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This week, Federico and I are joined by Chris Lawley for a fun defense of his taste in music and beverages, plus a discussion of Apple’s acquisition of Pixelmator, working on the iPad, Final Cut Pro for iPad, and the apps Chris uses for his daily work.

On AppStories+, how Chris Lawley got started on YouTube.

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Ruminate

Snack news has some cactis candy and cereal, I follow up on Godspeed, and we discuss Apple’s very small history of book publishing.

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This week, Federico and John are joined by Niléane Dorffer who writes at MacStories and is a co-host of Comfort Zone, a show all about trying new things in your tech life, to talk about three of Niléane’s favorite apps – Raycast, Tailscale, and Day One – after which Federico quizzes Niléane about some of the everyday apps she uses.

On AppStories+, Comfort Zone’s origin story and John gets some AI group therapy from Federico and Niléane.

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Ruminate

Robb reports back on Nando’s new collab, they both discuss the new Mac minis and tech that’s just enough, the Robb reviews Godspeed.

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This week, Federico and John share the changes they’ve made to their desk setups in recent months and the philosophies that have driven those changes.

On AppStories+, Federico and John share their reactions to Submerged, the first scripted short film published for Apple Immersive Video on the Vision Pro.

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Ruminate

It’s biscuit week! Plus (not) ordering chicken on CarPlay and YouTube algorithms.

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This week, Federico and John share their favorite app updates that take advantage of what’s new in iOS 18.

On AppStories+, John expands on his first look at the Logitech MX Creative Console, and Federico and John discuss Orion, the prototype AR glasses that Meta showed off last week.

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• Karo – The first of its kind task manager focused on delegating tasks via messaging apps. The first 50 listeners can get 50% off a 1-year subscription here.
• Celtreos – The shoot-em-up game with tiny ships, big weapons, waves of foes, power-ups and obstacles.

Ruminate

A final update on the St Jude campaign, an overflowing snack corner, and Hurricane Helene.

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This week, Federico and John tackle Apple’s updates to iOS and iPadOS 18 and Federico’s review of both.

In a special AppStories+ segment available as a special review season perk to all listeners, Federico explains what led him to take a different approach to this year’s annual review.

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Robb goes on an epic quest and fails, John has been writing reviews, and the they discuss Astro Bot.

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On AppStories+, John explains how Apple is working to make the Apple Pencil more useful to a wider audience with Smart Script.

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John hits some limitations of Sequoia, Robb isn’t playing anything but John is, and they both bring some chili snacks

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This week, Federico and I look at the gadget landscape to find inspiration for expanding Apple’s hardware lineup.

On AppStories+, a behind-the-scenes look at our expansion into video and a conversation about the Vision Pro.

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The snack cup overfloweth this week with chips, seasoning, and a very blue beverage. The onto the App Store and finally a new Ruminate family member has joined.

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This week, I am joined by Jonathan to preview watchOS 11, which is one of the most feature packed OSes being updated this fall.

On AppStories+, John reports on how his travel tech setup fared.

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This week, Robb is this snackplier this week, and I had a sour patch kids situation, and we both discuss Samsung’s renaming of a train station.

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This week, John tours the highlights of the macOS Sequoia public beta.

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• Setapp – the place to get apps. Use the code appstories20 at checkout for 20% off.

This week, Robb located some pizza snacks, John visited a QuikTrip, and they both have some mild takes.

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