Jonathan Reed

276 posts on MacStories since February 2024

Jonathan is a freelance graphic designer. As well as being a long-time Apple user he is a huge film and television aficionado and is very interested in the intersection between the two mediums and technology. He lives in London with his wife and daughter and is writing his bio in the third person.

Ticci Tabs, iOS 18 Icons, and visionOS 2 Thoughts

Among the highlights on the Club MacStories+ Discord: Mark C went to the National Videogame Museum, and boy, am I jealous. Sometimes, you ask for an app that doesn’t exist, and sometimes, a member like Jonathan makes it for you. You can join the beta for Ticci Tabs! dills applied Apple’s new Dark Mode icon...


My Go-To CarPlay Tips and Customizations

I’ve discussed Apple’s CarPlay feature before in MacStories Weekly, and it is becoming a bit of an obsession of mine. It’s a piece of software with some excellent qualities, but while it is leagues ahead of car manufacturers’ built-in software, it still feels like it could be much better. I addressed my thoughts on these...






WWDC Week, BetterTouchTool, and a Lovely New Keyboard

This was the biggest week of the year on MacStories, with a lot of reactions to Apple’s announcements in the #wwdc-2024 channel. Among the other highlights on the Club MacStories+ Discord: nifta asked about physical collection tracking apps. Members had suggestions and even reminisced about an old one. scribblenik has been using BetterTouchTool as an...


Surprise Announcements at WWDC That I Wasn’t Expecting

Well, that’s it for another year. WWDC 2024 has finished, and we’re still coming to grips with what was probably one of the most packed keynotes in years. It was also my first time covering the event at MacStories, and I enjoyed every minute of it. One thing that’s stuck in my mind since Monday...


Interview Roundup: Apple’s Executives Talk Up Apple Intelligence and WWDC

In what has become a yearly WWDC tradition, Apple executives have been out talking about the big announcements from this year’s conference. Craig Federighi, Greg Joswiak, John Giannandrea, and Tim Cook have given interviews to YouTubers, news sites, and John Gruber on a special edition of The Talk Show streamed live in spatial video.

They gave fascinating answers to some questions, particularly about Apple Intelligence, so without further ado, here’s a roundup of interesting Apple executive interviews over the past few days.

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