Federico Viticci

10962 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.

30 Web Apps You Should Turn into Mac Apps with Fluid

We’re surrounded by web apps. That’s a given. Since the beginning of the web 2.0 era, we started collecting logins, passwords, subscriptions..I mean, who on earth hasn’t ever heard of  Gmail? My dad (yeah, I always choose him as my example) has a Gmail account.

But, there’s a problem: have you realized how much visual space do all these web apps steal from your browser window? I tell you: a lot. Mail + Facebook + Google Reader + Digg + Last.fm (pretty popular services almost everyone uses) are 5 open tabs in your browser. And if you have an horizontal tabs layout, you know that five tabs are too much.

But remember, we are Mac users, couldn’t there be a solution? Sure!

If you daily use a lot of web apps, Fluid.app will make your lives easier. With Fluid you can create SSB, Site Specific Browsers.

Put simply, you can turn a webapp into a desktop application that will run into your dock.

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9 Beta Apps for Mac You Should Definitely Check Out

If you’re a heavy, aficionado Mac user, it’s very likely that you’re totally into discovering beta apps. They could be public or invite-only apps, or even teaser websites: you just want to discover new stuff before anyone else.

I’ve collected 9 of the most anticipated beta apps websites in this post, hope this will help you.

Enjoy!

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Win a Cloud App Beta Invite!

Alright guys, another giveaway for you!

This time it’s some very “exclusive” stuff: I’ve got 3 invites for Cloud app for Mac to share with you.

In case you missed my review, Cloud.app is a new application for Mac OS, still in its early development stages, which allows you to share files over the internet. The cool thing is, everything is performed with a unique hotkey which is, and most likely will become , system wide.

The application is a invite-only beta by now.

Anyway, let’s move on to the contest’s rules!

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Cloud App For Mac: An Early Review

There’s been a lot of buzz around this Cloud.app recently.

While the developers described it as “every Mac user’s wet dream”, the twitter population went crazy about it. There was someone who said Cloud was a forecast app, then someone said it was only vaporware.

Cloud is real, guys. And it’s a wet dream.

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