Last week was a truly remarkable week of change at Apple. Long-time leaders announced their departures, while a crucial one was rumored to be eyeing the exit. Many have debated whether this is a talent drain or just an inevitability. Still, the thing that struck me most when reflecting on it all was not the...
Reminders Straw Poll and Dictation Apps
Among the highlights on the Club MacStories+ Discord: How’s the performance of your long-lived Reminders lists these days? (Link) Members shared their thoughts on dictation apps. (Link) Want to join the Club MacStories+ Discord?Upgrade toClub MacStories+ or Club Premier, then visit theAccount page....
This Mini MagSafe Stand Was One of My Black Friday Hits
We’ve all been there: you want to take a big family picture, but even if you use the Camera app’s built-in timer or the Camera Remote on your Apple Watch, you have nowhere to prop up your iPhone. One person could take the photo, but then they wouldn’t be in frame to mark the occasion....
Elevated Cats, Claude Applications, and More
Among the highlights on the Club MacStories+ Discord: Member jwhitley showed off the “elevated” way his cats take their place at work. (Link) Evan shared a great example of how he has been using Claude to develop applications that streamline work on his computer. (Link) FlohGro opened up a TestFlight for a new photo review...
MacStories Feedback, Tag Automation in Readwise Reader, and More
Among the highlights on the Club MacStories+ Discord: Member Bram posted some thoughtful feedback on the direction of MacStories regarding AI coverage. This started an engaging conversation on the subject that, more than anything, emphasized how great this community is at having respectful, considered discussions. (Link) Dennis shared a way to automatically apply tags to...
Nostalgic Features Apple Should Bring Back
Back in 2015, with the release of the 12” MacBook, Apple began removing the ever-popular MagSafe power connector from its laptop lineup. The design change was almost universally hated. People loved MagSafe mainly because it would disconnect easily if someone tripped over the power cable; so many MacBooks were saved from certain death. Thankfully, starting...
MD Vinyl
I’ve spoken before about my love of vinyl and how I enjoy the process of putting on an album as an intrinsic part of the music listening experience. In fact, my very first piece for MacStories Weekly was about how I’d used an iPad app called Quanta to take the audio from my record player...
AI Projects, Stream Deck Fans, and More
Among the highlights on the Club MacStories+ Discord: The new #ai-talk channel was very busy, with members sharing numerous projects, both personal and otherwise. T.G. Cid created a wild MCP setup at home. It’s too detailed to describe here; you have to see it for yourself! (Link) John shared an example of how he’s using...
Integrating and Organizing Granola Meeting Notes in Notion
I’ve been using Notion for years to store information and organize projects and tasks. Apart from adding project tasks to Reminders using automation, most of this was done in a manual, read-only fashion, allowing other team members to view and track project progress. This activity took place in the design studio I left last October,...