This week on MacStories Unwind, Federico and John are joined by Jonathan Reed to discuss Christopher Nolan’s film, Memento and our weekly On Deck picks.

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Links and Show Notes

Federico’s Film Fest

Thanks to everyone who suggested films to Federico after last week’s episode of MacStories Unwind. If you’d still like to recommend a movie to him please get in touch on Mastodon or Threads.

• Memento
  • Trailer
  • More about Memento:
    • Chronological Edition
    • Memento Mori by Nathan Nolan
    • Christopher Nolan explaining Memento (Short Version and Long Version)
    • Interpreting the Film Memento
    • Let’s Celebrate the Confusing As Hell ‘Memento’ Limited Edition DVD 20 Years Later

On Deck

What we’re watching, playing, reading, or listening to soon:

• Federico:
  • Dragon’s Dogma II on PS5, Xbox, and Steam
    • Trailer
• John:
  • Steve on Apple TV+
    • Trailer
• Jonathan:
  • Mr. Inbetween on FX
    • Trailer

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This week on MacStories Unwind, spring is in the air, the cicadas are coming, and Federico is teasing a bigger and better MultiButton shortcut. That makes it the perfect time for a videogame doubleheader with Balatro and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth.

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Double Brood Invasion Imminent

• Billions of cicadas are set to appear in a rare ‘double brood emergence,’ scientists say

MultiButton 1.1 and CAPS

• MultiButton 1.1 Makes the Action Button Change Its Behavior Based on the Currently Open App

Picks

• John’s Pick:
  • Balatro
    • ITA Presents: DCC 3 (feat. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Balatro, Pokemon Legends ZA, and more
• Federico’s Pick:
  • Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth
    • A Deeper Look At Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

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This week on MacStories Unwind, Federico and I are joined by Jonathan Reed in the Club MacStories Discord community for a live question and answer session about Federico’s MacPad setup.

Links and Show Notes

• MacPad: How I Created the Hybrid Mac-iPad Laptop and Tablet That Apple Won’t Make
• AppStories, Episode 373 – Introducing the MacPad
• Hypervisor visualization on the iPad
• Black Rock Kickstand Cover Cover

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This week on MacStories Unwind, Federico teases a big project he’s been working on that will be out on MacStories next week, plus both he and John obsess over their Wi-Fi setups but wish Apple would make hardware that made it all easier.

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Federico Teases a Big Project

• Stop by MacStories on Monday for a story you won’t want to miss.

Obsessing over Wi-Fi

• A Comprehensive Guide to Gaming on the Apple Vision Pro
• John’s Wi-Fi Setup
  • ASUS ZenWiFi Pro ET12 AXE11000
• Federico’s Wi-Fi Setup
  • ASUS RT-AXE7800

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This week on MacStories Unwind, I share my tech discoveries during a visit to a classical music radio station, Federico finally goes for a spider-style gaming Wi-Fi router, and I recommend Criminal Record on Apple TV+.

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Links and Show Notes

Unplugged

• Radio station tech
  • WDAV

Picks

• Federico’s Pick:
  • NVIDIA Shield
  • Sunshine remote PC game server
  • Moonlight
• My Pick:
  • Criminal Record on Apple TV+
    • Trailer

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This week on MacStories Unwind, Federico recommends the Final Fantasy VII Rebirth demo and Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, while I enjoy Self Reliance on Hulu.

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Links and Show Notes

Picks

• Federico’s Pick:
  • Final Fantasy Rebirth
    • Trailer
    • Introduction at Sony’s recent State of Play event
  • Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
    • Trailer
    • Yakuza & Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth - The Story So Far from IGN
    • Into the Aether: It’s Just Like Dragon Quest V (Tekken 8 and Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth)
    • The Besties: Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth is Infinite Fun
• John’s Pick:
  • Self Reliance
    • Trailer

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