Federico Viticci

10858 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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AppStories - Ep. 121 - 35 minutes

How Travel Affects The Apps and Gear We Use

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AppStories Episode 121 - How Travel Affects The Apps and Gear We Use

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This week, Federico provides an update on the progress he’s made on his iOS 13 review, and then he and John dig into how travel affects the apps and gear they use.

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Experiments with NFC Triggers and Shortcuts in iOS 13

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Among the new automation triggers supported in the new Shortcuts app for iOS and iPadOS 13, Apple included NFC, which allows modern iPhones to run custom shortcuts in the background just by scanning any compatible tag. In the past, I played around with NFC triggers in Launch Center Pro, but due to system limitations,...

Connected, Episode 252: Full Oracle Mode→

On this week’s episode of Connected:

Federico has concerns about dummy units of the next iPhone. Stephen is troubled by the icon used for Software Update in macOS. Both of them receive a visit from a mystic being named Myke. Oh, and it’s World Emoji Day!

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

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Connected, Episode 251: The Worrier Warrior→

On last week’s episode of Connected:

Myke has a story about the beach, Federico has a plan for NFC stickers, and Stephen has some thoughts on this week’s MacBook news.

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

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Adapt, Episode 5: Desktop-Class Safari and the Magic of OCR→

On last week’s episode of our iPad-focused show Adapt:

Safari is growing up this fall in iPadOS 13 to a true desktop-class browser, and Federico and Ryan detail everything that’s new; also, this week’s challenge involves using apps to perform OCR on a 400+ page PDF.

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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AppStories - Ep. 119 - 34 minutes

You Downloaded What?

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AppStories Episode 119 - You Downloaded What?

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This week, Federico and John look at the strange assortment of apps they’ve downloaded recently.

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Connected, Episode 250: Tonight Will Be in the Future→

On this week’s episode of Connected:

Federico reminds everyone that it’s okay to not have strong feelings about Jony Ive leaving Apple, while Stephen feels tempted by iOS 13. Meanwhile, Eddy Cue talks about rumors of Tim Cook meddling with Apple TV+ scripts and Project Catalyst continues to make news.

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

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