Federico Viticci

10635 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.


App Grab Bag

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AppStories Episode 283 - App Grab Bag

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This week, Federico and John reach into the App Grab Bag and pull out five recommendations for listeners to try.

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Five iOS 16 Features You May Have Not Seen Yet

As is always the case for major new versions of iOS and iPadOS, there are hundreds of smaller features that don’t make the cut for Apple’s presentations and have to be discovered by users over the course of the beta period. Longtime MacStories readers know that coming across these changes to the operating systems is...


Custom Obsidian Checkboxes and Nintendo DS Recommendations

Here are the highlights from the Club MacStories Discord this week: Over in the Obsidian channel, Jezza helped me figure out how to implement custom checkboxes in the app, which I can then query with Dataview. This system is going to be extremely useful for my iOS 16 review. Tyler asked for Nintendo DS game...


What WWDC 2022 Means for Apple’s Platforms

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AppStories Episode 282 - What WWDC 2022 Means for Apple’s Platforms

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This week, Federico and John take a step back to consider the future of WWDC and what this year’s announcements mean for each of Apple’s platforms.

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5 Questions About iPadOS 16 Multitasking

WWDC 2022 is now behind us, and, as expected, one of the most important announcements from the conference was the brand new multitasking mode for macOS Ventura and iPadOS 16 called Stage Manager. As I explained in my story, Stage Manager represents a major leap forward for iPad multitasking, marking the arrival of a desktop-class...


WWDC 2022: App Shortcuts, New Actions, and What We Didn’t Get

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AppStories Episode 281 - WWDC 2022: App Shortcuts, New Actions, and What We Didn’t Get

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In the latest installment of AppStories’ special WWDC series, Federico and John talk about how they use the Developer app before diving into Shortcuts with a closer look at App Shortcuts and some of the new actions Shortcuts has to offer and considering some of the wishes that didn’t come true in 2022.

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WWDC 2022: The M2 MacBook Air and macOS Ventura

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AppStories Episode 280 - WWDC 2022: The M2 MacBook Air and macOS Ventura

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In the latest installment of AppStories’ special WWDC series, Federico and John are joined by Myke Hurley to talk about the M2 MacBook Air, as well as Stage Manager and gaming on macOS Ventura.

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