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...

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...

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...

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...

It’s been a couple of weeks since Arc, the intriguing browser from The Browser Company, released some new AI features as part of ‘Arc Max.’ I’ve been trying the features since the launch and thought it was time I reported back as well as reflect on the very open approach the company has taken to...

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...

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...

With the exception of the newly released Video Doorbell G4 from Aqara, all HomeKit Secure Video-supported cameras need to be plugged into a mains power supply. Usually, this is fine, but I recently ran into this restriction while trying to use a spare camera in a temporary location. But with a simple hack, I managed...

This week on the Club MacStories Discord, members continued to test different uses for the new Action button, discuss the latest iPhone ‘gates’, play with added features in the new OS betas, and got in deep on some complex scripting and Shortcuts automations. Among the highlights, jwhitley had a great use for a photography Focus...