Among the highlights on the Club MacStories Discord: With Black Friday officially starting today, many retails and brands have been doing great deals. We have a Black Friday channel for sharing the best Apple-related tech deals with other members. Feel free to post an offer if you think people will like it. The debate over...
Creating Open Window Reminders with Pushcut
I don’t want this to come as a surprise, but human beings tend to forget things. Obviously, some are worse than others. I happen to be one such person. One area in which I’m a bit forgetful is around the home. I leave lights on, music playing, and, sometimes, the windows open. HomeKit automation can...
Kompressor Is a Promising Image Exporter with Excellent File Size Control
A couple of weeks ago, Lachlan posted a link to a new app, Kompressor, on the Club MacStories+ Discord. I checked it out, and to my delight, I discovered a fantastic little app that can batch export images, giving you visual feedback on the file sizes as you adjust its settings. Before we dive into...
Creating a Letterboxd Review Shortcut With the Joys of RegEx
As many of you know, I love movies. My favorite place for logging and reviewing movies, as well as creating lists, is Letterboxd. It’s a wonderful community of film lovers that I highly recommend should you be inclined. Something I’ve started doing since creating a Mastodon account is sharing the short reviews I write when...
HomeKit Rules to Live By
I’m always looking at my HomeKit setup, re-evaluating its efficiency, and trying to identify holes to fill with new accessories and automations. After this week’s Discord Town Hall, where Federico, John, and I discussed our setups and what we’d recently been doing to them, I thought I’d share the HomeKit rules I live by and...
Apple Event Time Zones, Fire Drills, Automation Fun, and 17.2.
This week on the Club MacStories Discord, members were discussing delving into the many updates in the iOS 17.2 beta, working out lots of automations, and trying to decide if it was worth staying up past bedtime for next week’s Apple Event. Among the other highlights: New member Sigi shared his display setup starting a...
Safari Profile tips, Apple Pencil Updates, Hardcore E-ink Tablets, and More
This week on the Club MacStories Discord, members were discussing the new Apple Pencil and where it fits in Apple’s lineup, dreaming of possible iPad mini upgrades, and looking forward to the new Mario Bros game and Federico shared a picture of him working in his car on his glasses (you read that correctly). Among...
Photography, New Betas, and Even More on Password Managers
This week on the Club MacStories Discord, members were looking at the tiny details in the new OS betas, dreaming of possible iPad mini upgrades, and getting excited about the forthcoming emoji Tapback feature. Among the other highlights, Automation wizard Jack Welborn had an excellent breakdown of the current issues and quirks plaguing Stage Manager...
Default Folder X is a Powerful macOS Tool to Power Your Files and Folders Workflow
Despite Apple’s increased focus on making parts of macOS harder to access for apps, it seems like the platform is undergoing a renaissance regarding utility apps that can modify or add to the macOS user experience. From Bartender 5, which Niléane reviewed earlier this week, to apps like Raycast and Dropover, there are many ways...