MacStories Team

3376 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.

Previously, On MacStories

Stories Captionista: Simple, Flexible Video Subtitling for the iPhone and iPad Last Week, on Club MacStories: Watch Face Automation, Club-Only Wallpapers, a Giveaway, and an Anniversary Town Hall Podcasts AppStories, Episode 293 – Let’s Fix the Music App MacStories Unwind: City Building and Parenthood...


In This Issue

Matter, why a pro Apple Watch will appeal to more than just athletes, a reader setup, 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....


September 7th Apple Event Town Hall

On Wednesday, September 7th, not long after the Apple event ends, we will hold a live Town Hall in the Club MacStories+ Discord community. We’ll kick things off at 4:30 pm Eastern US time with a recap of the event, and share our thoughts and initial impressions of the iPhones and Apple Watches that are...


Up Next on MacStories’ Podcasts

Next week on AppStories, John is joined by a special guest to talk about macOS Ventura, including iCloud Shared Photo Library, Stage Manager, Shortcuts, and System Settings. This week on MacStories Unwind, John recommends the movie Belfast and Federico digs into the recently-concluded season of Better Call Saul....


Reader Setup: Nildeala

Twitter: @nildeala. French trans activist and tech enthusiast. This is my tiny personal desk at home. My partner and I used to share a huge desk in another room. Sharing space proved to be too big of a challenge, though, so I recently purchased this smaller one. I now have my own little desk space...


In This Issue

This month, Alex tells the story of why he’s gone to the trouble of finding a way of connecting an Apple Studio Display to his gaming PC and John explains why he thinks the changes to Focus Modes coming this fall point to bigger changes down the road....


Kosmik: For All Mindkind [Sponsor]

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Our thanks to Kosmik for sponsoring MacStories this week.


Up Next on MacStories’ Podcasts

Next week on AppStories, Federico and John roll up their sleeves to fix Apple’s Music app. This week on MacStories Unwind, John, who is joined by Alex Guyot, recommends a pair of relaxing sim games while Alex revisits a classic TV show....


Previously, On MacStories

Stories Apple Schedules Media Event for September 7, 2022 Apple Confirms iPadOS Update Will Be Released After iOS 16 Everything New Coming to the Home App in iOS 16 and macOS Ventura The Club MacStories and AppStories Expansion: One Year Later Last Week, on Club MacStories: Quick Note as an Obsidian Launcher, AppleScript’s Role in...