Apple Announces October 18, 2021 Media Event Apple Frames 2.0: Faster, Lighter, and Featuring Support for iPhone 13, iPad mini, iPad 10.2”, iMac 24”, MacBook Air, and Multiple Languages ActiveTab Safari Extension Launched on iPad...
In This Issue
Federico recommends Remind Me Faster and shares a Reminders tagging tip, John imagines the ideal modern read-it-later app, plus the usual App Debuts, Interesting Links, the latest happenings in the Club MacStories+ Discord community, a preview of upcoming MacStories podcast episodes, and a recap of MacStories articles....
AppStories ‘Unleashed:’ Recording Live in Discord on Monday
On Monday, October 18th, Apple is hosting an online event where it’s expected to reveal new Macs. We’ll be covering everything announced on MacStories and then hosting a live recording of AppStories in the Club MacStories Discord community where we’ll be joined by Alex Guyot to recap the event and share our first impressions. We’ll...
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Previously, On MacStories
Google Appears to Have Stopped Serving AMP Search Results to Safari Users on iOS and iPadOS 15 Halide 2.5 Adds New Macro Mode Hands On with AirPods’ New Find My Support ActiveTab: A Simple Extension to Tell Which Safari 15 Tab is Active Apple Watch Series 7 Orders Begin October 8th and Will Be Available...
In This Issue
Federico tries a new approach for personal tasks with Due and a shortcut, John reviews the Roomba j7, Club member Peter Zarko-Flynn’s desk setup, plus the usual App Debuts, Interesting Links, the latest happenings in the Club MacStories+ Discord community, a preview of upcoming MacStories podcast episodes, and a recap of MacStories articles....
Reader Setup: Peter Zarko-Flynn
Twitter: @FlynnZarko. Director of Communications at Humanise Health and Carers Couch. @misterzf on Apple Music and @wizard_in_oz on Apple Arcade. My setup story is, probably, a little unusual. On Boxing Day 2019, my husband and I left our home in London, UK, to take a three-month holiday of a lifetime in Australia. My husband was...
Up Next on Macstories’ Podcasts
Next week on AppStories, Federico and John share a long list of iOS and iPadOS 15 tips to get more out of the latest versions of the OSes. This week on MacStories Unwind, Halide gains Macro Mode, AirPods’ Find My integration is vastly improved, a Safari extension to deal with the new tab...
AV Club Town Hall, Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life
Club MacStories Town Halls are part of the monthly and other special live audio events we hold in the Club MacStories+ Discord community. The show is a recorded and lightly edited version of the Town Halls that we produce, so Club MacStories+ and Club Premier members who can’t attend the event live can listen later. To learn more about Club MacStories+ and Club Premier, visit our Club plans page.
For this month’s AV Club selection, Federico and John were joined by Club member Nicholas to discuss the book, Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life by Héctor García and Francesc Miralles.