All 'AppStories' Episodes

AppStories is a weekly exploration of the world of apps by MacStories’ Federico Viticci and John Voorhees. Each week, they discuss the best new apps, the impact of apps on our culture, and cover the stories behind popular apps. Hosted by Federico Viticci and John Voorhees.


Everything but the Text Editor

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AppStories Episode 203 - Everything but the Text Editor

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This week, Federico and John cover everything about their writing workflows except the text editor, including research apps, their scratchpad setups, PDF annotation, mind mapping, dictionaries, and shortcuts, along with a segment on text-based podcast editing and transcripts.

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App Modularity

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AppStories Episode 202 - App Modularity

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This week, Federico and John discuss the many aspects of app modularity, including where it started, how it’s supported by Apple, what developers are doing to push modularity forward, and trends to watch for in 2021.

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Automating Your Home

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AppStories Episode 201 - Automating Your Home

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This week, Federico and John share their HomeKit device setups, how they control them, the automations they use, and provide advice on approaching home automation projects.

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Workflows Revisited: Calendars, Communications, and a Surprise

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AppStories Episode 200 - Workflows Revisited: Calendars, Communications, and a Surprise

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This week, Federico and John conclude their miniseries on workflows with a look at what they’re using to manage calendar events and team communications. Plus, Federico springs a big app surprise on John and listeners.

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Workflows Revisited: Task Management

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AppStories Episode 199 - Workflows Revisited: Task Management

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This week Federico takes listeners along on his recent tour of modern task managers, and he and John discuss the app they have settled on to keep track of their projects and to-dos.

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The 2020 MacStories Selects Awards

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AppStories Episode 198 - The 2020 MacStories Selects Awards

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This week, Federico and John reveal and discuss the 2020 MacStories Selects Award winners and runners-up.

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Workflows Revisited: Note-Taking

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AppStories Episode 197 - Workflows Revisited: Note-Taking

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44:26

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This week, Federico and John continue their mini-series focused on breaking down and rethinking the core workflows behind MacStories by tackling note-taking and their adoption of Craft for personal and collaborative notes.

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Workflows Revisited: Email

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AppStories Episode 196 - Workflows Revisited: Email

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49:51

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This week Federico and John kick off a new mini-series focused on breaking down and rethinking the core workflows behind MacStories. In this first installment, we revisit how the MacStories team uses email, a long-standing workflow that has changed very little since the site was founded, and why we chose to move to HEY by Basecamp.

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App Store Changes and Apple’s Evolving Relationship with Developers

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AppStories Episode 195 - App Store Changes and Apple’s Evolving Relationship with Developers

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This week Federico and John break down the App Store Small Business Program, other App Store and developer changes announced in 2020, and consider what else Apple could do to make the App Store a better place for developers.

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