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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

A review of the Sonos Move and thoughts on the new HomePod from John, Federico Federico shares the cross-platform apps he uses, plus the usual Links, App Debuts, the latest happenings in the Club MacStories+ Discord community, a recap of MacStories articles, and a preview of upcoming MacStories podcast episodes....


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Next week on AppStories, Federico and John continue their survey of Mastodon apps with a look at Mac apps, web apps, and utilities. This week on MacStories Unwind The Last of Us series on HBO Max plus The Last of Us Part I videogame....


In This Issue

This month, Federico reveals two apps he’s been trying on his iPhone recently, and John tests the hype surrounding artificial intelligence with some experiments....


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In This Issue

More Things shortcuts from John and a shortcut from Federico that converts multi-page PDFs into a JPEG, an all-new episode of MacStories Unplugged, plus the usual Links, App Debuts, the latest happenings in the Club MacStories+ Discord community, a recap of MacStories articles, and a preview of upcoming MacStories podcast episodes....


Previously, On MacStories

Stories Things 3.17 Overhauls the App’s Shortcuts Actions The Mac’s 30th Anniversary Icon Font Shared As SVG Images Unread 3.3 Club MacStories Sample: Federico Achieves His Universal Control Dream and John Reflects on Indie Life Micro.blog, Mastodon, and Ivory Ivory for Mastodon Review: Tapbots Reborn Apple Offers Educational Resources for Data Privacy Day Last Week,...


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Next week on AppStories, Federico and John share the many Mastodon clients they’ve tried so far. This week on MacStories Unwind, John takes listeners to the coast of Ireland for The Banshees of Inisherin, and Federico adds some song and dance to everyone’s day with Matilda the Musical....


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Up Next on MacStories’ Podcasts

Next week on AppStories, Federico and John imagine the apps Apple will promote for its rumored AR/VR headset and what third-party developers might make for it. This week on MacStories Unwind, Federico recommends Crisis Core – Final Fantasy VII – Reunion and John watched The Menu....