MacStories Team

3425 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

John explores what the new iPad Pro hardware means for future Apple products, Jonathan wonders what the reaction to Apple’s Crush! video means for upcoming AI features in iOS 18, plus the usual Links, App Debuts, the latest happenings in the Club MacStories+ Discord community, a recap of MacStories articles, and a preview of next...


AppStories Scheduling and the Image Inserter for Obsidian Plugin

AppStories+ and AppStories will be published together next week on Monday, May 13th, later in the day than usual to coincide with a story Federico is working on. It’s undoubtedly not what you’re expecting, but I think you’ll enjoy it. Also, there’s a new version of the Club-only Image Inserter for Obsidian plugin that fixes...


Previously, On MacStories

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Up Next on MacStories Podcasts

Next week on AppStories, Federico and John examine iPadOS and consider what Apple needs to do for the OS to live up to the the iPad’s new hardware. Next week onMagic Rays of Light, Sigmund and Devon discuss Apple’s evolving theatrical film strategy, highlight the debut of The Big Cigar, and recap Palm Royale....


In This Issue

Federico shares a shortcut for combining images of different sizes, Jonathan tries the Nothing Ear (2) earbuds, John explains what it will take for next week’s Apple event to get him excited, an interview with AltStore’s Riley Testut, plus the usual Links, App Debuts, the latest happenings in the Club MacStories+ Discord community, a recap...


Up Next on MacStories Podcasts

Next week on AppStories, Federico and John are joined by Riley Testut to dig into the backstory of AltStore PAL and his Delta game emulator. Next week onMagic Rays of Light, Sigmund and Devon break down all of the announcements from Apple’s Let Loose event, grade their event predictions, and highlight this week’s release...


Interview: Riley Testut

Mastodon: @[email protected]. Developer of AltStore and Delta. We’ve seen a lot of confusion among people about Delta and AltStore PAL. Could you explain why Delta is available in AltStore in the EU and not Apple’s App Store? You can thank the Core Technology Fee for that one. The CTF applies to both downloads in AltStore...


Previously, On MacStories

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In This Issue

This month, Federico explains how he digitized his collection of GameCube and Wii discs with the help of a capture card, Orion, a Wii, and the Homebrew Channel, and John makes the case for Gentler Streak, a fitness app that doesn’t make you feel bad if you’re not setting personal records every day....