MacStories Team

1558 posts on MacStories since July 2011

Articles by the MacStories team. Founded by Federico Viticci in April 2009, MacStories attracts millions of readers every month thanks to in-depth, personal, and informed coverage that offers a balanced mix of Apple news, app reviews, and opinion.

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Home Screen: Jason Rak

Mastodon: @jasonrak. Club MacStories member. Hi everyone. My name is Jason. I’m a clinical social worker/therapist and administrator in psychiatry at a large hospital by day and a self-taught themer of iPhone screens by night. When Federico and Jonathan reached out and said they liked my setup and wanted to know if I’d like to...


Previously, On MacStories

Stories Apple to Support RCS Messaging in 2024 I Tried to Run Cities: Skylines 2 on My M2 MacBook Air via Apple’s Game Porting Toolkit… And I Discovered A Great App Instead Apple Announces Close to 40 App Store Awards Finalists Using the iPad Pro as a Portable Monitor for My Nintendo Switch with Orion,...



In This Issue

The MacStories Selects Awards are just around the corner, Jonathan recommends Kompressor, John’s been using the Aqara FP2 sensor with lighting automations, plus the usual Links, App Debuts, the latest happenings in the Club MacStories+ Discord community, a recap of MacStories articles, and a preview of next week’s episode of AppStories....


In This Issue

John and Federico share recent Things shortcuts they’ve built, Niléane tried the Orion browser by Kagi, Jonathan has tips for approaching home automation projects, we have a LivePod giveaway, plus the usual Links, App Debuts, the latest happenings in the Club MacStories+ Discord community, a recap of MacStories articles, and a preview of next week’s...


Previously, On MacStories

Stories iOS 17.2 Beta’s Sticker Reactions Need a Different Approach With Version 1.2, Matter Now Supports over 20 Device Types Apple Releases iOS and iPadOS 17.1 with New Apple Music Features, Small iPad Enhancements, and More Shazam Introduces Dedicated In-App Concerts Section Obsidian’s Importer Plugin Lets You Move Your Apple Notes to Any Note-Taking App...


Club Membership Event Recap, Plus an Apple Event Update

We had another big week for Club members. Here’s a brief recap: On Monday, we held a live Town Hall for Club MacStories+ and Club Premier members in Discord, where Federico, Jonathan, and I talked about our HomeKit setups and how we approach home automation. The audio of the event will be released next week...


In This Issue

Federico has tips for simplifying the creation of Home app automations and saving emails in Things, John explains how he approaches cleaning up digital messes, Jonathan has a story on the AI features of the Arc browser and thoughts on the app’s development style, we have a Dato giveaway, Tim Nahumck shares his Home Screen,...