Pixelmator Pro, developer predictions for WWDC, a Pastel giveaway,Federico shows how to use the MacStories Perspective Icons with other apps, Ryanimagines a more robust keyboard shortcut experience, plus the usualWeekly Q&A, Links, lots of App Debuts,arecap of MacStories articles, and a preview of upcoming episodes of AppStories and MacStories Unwind....
WWDC Club Coverage and Schedule
We’re excited to kick off our expanded coverage of WWDC next week. With the whole team covering the event from home, we’ve got time to do more than usual this year. That means the same wall-to-wall coverage on MacStories as in past years, plus four special episodes of AppStories, and an episode of MacStories Unwind....
HomeDash: HomeKit Dashboards [Sponsor]
HomeDash is the ultimate HomeKit app for the iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. With it, you can create custom dashboards to monitor all of your HomeKit-connected devices and take your home automation setup to the next level.
The app is beautifully designed, making navigation of even large collections of devices easy. What’s more, its flexible and highly-customizable UI allows you to set up your dashboards to fit your particular needs and home. It’s a combination that makes HomeDash a superior solution for managing your HomeKit devices.
With HomeDash you can control multiple devices, build widgets for devices, rooms, groups, or even your entire home. Of course, the app also supports all of HomeKit’s features like scenes and automations. Scenes can be arranged in folders, too, providing an added layer of organization. However, it’s the multi-device support that really sets HomeDash apart because with just a single tap it lets you control multiple devices, groups, rooms, and more instead of controlling them one at a time.
HomeDash’s Watch app can store your ten favorite scenes, allowing you to access them on the go easily. You can even shut down all of your devices at once by force touching HomeDash’s Watch app UI. It’s a terrific one-tap shortcut for shutting down your home at the end of the day.
This week only, MacStories readers can purchase HomeDash for just $9.99. This is a rare opportunity to get this incredibly powerful app at a significant discount. So don’t wait, use this link to download HomeDash today and take control of your HomeKit devices with powerful, customized dashboards.
Our thanks to HomeDash for sponsoring MacStories this week.
MacStories Unplugged
Critical Optimism and Exploring a New Breed of Apps John travels west and Federico reveals his fascination with small-town America before they dive into a discussion of optimism in technology writing and explore a new trend they are seeing emerge in the App Store. Show Notes John Goes West The Ranch on Netflix Critical...
Up Next on MacStories’ Podcasts
Next week on AppStories, Federico and John conclude their WWDC wishes series with a look at what they’d like to see in iOS 14. Today on MacStories Unwind,Federico and John cover WWDC, OmniFocus custom perspectives, new read-it-later and camera apps, and an update to the Sofa media tracking app, plus a manga and...
In This Issue
A collection of the best examples of last year’s WWDC features,Federico shares shortcuts for opening articles saved in GoodLinks and Reeder, John imagines what better external display support for theiPad Promight look like, an all-new episode of MacStories Unplugged,pluslots of Weekly Q&A, Links, App Debuts, arecap of MacStories articles, and a preview of upcoming podcast...
Previously, On MacStories
Apple Shares Open Source Resources for Password Manager Apps Sofa Debuts Modern iPad App, Rich Themes Experience, and More How I Use Custom Perspectives in OmniFocus Pastel Review: A Modern Color Utility for iPad and iPhone GoodLinks Review: A Flexible Read-it-Later Link Manager Packed with Automation Options Apple Announces iTunes U and iBooks Author Will...
Interesting Links
Venture Beat has an in-depth look at how Google Meet’s AI-driven noise cancellation feature works to eliminate extraneous noise from your meetings. (Link) In a significant breach of trust, it was discovered that Brave, the privacy-centric web browser, was adding affiliate link credentials for cryptocurrency sites without disclosing the practice to users. (Link) As reported...
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Our thanks to Yes Plz Coffee for sponsoring MacStories this week.