Federico Viticci

906 posts on MacStories since November 2015

John is MacStories' Managing Editor, has been writing about Apple and apps since joining the team in 2015, and today, runs the site alongside Federico. John also co-hosts four MacStories podcasts: AppStories, which covers the world of apps, MacStories Unwind, which explores the fun differences between American and Italian culture and recommends media to listeners, Ruminate, a show about the weird web and unusual snacks, and NPC: Next Portable Console, a show about the games we take with us.

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How iOS and iPadOS 16 Are Affecting Our Lives

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AppStories Episode 290 - How iOS and iPadOS 16 Are Affecting Our Lives

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This week, Federico and John consider how iOS and iPadOS 16 are affecting their work and personal lives.

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How iOS and iPadOS 16 Are Affecting Our Lives

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App Debuts

[[federico]] Aviary 2 Shihab Mehboob’s powerful Twitter client recently received a major update that introduces a brand new technical foundation for the app, which, in my tests, has been a lot faster and more stable than the original version introduced last year. Aviary, which is based on the modern Twitter API for third-party clients, has...


Interesting Links

[[federico]] As reported by 9to5Toys, Anker has launched a new series of GaN chargers called GaNPrime, which come in six different form factors and promise to charge your devices even faster and more efficiently. (Link) After years of supporting automation through Automator, AppleScript, and JavaScript, version 7.2 of the Acorn image editor has added Shortcuts...


Our ‘Recently Added’ Apps

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AppStories Episode 289 - Our ‘Recently Added’ Apps

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This week, Federico and John dig into the Recently Added folders on their iPhones and the stories they tell about what they’ve been up to lately.

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2022 OS Preview: The System Apps (Part 2)

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AppStories Episode 288 - 2022 OS Preview: The System Apps (Part 2)

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This week, Federico and John conclude their in-depth look at changes coming to Apple’s system apps on the iPhone, iPad, and Mac, including Home, Notes, Reminders, and Shortcuts.

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iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and macOS Ventura System Apps, Part 2

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Back to Reeder with a Split RSS Solution

My approach to RSS and what I need from it have changed significantly over the years. RSS used to be where I found all of my tech-related reading material. Today, there are fewer interesting small and medium-sized sites to follow than there once were, and I get my reading material from more sources, including Twitter,...


A Device Charging Personal Automation and the Business of Selling Apps

Here are the highlights from the Club MacStories Discord this week: Jonathan shared an excellent personal automation that creates a reminder to charge devices when their batteries get low and then, automatically marks the task as complete when the device is plugged in. The developer channel had an interesting discussion of the role of marketing...


App Debuts

[[john]] Craft Daily notes are a popular feature of many modern note-taking apps, including Craft, because they’re so flexible. You can log what you do daily, keep a journal, track tasks, and much more. With the latest update to Craft, it’s easier to manage incomplete tasks. Before, if you didn’t complete a task in one...


2022 OS Preview: The System Apps (Part 1)

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AppStories Episode 287 - 2022 OS Preview: The System Apps (Part 1)

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This week, Federico and John continue the MacStories Summer OS Preview Series with part one of their in-depth look at changes coming to Apple’s system apps on the iPhone, iPad, and Mac, including Weather, Clock, Safari, Mail, Messages, and Photos.

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iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and macOS Ventura System Apps, Part 1

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