Podcast Rewind: Surviving Email, Sony Controversies, a Snick Challenge, and John Explains the Boonies

This week, Federico and John talk about the 10+ email apps they’ve used over the years and how recent spikes in email volume have caused them to change their approaches.

On AppStories+, Federico and John update listeners on their summertime agentic coding projects.

NPC: Next Portable Console

This week, Steam Machine ordering follow-up and Sony’s many controversial announcements.

On NPC XL, what’s going on with AYANEO and the Pocket MICRO 2? Plus, the RG Rotate gets clock faces, and Apple brings PC gaming on the Mac closer to reality.

Comfort Zone

Chris explains how he’s using Parchment, Matt gets all in your face about calendars, and everyone competes to see who can handle using Snick for the longest.

On Cozy Zone, the gang shares their development tips and setups.

MacStories Unwind

This week, John heads to the mountains while Federico cooks on a beach, the origin of “the boonies,” and narrow mountain roads, plus a TV and movie pick.

AppStories, Episode 492, ‘Email Survival Guide’ Show Notes

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Email Survival Guide

Apps and Services Mentioned

Spark

Mimestream

Superhuman

Shortwave

Missive

Airmail

Hey

SaneBox

Clean Email

Dispatch

Mailbox

Inbox by Gmail

Mailplane

AI and Automation Tools

Claude Code

OpenAI Codex

Raycast

Notion

Hardware

reMarkable Paper Pro

AppStories+ Post-Show: Our Latest Agentic Coding Projects

John

ReMarkable Paper Pure as an input device

Creating an “areas of work” Codex orchestration system

Federico

Shortcuts Playground 2.0

MacRemote, an app that creates a remote MCP server for Mac CLIs and local MCPs usable by any app that supports MCP

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NPC, Episode 87, ‘PlayStation Pulls the Plug on Physical Discs’ Show Notes

Follow-Up

Steam Machine launches today! - Steam Hardware

YouTube on Game Boy Color - ThroatyMumbo/GBCYouTube

Getting YouTube to Work on a Game Boy Color - Throaty Mumbo

Watch YouTube On A Game Boy Color With A Special Cartridge (Hackaday)

Delta iOS Gains Physical Cartridge Support Thanks To Epilogue

GB Operator

SN Operator

Anbernic RG 55G1 is a Switch Lite Inspired Handheld Powered by the Snapdragon SoC (Yanko Design)

Sony’s Big Bad Week

An update on PlayStation Store for PS3 and PS Vita

Physical disc production ending in January 2028 for new games releasing on PlayStation consoles

PlayStation Boss Teases New On-the-Go Console Experiences

Other News

AYANEO Pocket Vert Review: Premium Meets Portable, With a Dash of Disappointment

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Comfort Zone, Episode 108, ‘My Magic Mouse Is Pregnant’ Show Notes

Things Discussed

Star Fox for Switch 2

Tangerine Neue

In Your Face

Inspired by this post

Næste

Snick

Cozy Zone

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MacStories Unwind, ‘Out in the Boonies’ Show Notes

Out in the Boonies

Boone, NC

The Boonies (or Boondocks)

Gaeta, Italy

Picks

Federico’s Pick: The Bear on Hulu

John’s Pick: Enola Holmes 3 on Netflix