This week, Federico and John kick Apple Vision Pro preparations into high gear, sharing the questions they still have about the device and discussing the apps developers are working on.
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Magic Rays of Light Joins MacStories
Vision Pro
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- Entertainment and Media Tracking
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MacStories launched its first podcast in 2017 with AppStories. Since then, the lineup has expanded to include a family of weekly shows that also includes MacStories Unwind and Magic Rays of Light that collectively, cover a broad range of the modern media world from Apple’s streaming service and videogames to apps for a growing audience that appreciates our thoughtful, in-depth approach to media.
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This week on MacStories Unwind, I recommend Godzilla Minus One in honor of Magic Rays of Light joining MacStories and Federico shares part two of his big gaming surprise, explaining the hardware he’s using to emulate Switch games and more.
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John’s Pick
Ticci’s Absolutely Bananas Gaming Tablet
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This week, Federico and John are joined by Sigmund Judge and Devon Dundee, the hosts of Magic Rays of Light, a weekly show that explores the world of Apple TV and Apple Arcade, which has joined MacStories, to discuss the show’s move to MacStories as well as tvOS and the apps we use to track media.
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Magic Rays of Light Joins MacStories
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This week on MacStories Unwind, Federico surprises John with his big holiday videogame project in the first part of what promises to be a fun Unwind miniseries.
- Kolide – Kolide 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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Federico’s New Year Surprise
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This week, Federico and John pick two apps they’ve been enjoying recently.
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A Classic Pick 2
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- Federico’s Picks
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[[federico]] Facades Friend of MacStories Michael Steeber has released an outstanding update to Facades, his app to browse Apple’s worldwide retail locations. In the big version 2.0 update, Facades – which is a beautifully-designed app – lets you browse the timeline and history of any Apple store, create and share “visit receipts” for the stores...
This week on MacStories Unwind, Federico and I recap our videogame hardware experiments of 2023 and pick our favorite games of the year.
Hardware Picks
Game Picks
- Joint Game of the Year
- Other Joint Picks
- Federico’s Other Picks:
- John’s Other Pick:
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GameTrack, an iOS, iPadOS, and Mac game tracking app
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This week, Federico and John rethink the share sheet and other ways Apple’s platforms share data.
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Fixing the Share Sheet
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Read-later apps are great, but they’re not where all of my reading happens. I read as much and probably more in a browser as I do anywhere else, which is why this week, I dug back into Markdownload when I saw it had been updated. Markdownload is a browser extension for Safari, Chrome, and Firefox...
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