As you may have seen on Twitter, we’ve been teasing a major new MacStories-related product for quite some time now. At long last, I can finally say that the long-anticipated launch day is (nearly) upon us. On Monday, August 23, we’ll unveil a series of major new initiatives we’ve been planning and building for...
Sideloading Apps and Games on the iPhone and iPad
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AppStories Episode 236 - Sideloading Apps and Games on the iPhone and iPad
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This week, Federico and John explore the world of sideloaded apps and games on the iPhone and iPad, including AltStore and the kinds of apps and game emulators it makes possible.
On AppStories+, Federico and John chat about what the final week of preparations leading up to AppStories+ and new Club MacStories plans is like after months of planning and preparation.
Delta
This week’s pick is a little different than usual: Delta, developed by Riley Testut, isn’t an app you can find on the App Store, nor is it a web service that comes with an iOS companion utility or website. Instead, Delta is an excellent emulator for old Nintendo consoles you can only install on your...
An Interview with Malin Sundberg
AppStories Episode 235 - An Interview with Malin Sundberg
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This week, Federico and John continue the Summer OS Preview Series with special guest Malin Sundberg, the creator of time tracking app Orbit, for a chat about the development of Orbit, SwiftUI, Shortcuts for Mac, SharePlay, and more.
On AppStories+, John asks Federico what kinds of qualities he looks for in MacStories writers.
My Obsidian Setup, Part 1: Sync, Core Plugins, Workspaces, and Other Settings
Last month, after a long beta period I’ve participated in for the past few months, the official Obsidian app for iPhone and iPad launched on the App Store. I’ve covered Obsidian and my approach to writing my annual iOS review in it on both AppStories and Connected; because I’m busy with that massive project and an upcoming major relaunch of the Club (hint hint), I don’t have time right now to work on a proper standalone, in-depth review of Obsidian for MacStories. So, given my time constraints, I thought it’d be fun to do a multi-part series for Club members on how I’ve set up and have been using Obsidian as my Markdown text editor and note-taking app of choice.
Beta OS Impressions Continued
AppStories Episode 234 - Beta OS Impressions Continued
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This week, Federico and John dig into the latest public beta and share their thoughts on changes to Safari on the iPhone, iPad, and Mac, Books on the Mac, Quick Note, Focus, and Live Text.
On AppStories+, John sees a movie, Federico experiments with the latest Obsidian plugins, and John explains how he’s using the Loupedeck Live with Obsidian.
Roon
As I detailed earlier this week on Connected and the July issue of the Monthly Log, I’ve recently rethought my home setup for listening to my personal music collection. I originally took my first steps into the audiophile world in 2018 with a Sony Walkman portable music player (the WM1A) and Sony’s MDR-Z1R closed-back headphones,...
Managing a Windows PC from iPad
As I explained in last week’s episode of Connected, I’ve been rethinking my approach to my personal music collection lately; in addition to new hardware to listen to music, that also involved changing how my music library is accessed, where it’s stored, and how it’s made available to other devices on my home network. After...
Building an Apple-Only Research and Writing Setup
AppStories Episode 233 - Building an Apple-Only Research and Writing Setup
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This week, Federico and John consider whether changes coming to Apple’s OSes make a system app-only research and writing workflow possible and discuss where there’s room for improvement.
On AppStories+, Federico and John talk about Calliope, the web app that underlies AppStories+ and Club MacStories, and John shares his thoughts on the Kobo Elipsa as an eBook reader and note-taking device.