Myke is back. Gurman is back. iPhone rumors and iPad wish lists are back.
On this week’s episode of Connected, we covered the latest “iPhone 8” rumors and started discussing what we would like to see in the next generation of iPad software and hardware. You can listen here.
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This week, inspired by true events, Fraser and Federico look at the user-facing security technologies available in iOS.
On the latest Canvas, we go over the best practices to set up an iOS device with security in mind and to make it easy to lock everything and retrieve data when things go wrong. You can listen here.
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Last week, the developers at Ulysses released version 2.8 of the popular text editor, which, among various improvements, brought a unification of the x-callback-URL API across the Mac and iOS. As a heavy user of the app (I’ve been writing almost everything in Ulysses for a year now), I immediately got to work and...
Question: Is there a way to automatically add new tracks to an Apple Music playlist from a Spotify playlist? My friends keep a shared playlist on Spotify that is great, but I have my family plan on Apple Music. I would love an automated way to add the new tracks from this playlist to a...
Question: Is it possible to use Launch Center Pro or Workflow to open two apps in Split View with one tap? (Andre)
Unfortunately, Andre, it is not possible for an app on iOS to launch two apps in Split View simultaneously. There is no API for developers to launch multiple apps in multitasking. Question:...
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For years, I struggled to settle on an accounting workflow I truly liked.
In the past 8 years of MacStories, I’ve tried organizing financial records and statements with plain text files and PDF documents; I’ve used and then abandoned dedicated finance management apps; for a couple of years, I even tested a combination of Dropbox, Excel, and Editorial to visualize transactions and generate invoices with a Markdown template. My Italian bank doesn’t support direct integrations with third-party accounting services, and my particular requirements often include converting expenses from USD to EUR on a per-receipt basis.
Eventually, I always managed to keep my records up to date and neatly sorted with the help of an accountant, but I never loved any of the workflows I had established. In the end, several factors contributed to begrudgingly assembling reports and statements with systems I didn’t find flexible enough.
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With Myke pondering life in the woods, Stephen and Federico talk about Clips and what the Mac and iPad can learn from each other before quizzing each other on their preferred platforms in a battle for eternal nerd glory.
A fun episode of Connected this week, with a special final segment. You can listen here.
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Microsoft unveil specs of their upcoming Project Scorpio, and Shahid explains what makes a developer ‘First Party’.
On this week’s Remaster, Shahid helps us understand the differences between first-party and second-party game studios. You can listen here.
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I was inspired by a question sent by member Steven, who asked us for a way to easily find a free evening in his calendar to go out with friends after work: Question: I often find myself trying to schedule post-work events with friends and colleagues. The first inevitable step is to send over...
