Federico Viticci

10812 posts on MacStories since April 2009

Federico is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of MacStories, where he writes about Apple with a focus on apps, developers, iPad, and iOS productivity. He founded MacStories in April 2009 and has been writing about Apple since. Federico is also the co-host of AppStories, a weekly podcast exploring the world of apps, Unwind, a fun exploration of media and more, and NPC: Next Portable Console, a show about portable gaming and the handheld revolution.

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iTunes 9.0.2 Adds Extra Home Screens To App Management

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“You can now put more than 176 apps in the organizer, and those will move on to grayed-out homescreens. You can still access them on the iPhone by using Spotlight, but those grayed-out homescreens only serve as a buffer to hold your overflow apps while you’re organizing them. Doesn’t really help the actual experience of sorting apps, but it should give you some breathing space when dealing with lots and lots of apps.”

Now Apple, please let us move multiple apps on the Springboard.


How To: Convert PDFs to Jpeg and PNG With Applescript

Applescript is one of those Mac OS features a few people master and many ignore. Truth be told, Apple has never published an “official” get-started guide to Applescript, so I understand all those users who just don’t get the point with it.

Anyway, Applescript is a human-language based code which enables users to perform actions. In case you’d like to know more about, take a look at my 25 Links to the Best AppleScripts Tutorials and Examples.

Today, I’d like to talk about this two neat applescripts I found here which let you easily convert your PDF files to .jpeg or .PNG formats.

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An Interview with Tweetie Developer Loren Brichter

How many times before did I say I love Tweetie? Both in its Mac and iPhone versions, I think it’s the best Twitter client out there, even better than many “professional” online services. Read my article 10 Reasons Why You Should Buy Tweetie 2..and What To Expect From Tweetie 3” if you missed it.

Today I had the chance to chat with the man behind the revolution, Loren Brichter. He works at atebits and he’s the developer of Tweetie.

Enough said, time for the interview!

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Onyx 2.1 Available: Adds New Icon, Snow Leopard Support

Onyx, the popular mantenaince tool for Mac OS X, has been updated to 2.1 version.

Alongside with 10.6 support and a new icon, this updates dumps the installer package in favor of drag & drop installation.

I used Onyx many times before and it’s a great and useful application. If you’re running Snow Leopard, you’d better update to improve performances.


40 Creative Uses For Dropbox Designers and Mac Users Will Love

Dropbox is a great service: it allows users to keep everything (yes, everything) in sync between multiple devices. I daily use Dropbox in my workflow to backup my Yojimbo library and share stuff with my friends and co-workers, and I’m very satisfied. If you’re new to Dropbox, you can signup with this referrall link and, besides testing the service, you’ll make me earn 250 extra MB. (and I will thank you in one way or another)

Anyway, there are many creative yet less known uses for Dropbox. In this roundup I’ve collected the best I found around the web, but if you know more please share them in the comments!

Enjoy ;)

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Evernote Account Switcher Brings Support For Multiple Accounts

Although I’m in love with Yojimbo, there’s no doubt that Evernote is the most famous “notes organizer / digital scrapbook” app around.

Built on a solid and intuitive web interface, Evernote is the favourite choice of many Mac users out there, both in its free and premium version. I could write an in-depth review in the next weeks, stay tuned.

Anyway, if there’s one thing Evernote.app for Mac misses, that’s multiple account support. I mean, you can change your account settings in the Preferences, but you’ll have to do it everytime. Wouldn’t it be great to have a little utility to quickly switch between accounts?

Thanks to Jazzaround developers, we can.

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