Enjoy the latest episodes from MacStories’ family of podcasts:

AppStories

This week, Federico and I tackle tracking apps. From database apps to media trackers, we consider what makes a good tracking app no matter what you’re tracking.

This episode is sponsored by:

• WaterMinder – The Best Water Tracker App for Your Hydration Needs!

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NPC: Next Portable Console

This week, looming tariffs cause more handheld makers to pause shipments to the U.S., demand for the Switch 2 outstrips supply, I explain what the U.S. pre-order process was like, and we marvel at the restoration of a vintage Game Boy kiosk.

This week on NPC XL, Brendon shares his brief time with the Retroid Pocket Flip 2 and all three hosts compare videogame streaming notes from GeForce NOW on handhelds to Game Pass on an LG TV.

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Ruminate

I have a hot headphone tip, then we discuss the Slate EV truck, and finally how we go about setting up new Macs.

AppStories, Episode 433, ‘Tackling Trackers’ Show Notes

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Links and Show Notes

Tracking Apps

• Collections
• Chronicling
• Game Tracker
• GamePal
• Backloggd
• Obsidian
• Sofa
• Genler Streak
• Happy Scale
• Tracking in ChatGPT
• Mercury Weather
• Lazy Weather
• Paku for PurpleAir
• Allergy Plus

AppStories+ Post-Show: Federico Quizzes John

• Items Mentioned:
  • Slate 7
  • Working On the Go with the GL.iNet GL-MT3000 WiFi 6 Travel Router
  • Japanese copy of A Link to the Past and Four Swords

On AppStories+, Federico quizzes John about what’s on his desk, the tech he’d be happy to have a burgler steal, and more.

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To learn more about the benefits included with an AppStories+ subscription, visit our Plans page, or read the AppStories+ FAQ.

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NPC, Episode 30, ‘Midnight Chaos: Switch 2 Pre-Order Demand Outstrips Supply’ Show Notes

Links and Show Notes

Follow Up

• Playdate, Season 2
  • Preorders

The Latest Portable Gaming News

• Tariff Update
  • Handhelds Tariff Roundup: What to Expect
  • Odin 2 Maker Ayn To Join Anbernic In Pausing US Shipments
  • Game Boy clone maker Anbernic suspends all shipments to US
  • DHL halts international deliveries to US consumers worth over $800
• Switch 2
  • Switch 2 Demand Outstrips Supply
    • Switch 2 demand will far outstrip supply in Japan, Nintendo warns
    • Nintendo Switch 2 preorders were a total mess — at first
  • Paul Rudd ad
    • Nintendo shares a vintage SNES commercial starring Paul Rudd as he reprises the role for Switch 2
  • John on what the pre-order process was like in the U.S.
• Restoring a Vintage Game Boy Kiosk
  • I Restored an Abandoned GameBoy Kiosk via The Verge

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Ruminate, Episode 208, ‘Digging Around in Drawers’ Show Notes

Pepsi Strawberries ‘n’ Cream

The $20,000 American-made electric pickup with no paint, no stereo, and no touchscreen

Compare car design and dimensions in a Virtual Showroom

rknightuk/dotfiles: My dot files, zsh config, and other stuff

Migration Guide

Cork: The Homebrew GUI for macOS

NPC: Next Portable Console and NPC XL

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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, Ruminate, Comfort Zone, and NPC: Next Portable Console 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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