screen, an interview with Joe Steel, exporting multiple Dropbox files with Workflow, plus members’ Workflow Requests, Weekly Q&A, Tip, stickers, App Debuts, Links, and recap of MacStories articles....


Home Screen: Tara Mann

Twitter: @taramann;taramann.com. Designer at Basecamp. I go through phases where I have more or less stuff on my Home screen. The empty row on the bottom is a sandbox of sorts. If I just downloaded a new camera app or something, I’ll put it there so I remember to use it. I actually find that...