Federico is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of MacStories, where he writes about Apple with a focus on apps, developers, iPad, and iOS productivity. He founded MacStories in April 2009 and has been writing about Apple since. Federico is also the co-host of AppStories, a weekly podcast exploring the world of apps, Unwind, a fun exploration of media and more, and NPC: Next Portable Console, a show about portable gaming and the handheld revolution.
This week, Federico and John explain how they go about creating personal productivity tools with the assistance of AI and walk through some of what they have created.
On AppStories+, we talk about our Black Friday tech purchases.
While I’ve decided to use Wispr Flow as my cross-platform dictation app (I signed up for a year of Pro membership yesterday, in fact), there are times when I want to quickly dictate an idea into my iPhone without having to go through the dance of enabling Wispr’s software keyboard, launching the app, and going...
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: I created a shortcut to quickly append content to my daily note so I don’t forget to save stuff I come across during the day, thoughts that pop into my head, or random things that John or Silvia send me. Right, we’ve been over this. What’s different...
This week, Federico and John kick off their holiday app and automation experimentation season a little earlier than usual with a mix of apps, automations, and services.
On AppStories+, Federico and John look ahead, considering the future of Shortcuts and automation.
This was a long time in the making – and I hinted as much in my iOS 26 review back in September – but after a lot of back and forth and a year of daily usage, I’ve decided to switch back from Spotify to Apple Music. Put simply: despite the CEO’s replacement, I continue...
This week, Federico and John clean house, deleting old apps, screenshots, half-built shortcuts, huge downloads, and more. A look at the workflows and apps we use to stay organized and clean up our digital messes.
On AppStories+, Federico’s Typing Mind experiments continue, while John shares his experience of Claude Code to build tools to run MacStories.
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