[[Federico]] Codepoint This new utility aims to be an all-in-one solution to search and find Unicode characters, SF Symbols, and emoji on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. I love this idea: in a single app, I can search for all kinds of symbols I may want to use in my stories or posts on Mastodon...
Links Don’t Belong on a Bookshelf
A I wrote my review of Matter this week, I was struck by the different approaches taken by the developers of read-later apps and link organizers. There’s a lot of overlap between the two categories. Many people use apps like GoodLinks and Anybox as their read-later apps, although to me, those apps are first and...
Gone but Not Forgotten: The Third-Party Apps (Part 2)
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AppStories Episode 311 - Gone but Not Forgotten: The Third-Party Apps (Part 2)
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This week, Federico and John conclude their ‘Gone but Not Forgotten’ series with more third-party apps, including productivity, communications, and entertainment apps, plus games.
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Gone but Not Forgotten: Third-Party Apps (Part 2)
- Bento
- Growl
- Editorial
- Adium
- Bowtie
- CandyBar
- Fontcase
- iPhone 4 Case Program
- Instacast
- Mr. Reader
- ProTube
- Rdio
- Articles, CoverSutra, and Groceries
- MacHeist
- Rolando
- Jelly Car
- Flappy Bird
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Mastodon Quick Tips
Mastodon can feel like a pretty quiet place when you first sign up and aren’t following many people. So, since moving to Mastodon earlier this month, I’ve spent a lot of time trying to find many of the people I followed on Twitter. I’ve mentioned this on Mastodon and gotten responses from Mastodon fans that...
Interesting Links
[[John]] Netflix continues to experiment with new ways to fill your free time with the addition of Nike Training Club fitness classes. (Link) Wired reports on the Flipper Zero, a pen testing tool for hackers that has gone viral on TikTok. (Link) The Verge reported this week on just how fast Mastodon has been growing...
Getting Out of a Workflow Rut
2022 has been the first year I made significant changes to my podcasting setup. I change my task manager like most people change their socks, but since the day we started AppStories, my recording and editing setup had remained virtually untouched. That’s not to say I didn’t tweak settings and processes along the way, but...
The 2022 MacStories Selects Awards
AppStories Episode 310 - The 2022 MacStories Selects Awards
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This week, Federico, John, and Alex introduce the fifth annual MacStories Selects award winners and interview the MacStories Selects Lifetime Achievement award winner, Greg Pierce, the creator of Drafts.
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2022 MacStories Selects Awards
- Best New App: MusicBox
- Runner-Up: Runestone
- Best App Update: Audio Hijack 4
- Runner-Up: Spring 4
- Best New Feature: Marvis Pro’s customizable sections
- Runner-up: Timery’s Live Activities
- Best Watch App: Timery
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Best Mac App: Raycast
- Runner-up: Bike
- Best Design: Pixelmator Photo
- Runner-up: CARROT Weather
- Readers’ Choice Award: CARROT Weather
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App of the Year: Marvis Pro
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App Debuts
[[federico]] Readwise Reader The latest entry in the modern read-later space is the long-anticipated Reader, a comprehensive, centralized read-later app by Readwise that aims to become the all-in-one solution for reading articles, eBooks, PDFs, RSS feeds, and newsletters. After several months in private beta, which we were unable to test at MacStories, Reader launched as...
Interesting Links
[[john]] Raycast added a new Wrapped feature to its Mac launcher app with locally-collected stats on your use of the app and its extensions. (Link) Everyone is doing year-end reviews, including Sony and Nintendo. The companies both have done year-end recaps of your gaming year, which Engadget explains how to access. (Link) Netflix continues to...