Bookmarking Apps Revisited 
This week, Federico and John look at the history of bookmarking apps, their relationship to read-later apps, how their use of bookmarking apps has changed, and their favorite modern bookmarking apps.
App Debuts Panoramic Photos Panoramic Photos is made by the developer of Series, which is a more complex app for formatting images and video in social media-friendly aspect ratios. Panoramic Photos is a subset of Series focused on one task: breaking up a panoramic photo into multiple shots that works well with Threads and the way...
App Clips and RSS Here are the highlights from the Club MacStories Discord this week:
David started a good discussion of members’ experiences with App Clips. I may spend too much time fiddling with RSS systems, but last week’s Weekly story on my latest setup spurred a lot of talk about RSS, read-later setups, and more. Want to...
Rolling Your Own Read-Later Setup with Obsidian If it hasn’t become clear yet from some of my recent writing, I’m in the midst of wide-ranging experiments related to RSS, read-later apps and services, and note-taking. Last week, I explained my current setup, which hasn’t changed. However, along the way to that setup, I tried an Obsidian-centric approach that might appeal to some...
Interesting Links The Verge got to see LG’s bizarre and wonderful StandbyME Go suitcase TV in person, which is available for pre-order in the US and will ship mid-October. (Link) The release of MagSafe chargers is ramping up as new iPhones approach and one of the more interesting announcements include several new options coming from Anker....
This week on MacStories Unwind, Federico is back from Spain, unbeknown to each other, Federico and I buy the same new audio gear, and I want you to join him in his Run Across America.
Kolide – It ensures that if a device isn’t secure it can’t access your apps. It’s Device Trust for Okta. Watch the demo today!
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A More Laid-Back But Geeky Approach to Health and Fitness Apps On balance, I’m optimistic about technology and the role apps can play in people’s lives. However, I’ve also experienced and seen enough of the ways apps can harm people that my optimism is tempered by realism these days. Nowhere is that more true than with health and fitness apps, which hold so much promise to...
Longplay 2.0 by Adrian Schoenig is out, and it’s a massive update of the iOS and iPadOS album-oriented music app.
If you’ve tried Longplay before, the update will be familiar. The first time it launches, it quickly checks your Apple Music library (about six seconds for over 1200 albums in my case), finds all the nearly complete and complete albums, and displays them in a grid of album art. I’ve always loved this interface because it does such a great job of emphasizing album art. However, what’s different is a long list of new features, but since we’ve only covered the app for Club MacStories members and AppStories listeners, I’m going to cover everything and call out the updated features as I go.
Ben McCarthy’s career as a developer coincides almost exactly with mine as a writer. As a result, I’ve had the pleasure of watching Obscura evolve from little more than an idea to one of the best camera apps on the App Store. As with so many apps, what sets Obscura apart from others is Ben’s attention to detail, impeccable design taste, and deep knowledge of the app’s subject matter – photography.
Today, Obscura 4 is out, less than two years since I reviewed version 3 with a refreshed design and a handful of new features. The update includes a change in Obscura’s business model, too. In the past, the app was paid up front, with each major release being a new purchase. Going forward, Obscura is free to download, with certain advanced features, known as Obscura Ultra, requiring a subscription.
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