Anyone who knows me or interacted with me in the #movies-and-tv channel on the MacStories Discord will know I’m very passionate about my TV and movie watching. I’m the sort of person who fine-tunes the TV settings to optimize for the way the filmmaker intended (so long, motion smoothing!), lowers the lights when watching a...

Much of the talk leading up to this week’s ‘Wonderlust’ Apple Event focused on the physical upgrades to the iPhone Pro line, including a titanium frame, USB-C, an Action button, and a periscope lens (later dubbed Tetraprism). However, since the event, much of the discourse has shifted to the changes in iPhone camera software, marking...

Among the many Lock Screen widgets that launched alongside iOS 16 last year, one was conspicuous in its absence: Shortcuts. Although there are third-party developers who have created clever Lock Screen widgets that can open your iPhone, switch to the Shortcuts app, and launch your shortcut, the friction created made the experience impractical. Luckily, iOS...

One of the biggest surprise announcements for tvOS during this year’s WWDC Keynote (other than, some might argue, the fact that the platform was mentioned at all) was the new ability to conduct FaceTime calls on the Apple TV by using Continuity Camera from your iPhone. As someone who makes regular calls to family with...

My iPad mini connected to my record player using Quanta.

The way we listen to our favorite music has changed dramatically over the last few decades, and even more so in recent years. However, one format has remained constant throughout: the vinyl record. Born in the late 19th century and dominant in the early 20th, vinyl has survived the compact cassette, compact disc, MP3 download,...

About a year ago, I undertook a mission to make my iPhone use less stressful and less frequent. Along with turning off a large number of notifications, I also moved all my apps, except four rows of the key, frequently needed ones, to folders on the second screen. Doing this helped stop me from...