Federico Viticci

10781 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.

Organizing iOS 13’s New Share Sheet

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AppStories Episode 128 - Organizing iOS 13’s New Share Sheet

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This week, Federico and John introduce the fourth anniversary of Club MacStories and then discuss the changes coming to iOS and iPadOS 13’s share sheet and how it has begun to change how they use it.

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Choose and Toggle an Existing Alarm

There’s a small, yet convenient addition to the Shortcuts app in iOS 13: you can get a list of all your existing alarms from the Clock app with a new ‘Get All Alarms’ action. As I will explain in my iOS 13 review, this action is most useful when combined with ‘Choose from List’...


Connected, Episode 259: The Rickies (Fall 2019)

On this week’s episode of Connected:

Myke, Federico and Stephen complete their annual tradition of making predictions before Apple’s iPhone event, this time with a new name: The Rickies.

You can listen below (and find the show notes here).

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Connected, Episode 259

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Adapt, Episode 8: New iPad Pro Wishcasting & Podcast Transcription

On this week’s episode of Adapt:

Federico and Ryan discuss rumored forthcoming iPad Pro models, debating what might compel them to buy new iPads. Afterwards, Federico shares his journey trying a couple different apps and services to make a good transcript of the last episode of the show.

You can listen below (and find the show notes here), and don’t forget to send us questions using #AskAdapt and by tagging our Twitter account.

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Returning to Apple Mail

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AppStories Episode 127 - Returning to Apple Mail

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This week, Federico and John discuss why they’ve both returned to Apple Mail after years of looking for a better email solution.

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Wake Apple TV and Dim the Lights

Shortcuts in iOS 13 comes with a suite of actions to control Apple TV, with another useful one launching with iOS 13.1, which came out in beta earlier this week. In iOS 13, Shortcuts comes with four Apple TV actions: Play/Pause Apple TV Show Remote Control Sleep Apple TV Wake Apple TV The names...


Connected, Episode 258: Technically iOS 13

On this week’s episode of Connected:

Federico’s back just in time for Apple to release the first beta of iOS 13.1 He, Stephen and Myke get into what this could mean for Apple’s upcoming busy season before discussing the changes Apple has made to its Siri grading program.

You can listen below (and find the show notes here).

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Sidecar

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AppStories Episode 126 - Sidecar

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This week, Federico and John cover Apple’s new second-screen feature coming to macOS Catalina and iOS 13 in the fall and what it means for both platforms.

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