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Next week on AppStories, Federico and John conclude their tour of changes coming to the system apps on iOS, iPadOS, and macOS this fall, including Home, Notes, Reminders, and Shortcuts. This week on MacStories Unwind, John recommends Apple TV+’s Black Bird and Federico and he explain how they use the app MusicBox to...


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John shares a collection of iOS games he’s playing this summer and an update on how his RSS management setup continues to evolve, 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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A Little Time Off

Every summer, we take a couple of weeks off from publishing MacStories Weekly to enjoy the summer with our families and friends. This year, we’ll be taking off next Friday, July 29th and August 12th. As in the past, we’ll still be sending out the July Monthly Log at the end of the month, so...


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Reader Setup: Nik

Twitter:@ThisTweetCA; Instagram:@ThisInstaCA. Club member from Calgary, Canada. Welcome to my little office. I’ve been working from home for a long time, but finally managed to make my space a little more my own and cram a desk into the closet (my wife took over the basement which is much larger, but she has a much...