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.
This week, Federico and John revisit App Intents to discuss where it came from, what it can do today, and the challenges Apple faces in integrating it with Apple Intelligence.
On AppStories+, John and Federico migrated their server setups and found themselves playing IT administrator.
When I wrote about my OpenClaw setup two weeks ago, I mentioned how I was “considering swapping my Mac mini for my M3 Ultra Mac Studio to give it access to local AI models.” I finally performed that migration earlier this week, and I want to share how it went. The short version is this:...
The Shortcuts Corner section of MacStories Weekly has been a staple of the newsletter for almost a decade at this point. With today’s 500th (!) issue of MacStories Weekly, I thought I’d share a glimpse of what I strongly believe will be the future of automation on Apple devices. It just so happens that it’s...
Since I first wrote about ClawdBot MoltBot OpenClaw three weeks ago, I’ve only come to rely on this personal assistant more and more each day. My OpenClaw still runs on its own dedicated Mac mini (although I’m considering swapping it for my M3 Ultra Mac Studio to give it access to local AI models), it’s...
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Yesterday was a big step forward for MacStories and the Club. If you haven’t read Federico’s story about what we’re doing and why, it’s worth checking out because it’s not just that the Club is now on macstories.net. We’re taking an entirely new approach to MacStories that, in time, will touch everything we do on...
Given what we’ve discussed on AppStories lately, it shouldn’t come as a huge surprise that I’ve been using Claude Code on my Mac mini home server a lot. And if you know me, you shouldn’t be surprised by the fact that I’ve been looking for ways to access the desktop version of Claude Code from...
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