Enjoy the latest episodes from MacStories’ family of podcasts:
AppStories
This week, Federico and John kick off their holiday app and automation experimentation season a little earlier than usual with a mix of apps, automations, and services.
On AppStories+, they look ahead, considering the future of Shortcuts and automation.
Comfort Zone
Niléane is getting bold with laptop appendages, Chris is nostalgic about the iPad Pro, and everyone gets weird with text files.
This week’s Cozy Zone is a deep dive into 2012’s Les Misérables film.
MacStories Unwind
This week, Federico and John explore tech nostalgia and the importance of tech history before picking a new TV series and music artist.
Magic Rays of Light
Sigmund and Devon discuss Devon’s new audiobook listening habit and what it’s taught him about adaptations. Then, they share gift ideas for the Apple TV fan in your life.
AppStories, Episode 461, ‘Our Latest App and Automation Experiments’ Show Notes
App and Automation Experiments
- Follow-Up
- Federico’s Ongoing AI Testing
- John’s App Experiments
- Federico’s Service Experiments
- John’s Claude Code - Python - Notion Experiments
- Federico’s Drafts and Readwise Reader workflow
AppStories+ Post-Show
John and Federico consider the future of Shortcuts in light of the rapidly evolving automation landscape.
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Comfort Zone, Episode 76, ‘Sorry, Danielle’ Show Notes
Main Topics
Other Stuff We Talked About
- The Gulf livery mouse
- Bandcamp
- Baseline Obsidian theme
- Retroma Obsidian theme
- Primary Obsidian theme
- Todoist Sync for Obsidian
- Todoist Text for Obsidian
- AeroSpace
Cozy Zone
For even more from the Comfort Zone crew, you can subscribe to Cozy Zone. Cozy Zone is a weekly bonus episode of Comfort Zone where Matt, Niléane, and Chris invite listeners to join them in the Cozy Zone where they’ll cover extra topics, invent wilder challenges and games, and share all their great (and not so great) takes on tech. You can subscribe to Cozy Zone for $5 per month here or $50 per year here.
MacStories Unwind, ‘Tech Nostalgia’ Show Notes
Tech Nostalgia Versus Tech History
- NPC: Next Portable Console, GameCube To Go
Picks
- John’s Pick:
- Federico’s Pick:
Unwind Deal
- John’s Favorite Christmas Movies (It’s early, I know, but there are some great deals right now.)
- Classics
- Comedy
- Wait, That’s a Christmas Movie
- So Bad It’s Good
MacStories Unwind+
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Magic Rays of Light, Episode 190, ‘Audiobooks, Adaptations, and a Gift Guide’ Show Notes
Gift Guide
- Slow Horses
- The Silo Series Collection
- The Big Door Prize
- The Last Thing He Told Me
- The First Time I Saw Him
- Foundation
- Dark Matter
- Audible Gift Cards, Credits, & Titles
- Argylle
- ‘lil cinephile
- Severance: Season Two (Apple TV Original Series Soundtrack)
- CODA on Blu-Ray
- F1: The Movie on 4K Blu-Ray
- Reflections: On Cinematography by Roger Deakins
- Muse En Scént Candles Inspired by Your Favorite Films
- Spike Lee Candle
- Franco Pepe: Pizza Chef
- Crossroads: Extraordinary Recipes from the Restaurant That Is Reinventing Vegan Cuisine
- Nomad Tracking Card Pro
- imluckies Magnetic Laptop Phone Holder
- 8BitDo Pro 3 Bluetooth Controller
Trailer Talk
Releases
Extras
Up Next
MacStories launched its first podcast in 2017 with AppStories. Since then, the lineup has expanded to include a family of weekly shows that also includes MacStories Unwind, Magic Rays of Light, Comfort Zone, NPC: Next Portable Console, and First, Last, Everything that collectively, cover a broad range of the modern media world from Apple’s streaming service and videogame hardware to apps for a growing audience that appreciates our thoughtful, in-depth approach to media.
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