This week on MacStories Unwind:

MacStories

• The Curious Case of Apple’s Missing App Integrations for Shortcuts
• Exporting Links from Safari Reading List via Shortcuts for Mac
• Pixelmator Pro Updated with Background Removal, Subject Selection, and Select and Mask Tools
• David Smith Tests the Apple Watch Series 7’s Battery Life in the Scottish Highlands
• Apple Publishes Annual Holiday Ad: Saving Simon
• MacStories Shortcuts Icons and Perspective Icons: 40% Off from Black Friday to Cyber Monday

Club MacStories

• This Holiday Season, Give the Gift of Club MacStories, and If You’re a Club Member, Get Something Back For Yourself Too
• MacStories Weekly
  • Marvis Pro
  • A tip about how to change default apps for specific file types on macOS
  • An iPad setup and a Reminders shortcut from readers
• MacStories Unplugged
  • This month, Federico and John explore traditional American Thanksgiving dishes after Federico updates listeners on his plans for the Turkey Dinner Candy Corn that John left in Rome on this special holiday edition of MacStories Unplugged.

AppStories

• AppStories, Episode 250 – Shortcuts for Mac Deep Dive

Unwind

• Federico’s Pick:
  • Pokémon Brilliant Diamond on the Nintendo Switch
• John’s Pick:
  • Hawkeye (2012-2015)

This week on MacStories Unwind:

MacStories

• Getting Started with Shortcuts for Mac and the Stream Deck
• Tweetbot 6.6 Gets Support for Creating Polls, Limiting Who Can Reply to Tweets
• Apple Announces Self Service Repair Program That Will Provide Customers With Access to Tools, Parts, and Manuals

Club MacStories

• MacStories Weekly
  • A tip for simplifying Shortcuts and Alfred integration
  • Federico’s Obsidian shortcuts for appending text and webpage links to a section of his Dashboard note
  • Details on how John is using the Stream Deck,
  • An interview with BetterTouchTool developer Andreas Hegenberg

AppStories

• AppStories, Episode 249 – More iPhone, iPad, and Mac Tips

Unwind

• Federico’s Pick:
  • 30 by Adele
  • An Evening with Silk Sonic by Silk Sonic
  • Red (Taylor’s Version) by Taylor Swift
• John’s Pick:
  • Springboard: The Secret History of the First Real Smartphone by The Verge

This week on MacStories Unwind:

MacStories

• Kotaku Collects the Beautiful Artwork of Apple TV+’s Foundation
• Michael Flarup Announces The iOS App Icon Book
• Apple Releases Hooked, an Apple Original Podcast with No Ties to Other Properties
• Coming Soon: The Fourth Annual MacStories Selects Awards, Featuring Expanded Readers’ Choice and New Lifetime Achievement Awards

Club MacStories

• MacStories Weekly
  • Mac keyboard tips
  • A Mac shortcut for cleaning up your Downloads folder
  • How Federico uses GameTrack
  • Two Reminders-based shortcuts from Club members
  • Brian King’s M1 MacBook Pro video editing setup
  • Lots of apps

AppStories

• AppStories, Episode 248 – Our iPad mini Home Screen Setups

Unwind

• Federico’s Picks:
  • Halo: Master Chief Collection on Game Pass
  • Forza: Horizon 5
• John’s Pick:
  • The Ramp
    • Trailer

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This week on MacStories Unwind:

MacStories

• macOS Monterey: The MacStories Review

• Apple Releases iOS and iPadOS 15.1 with SharePlay, Safari for iPad Fixes, Shortcuts Improvements, and More

• Shortcuts for Mac: 27 of Our Favorite Third-Party Integrations

• Austin Mann on the M1 MacBook Pros

Club MacStories

• MacStories Weekly
  • A collection of John’s favorite XL widgets
  • Federico on the gap between Apple system apps and their Shortcuts actions
  • An all-new MacStories Unplugged that take a behind-the-scenes look at the making of John’s macOS Monterey review.

AppStories

• AppStories, Episode 246 – macOS Monterey: The MacStories Review

Unwind

• Federico’s Pick:
  • Final Fantasy VII Remake Episode INTERmission
• John’s Pick:
  • The Velvet Underground Special on Apple Music 1

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This week on MacStories Unwind:

MacStories

• Music
  • Apple Announces Availability of New HomePod mini Colors, AirPods, New MacBook Pros, and macOS Monterey
  • Apple Introduces New Apple Music Plan, Siri Features, and HomePod Mini Colors
  • Apple Announces New Third-Generation AirPods
• Macs
  • Apple Unveils the New 14 and 16-Inch MacBook Pros Powered by the M1 Pro and M1 Max Systems-on-a-Chip
• More Event Coverage
  • Apple’s October 2021 Event: All The Small Things
  • Apple’s October 18, 2021 Keynote: By the Numbers
  • Replay Apple’s October 18, 2021 Keynote and Other Videos
  • Replay Apple’s October 18, 2021 Keynote and Other Videos
• Other Stories
  • Yoink Brings Background Clipboard Monitoring to iOS and iPadOS 15 via Picture in Picture Workaround
  • Mapper Safari Extension Automatically Redirects Google Maps Links to Apple Maps

Club MacStories

• MacStories Weekly
  • Federico continues his series on his Obsidan setup with a look at how he’s using templates
  • John on favorite moments from Monday’s event
  • A Mac widget tip
  • Lots of new apps

AppStories

• Apple’s October Music and MacBook Pro Event

Unwind

• John’s Pick:
  • Foundation on TV+

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This week on MacStories Unwind:

MacStories

• Apple Frames 2.0: Faster, Lighter, and Featuring Support for iPhone 13, iPad mini, iPad 10.2”, iMac 24”, MacBook Air, and Multiple Languages
• Apple Announces October 18, 2021 Media Event
• ActiveTab Safari Extension Launched on iPad

Club MacStories

• MacStories Weekly
  • Federico on Remind Me Faster
  • A Reminders tip for applying tags to tasks with Siri
  • John on the future of read-it-later apps
  • Apps, links, and more

AppStories

• AppStories, Episode 244 – iOS and iPadOS 15 Top Tips

Unwind

• Federico’s Pick:
  • Metroid Dread on the Nintendo Switch
• John’s Pick:
  • Tweet Shelf

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This week on MacStories Unwind:

MacStories

• Halide 2.5 Adds New Macro Mode

• Hands On with AirPods’ New Find My Support

• ActiveTab: A Simple Extension to Tell Which Safari 15 Tab is Active

• Apple Watch Series 7 Orders Begin October 8th and Will Be Available Beginning October 15th

• Google Appears to Have Stopped Serving AMP Search Results to Safari Users on iOS and iPadOS 15

Club MacStories

• MacStories Weekly
  • Federico rethinks personal task management with Due and a new shortcut
  • John reviews the Roomba j7
  • Peter Zarko-Flynn’s desk setup
• MacStories Unplugged
  • Federico and John discuss how they advise friends and family about hardware updates, speculate about when the next Apple event will be and what the company might announce, and consider the impact Shortcuts bugs could have on automation across all of Apple’s platforms.

AppStories

• AppStories, Episode 243 – Safari Extensions for iPhone and iPad

Unwind

• John’s Pick:
  • Hot Wheels Unleashed for PS5

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This week on MacStories Unwind:

MacStories

• Apple Updates Pages with Screen View, Numbers with Pivot Tables, Keynote with Live Video, and More

• CARROT Weather 5.4: XL Widgets, Time Sensitive Notifications, Complication Customization, Themes, Icons, and More

• Safari Extensions for iOS and iPadOS 15: A Roundup of Our Favorites

• How iPadOS 15 Ruined Chris Welch’s iPad Home Screen

Club MacStories

• Monthly Log
  • Federico on Marvis Pro
  • John on setting up devices from scratch
• John published the latest Macintosh Desktop Experience column all about his Loupedeck Live workflows
• MacStories Weekly
  • Craft
  • Federico shares a Working Copy Shortcut for managing hidden folders on iOS and iPadOS
  • John has an iPhone drag and drop tip
  • Club Member JC shares their work setup

AppStories

• AppStories, Episode 242 – iPad mini: Small Wonder

Unwind

• Federico’s Picks:
  • Lucifer, Season 6
  • Lifeforms by Angles & Airwaves

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This week on MacStories Unwind:

MacStories

• iOS and iPadOS 15: The MacStories Review
• iOS and iPadOS 15 Review Extras: eBooks, Shortcuts, Making Of, Obsidian Plugins, Safari Extension Beta, and AppStories Live
  • Federico’s Custom Obsidian Plugins
    • Export Markdown with Embeds: An Obsidian Plugin to Compile Documents with Embedded Notes
    • Markdown Insert: An Obsidian Plugin for Creating Markdown-Formatted Web and Image Links
    • Todoist Tasks: An Obsidian Plugin to Create Tasks in Todoist with Two-Way Linking
• iPad mini Review: Small Wonder
• Matthew Panzarino Tests the iPhone 13 Pro’s Cinematic Mode and Inteviews Apple Executives
• Austin Mann Puts the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max Cameras Through Their Paces
• watchOS 8: The MacStories Review

Club MacStories

• MacStories Weekly
  • Coming Saturday:
    • The ‘Making Of’ Federico’s iOS and iPadOS 15 review
    • Two Club-only advanced shortcuts
    • Lots of app coverage

AppStories

• AppStories, Episode 241 – iOS and iPadOS 15: The MacStories Review

Unwind

• John’s Pick:
  • Decoder with Nilay Patel