John considers the risks posed by the new computing baseline set by the M1, Alex covers the latest updates to Calliope, the set of technologies that run Club MacStories, a Club member’s desk setup, plus the usual Links, App Debuts, the latest happenings in the Club MacStories+ Discord community, a recap of MacStories articles, and...
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Stories Mac Studio and Studio Display Review Roundup WaterMinder 5.1 Delivers a Ground-Up Redesign of Its Apple Watch App and More iPad Air 2022 Review: Refined Balance Tripsy 2.10 Adds Web-Based Itineraries and Expanded Travel Email Forwarding macOS 12.3: The Magic of Universal Control and More iOS and iPadOS 15.4: Hands-On with Universal Control, Face...
A.V. Club: The Afterparty
The next A.V. Club Town Hall will take place in Discord for Club MacStories+ and Club Premier members next Tuesday, March 22nd at 1:30 PM Eastern US time. This month, we’ll be discussing the Apple TV+ series, The Afterparty. As usual, there will be spoilers. We’re also looking for Club members to join us in...
Reader Setup: Yoni Kosiner
Twitter: @KosinerYoni. Tech YouTuber; full-stack development student. From the first look at my setup, one thing is clear: function over form, and, well, no matter how many times I try to make my desk look cleaner, it just becomes less functional. My main idea is that my desk is a modular system with two computers,...
Textastic: Code Editor and SFTP Client for iPad and iPhone [Sponsor]
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With clients for SFTP, FTP, WebDAV, Dropbox, and Google Drive, as well as the integrated SSH terminal, however, Textastic goes well beyond the functionality of a traditional text editor. Since Textastic supports tabs, you can have multiple files and SSH terminals open at the same time, and, on iPad, in multiple windows side by side.
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Our thanks to Textastic for sponsoring MacStories this week.
In This Issue
An update to Federico’s ShareMenu shortcut, John shares a shortcut for assembling draft tweets in Typefully, Club member Dan Stucke’s desk 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....
Rescheduling A.V. Club
We’re really looking forward to the next A.V. Club Town Hall, but due to unforeseen circumstances, we need to reschedule it. We’ll post a new date in the Announcements channel in the Discord community as soon as we have a little more clarity about our schedules next week. We’d love to share more about what...
Up Next on MacStories’ Podcasts
Next week on AppStories, Federico and John cover their first impressions of the iPad Air, Mac Studio, and Studio Display, including Federico’s thoughts on where the Air fits into the iPad lineup and John’s take on what to keep in mind when customizing a Mac Studio. This week on MacStories Unwind, Federico shares...
Reader Setup: Dan Stucke
Twitter: @danielstucke. LinkedIn: Daniel Stucke. (Former) Teacher, Data Geek, Runner, Dad & Husband This is my home office in Saddleworth, England, in a village in the hills mid-way between Manchester and Leeds. For the past 18 years I’ve been a teacher and school leader and led hectic days working with teenagers (now I have just...