Team Alto Releases Trailer for Alto’s Odyssey: Lost City, A Special Edition of the Original Game Coming to Apple Arcade Transloader 3: A Simple, Versatile Way to Remotely Manage Mac File Downloads from an iPhone or iPad Kensington Releases Two-Piece StudioCaddy Charging Station and Organizer for Apple Devices...
In This Issue
Beyond iPhone and iPad Gaming, tips for dealing with Safari’s new tab design in Monterey, unabridged developer interviews from Majid Jabrayilov, Ish ShaBazz, Sawyer Blatz, and John Sundell, an all-new episode of MacStories Unplugged, plus the usualApp Debuts,Links, arecap of MacStories articles, and a preview of upcoming podcast episodes....
Interview: Majid Jabrayilov
Twitter: @mecid. Creator of CardioBot. What impact do you think the addition of Shortcuts to the Mac will have on all of Apple’s platforms? We have shortcuts on iOS and watchOS. I am happy to see that shortcuts finally arrived on macOS. It should be easier to provide shortcut-related features across all Apple platforms. Why...
MacStories Unplugged
[[unplugged_artwork]] A Behind-the-Scenes Review Update and Retro Nintendo Deep Dive Federico is happier with his writing setup for this year’s iOS and iPadOS review than ever, John is trying new text editors with Obsidian, plus playing Game Boy-era games and our thoughts on the new Nintendo Switch (OLED Model)....
Up Next on MacStories’ Podcasts
Next week on AppStories, Federico and John revisit app modularity, expanding the discussion to the user customization trend emerging among productivity apps. This week on MacStories Unwind, Federico and John cover the news including a new Alto’s Odyssey: Lost City trailer, the Kensignton StudioCaddy, and Transloader 3.0, and Unwind picks for your weekend....
Hook: Find Without Searching [Sponsor]
Hook is a revolutionary CogSci Apps® invention that links your digital work. Its contextual window enables you to link items between your favorite Mac apps and to instantly open linked items — without searching.
- Immediacy. Hook’s Copy Link (⌘C) instantly copies a properly labeled hotlink to the foreground app’s selected/open item. No more manually editing links with ⌘K!
- Universal Copy Link Most apps don’t have a command for copying links️. Hook solves that: its ‘Copy Link’ works not only with entire webpages but with almost any item in any app: files, objects, tasks, calendar entries, emails, etc.
- Consistency. Unfortunately, different apps use different names, locations, and shortcuts for their Copy Link command (that’s if they support copying links)️. Hook’s ‘Copy Link’ uniformly solves that. Use the same simple habit everywhere.
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- Two-way links (“hooks”). Hook can bi-directionally link information from any linkable app, so you can remain in context.
- Context sensitivity. Our “hooks” are context-sensitive; no need to search.
- Robust file links. macOS
file://links are brittle️. Contrast: Hook’s file links work even after you move or rename the files they reference. - Deep PDF links. Hook can even copy links to specific locations in a PDF.
- Shareable links. Send links to shared files or links to mutual emails to your recipients. When your recipients click on the link, Hook will reveal the file (even to the specific location in a PDF!) or open the email on their Mac! Hook Lite activates links and is free. Your recipients will save time and love you for it.
- Copy Markdown Link. Instantly create a Markdown-formatted link to the foreground app’s current item (webpage, file, etc.)
- Reveal it. Hook’s Reveal File in Finder command works across all compatible apps.
- Automatic bookmarking. Copying links is the best signal of future relevance! So Hook bookmarks automatically what you link (files, emails, etc.) It can also sync to services like Pinboard.
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Interesting Links
9to5Mac reports that Philips Hue is planning to launch several new lightbulb models this fall that are brighter and should support MATTER (formerly known as the CHIP alliance). (Link) In the weird and wonderful category this week, The Verge’s Monica Chin reports on YouTuber T. Sanglay Jr. who built a tiny handheld computer that can...
Up Next on MacStories’ Podcasts
Next week on AppStories, Federico and John kick off one-on-one developer interviews for the MacStories Summer OS Preview Series by chatting with MusicHarbor and MusicSmart developer Marcos Tanaka. This week on MacStories Unwind, Federico and John recap Federico’s iOS and iPadOS 15 preview, John’s macOS Monterey preview, our post-WWDC developer debrief, the news...
Interview: Vidit Bhargava
Earlier this week, we published a compilation of interviews with seven developers as part of our 2021 Summer OS Preview Series. We received excellent, in-depth responses from all of the participants and weren’t able to use all the material we collected in that story. So as a bonus for Club members, we’ll be publishing the...