This week, Federico and John continue their annual wishlists with a look at macOS and visionOS.
- Raycast – A collection of powerful productivity tools all within an extendable launcher. Fast, ergonomic and reliable.
- Notion – Start turning ideas into action. Try it free today.
- CleanMyMac X – Your Mac. As good as new. Get 15% off today with code APPSTORIES15
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Our 2024 macOS and visionOS WWDC Wishes
- Our macOS Wishes
- Notifications
- Alerts
- Finder
- Stage Manager
- System Settings
- Music
- TestFlight
- Shortcuts
- Our visionOS Wishes
- The Developer Strap
- Multitasking
- Better Voice Control
- iPad Virtualization
- Environments
- Apple Pencil Pro
- More Native Apps
- Software OPtimizations
- Home Screen Changes
- Wi-Fi Performance
- Support for Mice
- Multiple Desktops
- Related:
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I don’t use rich text often, but I need it for things like podcast show notes because Libsyn, the service that hosts our shows, doesn’t have a Markdown editor. I still create show notes in Markdown using Obsidian, but when they’re ready to paste into Libsyn’s web form, I convert the Markdown to rich text....
This week, Federico and John kick off their annual WWDC wishes episodes with a conversation about the changes they’d like to see made to iOS and iPadOS 18.
- Things: a beautiful native app for Apple Vision Pro.
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Our iOS and iPadOS 18 Wishes for WWDC
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This week, Federico and John examine iPadOS and the ways it has failed to get the basics right.
- Concepts – Sketch, Note, Draw.
- Celtreos – The shoot-em-up game with tiny ships, big weapons, waves of foes, power-ups and obstacles.
Links and Show Notes
The Trouble with iPadOS
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[[John]] Photon Studio Photon Studio is a new companion for iPhone camera app Photon Camera that lets you view images taken with Photon Camera on an iPad or Apple silicon Mac. Studio connects over your local network, Bluetooth, or an ad hoc Wi-Fi connection to deliver shots to your iPad or Mac, allowing you to...
This week, Federico and John are joined by Riley Testut for a conversation about the history of AltStore from side-loaded app to official alternative app marketplace in the EU and Delta’s dominance of the Top Free App chart in the US and elsewhere.
- Tailscale: Secure remote access to shared resources. Sign up today.
- Notion: Start turning ideas into action. Try it free today.
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An Interview with Riley Testut
- AltStore
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This week, Federico and John are joined by Susan Prescott, vice president of developer relations, education, and enterprise at Apple, along with 2024 Swift Student Challenge winners Harshitha Rajesh and Roscoe Rubin-Rottenberg to talk about the challenge and the students’ projects. Then, John is joined by Finn Voorhees and Ellie O’Sullivan, past winners of the Swift Student Challenge who share their advice about participating in the program and getting started with Swift.
- DetailsPro – Design with SwiftUI, no coding required.
Links and Show Notes
Student Interviews with Susan Prescott, Harshitha Rajesh, and Roscoe Rubin-Rottenberg
Interviews with Past Swift Student Challenge Winners
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I’ve spent a lot of time this year thinking about my research and writing process and the systems I use for both. I’d love to say that I’ve figured it all out and arrived at the pinnacle of productivity, but I haven’t. I’m happy with my setup, but I’m not totally satisfied with it, either,...
This week, Federico and John revisit their Obsidian systems, themes, and favorite plugins.
- Genius Scan – A scanner in your pocket.
- Jam: Developer-friendly bug reports in 1 click.
Links and Show Notes
An Obsidian Check-In
- Our Systems
- John
- A shallow system of numbered folders organized by areas, projects, and related notes
- A separate vault for the MacStories GitHub repos
- Federico
- Our Themes
- Plugins
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