[[federico]] SuperWidget SuperWidget is a utility that lets you build custom widgets using data from Apple’s Shortcuts app or third-party APIs. What makes SuperWidget particularly interesting is how it bridges the gap between Shortcuts automation and data sources from external APIs; you could, for instance, create a widget that displays your website’s visitor count, your...
The Great Digital Declutter
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JohnThis 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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AppStories Episode 460 - The Great Digital Declutter
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[[federico]] Rolling Square’s new inCharge Life is a modular 240W USB-C cable kit that comes with a lifetime replacement program – which sounds too good to be true to me. However, the cables look pretty sweet. (Link) The team behind the Model Context Protocol spec has approved a “tasks” primitive to enable better handling of...
Have Subscriptions Spoiled the Fun of Trying New Apps?
I’ve been trying a lot of new apps and web services lately, and it’s gotten me thinking about subscriptions again. In particular, I’ve been thinking about how subscriptions change my behavior as a consumer when I see something I’d like to try. What I’ve concluded is that many developers could do a better job with...
App Debuts
[[federico]] Alive AR Experience This app is the kind of AR experience that makes the Vision Pro worth showing off to friends and family. Alive brings three environments into your physical space, each populated with different creatures that react to your movements and surroundings. In the Aquarium mode, colorful fish swim around your furniture and...
Exploring AI Browsers
This week, Federico and John look at the hype surrounding AI browsers to see if there’s any there there.
Then, on AppStories+, Federico explains his experiments with lightning fast alternative AI models in Typing Mind.
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AppStories Episode 459 - Exploring AI Browsers
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Kicking the Tires of Notion
I’ll admit, I’m a little self-conscious about using Notion. I’ve always recognized that it’s a good tool for a lot of tasks, but it never clicked with me – partially because I found it very hard to adapt to a block-based system after years of plain text and partially because I love the customizability of...
Town Hall Archive
A while back, we shifted our approach to Club Town Halls, rolling them into other existing podcasts. That left us with an archive of Town Hall events without a home – until now. Starting today, if you want to revisit our AV Club discussions of movies, TV shows, and other media or Town Halls from...
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[[federico]] Vince Gilligan discusses his return to sci-fi with Apple TV’s upcoming Pluribus, explaining how he tailored the lead role for Rhea Seehorn. I honestly can’t wait to be confused by this TV show and read theories about it on Reddit. (Link) Google has upgraded NotebookLM’s chat capabilities, expanding the context window 8x to 1...