Among the highlights on the Club MacStories+ Discord: Members were enjoying – and comparing – their new Apple purchases. (Link) Members reported mixed results after upgrading macOS Tahoe, including dropped frames. (Link) Shankar linked to some truly unhinged iPhone cases. (Link) tommertron suggested a promising plugin for using your OpenAI API key in Obsidian to...
New iPhone Day is Exciting Again
Today (when I’m writing this) is New iPhone Day. It’s also New Apple Watch Day and New AirPods Pro Day, but for now, I’m going to talk about the iPhone. This year, New iPhone Day is different from any other in the past. This year, I had to make a choice, and it was exciting....
Liquid Golf, iPhone Purchases, and More
Among the highlights on the Club MacStories+ Discord: David demonstrated the Golf Austria app’s unsuccessful update to Liquid Glass, providing insight into what might happen if developers don’t manage to grasp the design updates. (Link) Members shared their choices for new iPhone purchases. Lots of Cosmic Orange fans! (Link) Jezza kicked off a good discussion...
How I Made a Podcast
This week, I launched my new podcast on MacStories. First, Last, Everything is a series of conversations with guests about their relationships with technology told via their first loves, last obsessions, and the tech that meant everything to them. I’ve been popping up on various MacStories podcasts for a while now (including for interviews), so...
Filming a Two-Sided Interview Using Two iPhones, Two Mics, and Final Cut Pro for iPad
I’m the sort of person who has a long list of tech projects that I want to start, but due to life, they often get put off. Recently, I was able to get around to a project with my parents that I’ve had on my radar for a long time. My parents are in their...
A New Event Channel, Obsidian Frustrations, and More
Among the highlights on the Club MacStories+ Discord: The new #awe-dropping-event channel was busy with predictions and wishes. I’m looking forward to chatting with members there during the event this Tuesday at 10:00 AM Pacific Time. (Link) Member tommertron started a conversation about the frustrating lack of AI options in Obsidian. (Link) Antonio reported the...
HomeKit App Roundup
While writing my review of the Aqara G410 Video Doorbell last week, I found myself browsing through the many third-party HomeKit apps available on the App Store. I was surprised to see a couple of clever new ones, as well as to rediscover significantly updated versions of apps I hadn’t touched in months. Here’s a...
Home Screen Titling, Off-Hand Phone Usage, and More
Among the highlights on the Club MacStories+ Discord: Tommertron shared a clever idea to avoid getting lost amongst multiple home screens of apps. (Link) Paul showed off his new home screen, which sparked a conversation about using your phone with your non-dominant hand. (Link) Nicolas captured some incredible moonrise shots. (Link) Want to join the...
Macrowave
A few weeks ago, I wrote about an update to one of my favorite apps (at least design-wise), Poolside FM. In talking about it, I marvelled at the minor design details and reminded myself that I need to use more apps whose UI design delights me. Enter Macrowave, the new app from developer Lucas Fischer,...