Among the highlights on the Club MacStories Discord: Lachlan shared a link to an interesting article on PetaPixel about the fact that no commercial cameras currently exist with a resolution high enough to create realistic-looking content on the Apple Vision Pro. Between DMA-related changes to iOS, the EU ruling on Spotify, and more Epic drama,...
Mona 6 Moves from High Visual Customization to Advanced Automation
Mona, the Mastodon client for iOS, iPadOS, and Mac from Junyu Kuang, is out today with a significant version 6 update. Mona is my choice for using Mastodon primarily due to what John referred to in his review as its ‘epic level of customization.’ Everything from how the taskbar at the bottom of the screen looks to how posts are displayed is fully customizable. Even the main app view on iOS can be vertically split in two.
But Mona is not just about looks; it’s also a solid tool for navigating Mastodon. Things like the ability to privately set colors or notes to other users, timeline syncing across your devices using iCloud, and full support for VoiceOver make it a strong choice for a wide variety of people.
Which brings us to this new update. In the year and change since the mass Twitter exodus, Mastodon has matured a lot as a platform, introducing new features that users can take advantage of while filling some of the gaps impeding the platform from growing. Version 6 of Mona includes those new features while advancing its power user functionality with powerful new Shortcuts actions, including one that takes advantage of the Action Button on the iPhone 15 Pro.
Let’s dive in.
Creating Some Quiet Amongst the Noise of Slack
This week is ten years since the public launch of Slack, the ubiquitous group chat application that many businesses now use as their primary communication tool. We’ve been using it for years at work and, like so many companies, came to depend on it during the pandemic. Elizabeth Lopatto over at The Verge had an...
Creating an Automatic Sync Between Arc for Mac and Arc Search on iOS
This week has been big for The Browser Company and their Arc browser. On Monday, they launched their new mobile browser for iOS, Arc Search. Federico reviewed the app on MacStories and really liked it despite some key missing features. Then on Thursday, they announced their big plans for the next stage of Arc’s development,...
Getting Ready for the Vision Pro, New Drafts Action Groups, and Sleepwalking Macs
Among the highlights on the Club MacStories Discord: As we approach the launch of Apple’s Vision Pro, we’ve added a special channel for talking about the new hardware and software. Lachlan kicked it off by asking about possible use cases for the new device. Discussions have continued through to order day with several members making...
Low-key Favorites From 2023
It’s the end of the year, so it’s time for everyone to do their ‘best of 2023’ lists. However, I thought I’d try and include some stories, products, and media that, while still my favorites of the year, might not have been on your radar — some low-key hits. Technology Arc has been a real...
Adapting Federico’s Shortcuts, Kagi shortcuts, and Yahoo Pipes
Among the highlights on the Club MacStories Discord: bbech posted an interesting story about the history of Yahoo Pipes, which has a greater effect on the Internet of today than you probably realize. Members were sharing the free daily apps they’d got through the Indie App Santa, which gifts a free app every day through...
A Christmas Stocking Full of Small Updates
This is now my third version of this week’s column. This week’s updates to iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, and macOS affected the first two versions, mainly due to bug fixes and a few new hidden additions. They’re pretty nice, so instead, I’m going to cover them below, grab-bag style. A Christmas stocking, if you will. Apple...
More XREAL Converts, Headphone Follow-up, and Cute Charging Stands
Among the highlights on the Club MacStories Discord: Nicolas shared his first impressions of the XREAL Pro and Beam. For those in need of a tweet mockup app/site, Lachlan provided David with a great-looking option. Tim shared a link to a video about a very interesting iPhone 15 Pro case that can also carry an...