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AppStories+ Deeper into the world of apps

This week on MacStories Unwind:

Best Videogames of 2021

• Federico’s new service for tracking games
  • Backloggd
• Federico
  • PS5
    • Games
      • Kena: Bridge of Spirits
      • Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade
      • Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
      • Spiderman Miles Morales (2020 game finished in 2021)
• John
  • PS5
    • Spiderman Miles Morales (2020 game)
    • Ratchet & Clank: Rift in Time
• Xbox
  • Federico
    • Halo Infinite
    • Forza Horizon 5
    • Death’s Door
• Switch
  • Federico
    • Pokémon Brilliant Diamond
    • Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury
    • Metroid Dread
  • John
    • Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury
    • Pokémon Brilliant Diamond
• What We Want to Play Next
  • Federico
    • Elden Ring
    • Triangle Strategy
    • Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc Anniversary Edition
    • The Gunk
    • Tales of Arise
    • Horizon Zero Dawn
  • John
    • Eastward
    • OlliOlli World
    • Pokémon Legends Arceus
    • Analogue Pocket

MacStories Rewind

• MacStories Selects 2021: Recognizing the Best Apps of the Year
• The MacStories Selects 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award
  
• Pixelmator Photo for iPhone: First Impressions
• Swift Playgrounds 4.0: First Look

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AppStories+ Deeper into the world of apps

This week on MacStories Unwind:

Best TV Shows and Movies of 2021

• TV Shows:
  • John:
    • Hawkeye
    • Loki
    • WandaVision
    • Foundation
    • The Mosquito Coast
    • Ted Lasso, Season 2
    • Mr. Mayor
    • The Head
    • The Great British Baking Show
  • Federico:
    • Foundation
    • Ted Lasso, Season 2
    • The Bold Type, Season 5
• Movies:
  • John:
    • Black Widow
    • No Time To Die
    • Free Guy
    • The Trial of the Chicago 7
  • Federico:
    • No Time to Die

Rewind

• Wallpaper Tours Apple Park’s Design Studio
• Pok Pok Playroom Releases Major Town Toy Expansion

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AppStories+ Deeper into the world of apps

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)

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AppStories+ Deeper into the world of apps

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

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AppStories+ Deeper into the world of apps

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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Sponsored by: Daylite – It’s Monterey Ready!

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