Podcast Rewind: Wishes for macOS and visionOS, Ticci Has a Surprise, and Robb’s Got Stickers

This week, Federico and John share their WWDC wishes for macOS and visionOS.

On AppStories+, John explores how Apple hardware and software got so out of sync when it comes to AI use cases.

NPC: Next Portable Console

This week, Federico drops a big gaming surprise on John after the two of them cover the latest Switch 2, MSI, and Anbernic handheld news.

This week on NPC XL, a cautionary tale from Federico’s experience installing SteamOS on the Lenovo Legion Go. Plus, Federico wants to know which handhelds will John take with him to WWCC in June.

Ruminate

HMRC have a problem with poppadoms, Robb started a sticker shop, they talk about PS2 emulation, and finally Apple might like gaming again?

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AppStories, Episode 437, ‘Our 2025 macOS and visionOS WWDC Wishes’ Show Notes

Our macOS and visionOS Wishes

Our macOS Wishes

Permission Prompts

A New Way to Navigate macOS and Manage Windows

System Level Menu Bar Management

A Tool for Managing MLX Models

Notification Center

Merge Spotlight and Type to Siri

Shortcuts on the Mac

Beter Cloud Storage Support

Pairing and Unpairing Peripherals

John Reads Federico’s Mind

Our visionOS Wishes

USB-C Data Transfers

iPadOS Virtual Display Support

Third-Party Keyboard and Controller Passthrough

More Native Apps

An Easier Way to Manage Apps

A Native Way to Save Web Apps

Apps Mentioned

Swift Shift

Bartender

LM Studio

Ollama

MLX LM

Raycast

LaunchBar

Alfred

Lingon

MacTop

AppStories+ Post-Show

Macs and AI: A Story of Hardware and Software Out of Sync

NPC, Episode 34, ‘A Very Ticci Surprise’ Show Notes

Nintendo

Samsung making its chips at potentially higher volumes than expected

Nintendo Turns to Samsung to Make Chips, Ramp Up Switch 2 Production

Mario Kart World originally planned for OG Switch

Ask the Developer Vol. 18 Mario Kart World — Part 1

SteamOS

Valve’s huge Steam Deck update is now ready for everyone, including rival AMD handhelds

How To Install SteamOS On The ROG Ally And ROG Ally X

Handhelds

Anbernic RG34XXSP First Impressions Big Forehead, Bigger Potential

Screen Shenanigans?

UPDATE Anbernic Responds Anbernic RG34XXSP’s ‘Five-Head’ Bezel Masks a True 43 Screen

MSI Claw A8

MSI Claw A8 handheld gaming PC has a Ryzen Z2 Extreme chip with 16-core graphics - Liliputing

MSI Claw A8 with AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme Debuts at Computex 2025

MSI’s new handheld gaming PC ditches Intel for AMD

Thunderbolt 5 eGPUs

It’s still early but the TB5 eGPUs are coming

Lilbits Asus ROG XG Station eGPU dock with Thunderbolt 5, AYANEO Flip 1S handheld gaming PC, and Microsoft’s new command line text editor

Sparkle unveils Studio-G Ultra 850, its first Thunderbolt 5 eGPU solution

Gigabyte presents AORUS AI BOX, GeForce RTX 5090 desktop GPU with Thunderbolt 5

A Very Ticci Surprise

Inside Tech

Lian Li A3

Razer PC Remote Play Officially Launches

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Ruminate, Episode 210, ‘They Don’t Do the Same Things in Your Mouth’ Show Notes

Walkers’ Sensations Poppadoms vs HMRC: the Chip of Theseus

Fix ERR_SSL_BAD_RECORD_MAC_ALERT on MacOS

Don’t @ Me Stickers

Robb Knight Shop

Stripe Payment Links | Simple Links to Accept Payments

PCSX2 Emulator

Tony Hawk’s™ Pro Skater™ 3 + 4

Nintendo Switch 2 - Wikipedia

Apple buys game studio behind Sneaky Sasquatch – Six Colors

Apple to Debut Dedicated Gaming App Within Days of Switch 2’s Arrival - Bloomberg

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