AppStories - Ep. 461 - 39 minutes

Our Latest App and Automation Experiments

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+, Federico and John look ahead, considering the future of Shortcuts and automation.

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AppStories Episode 461 - Our Latest App and Automation Experiments

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AppStories - Ep. 460 - 31 minutes

The Great Digital Declutter

Federico

John

This week, Federico and John clean house, deleting old apps, screenshots, half-built shortcuts, huge downloads, and more. A look at the workflows and apps we use to stay organized and clean up our digital messes.

On AppStories+, Federico’s Typing Mind experiments continue, while John shares his experience of Claude Code to build tools to run MacStories.

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AppStories Episode 460 - The Great Digital Declutter

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AppStories - Ep. 459 - 38 minutes

Exploring AI Browsers

Federico

John

This week, Federico and John look at the hype surrounding AI browsers to see if there’s any there there.

Then, on AppStories+, Federico explains his experiments with lightning fast alternative AI models in Typing Mind.

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AppStories Episode 459 - Exploring AI Browsers

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AppStories - Ep. 458 - 34 minutes

The Potential and Limits of the M5 iPad Pro

Federico

John

This week, Federico and John consider whether Apple made the case for running local LLMs and gaming on the M5 iPad Pro and discusss who should consider buying it.

On AppStories+, we explain how Claude Skills work and why they are one of Anthropic’s most exciting features in a while.

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AppStories Episode 458 - The Potential and Limits of the M5 iPad Pro

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First, Last, Everything - Season 1 Ep. 8 - 1 hour 18 minutes

Brendon Bigley - Creator, Podcaster, and Blogger

Jonathan

This episode’s guest, Brendon Bigley, is, in his words, extremely online. He helped build the podcasting platform Anchor, which was acquired by Spotify in 2019, and he worked for Marvel, overseeing its presence on YouTube and other platforms. But what most people know him for is his opinions and passion for gaming and tech in general. He co-hosts the gaming podcasts Into the Aether and NPC, and he blogs and publishes videos under the Wavelengths banner.

Brendon Bigley - Creator, Podcaster, and Blogger

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First, Last, Everything - Season 1 Ep. 7 - 1 hour 8 minutes

Joe Rosensteel, VFX Artist, Podcaster and writer

Jonathan

On this episode, we’re joined by Joe Rosensteel. Joe is a VFX artist who’s worked on big-name Hollywood productions as well as smaller commercial projects. He’s a writer on his own blog and for the Six Colors website, and he also has a podcast with Dan Sturm called Defocused.

Joe Rosensteel, VFX Artist, Podcaster and writer

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AppStories - Ep. 457 - 37 minutes

Apple’s Intelligence Quest: Beyond Smart Siri

Federico

John

This week, Federico and John discuss what might be next for Apple Intelligence and how it fits into the broader AI market.

On AppStories+, Federico and John cover the fallout from the Sora app and why AI can’t replace human creativity.

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AppStories Episode 457 - Apple’s Intelligence Quest: Beyond Smart Siri

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First, Last, Everything - Season 1 Ep. 6 - 55 minutes

Robin Kanatzar, App accessibility speaker and developer

Jonathan

Robin Kanatzar is this episode’s guest. Robin is a former industrial engineer who has been developing apps for iOS and Android since 2016, focusing on accessibility. She also gives talks on the subject, educating developers on how to make their apps more accessible, as well as publishing a weekly newsletter on the subject, titled ‘Appt News’.