MacStories Team

3462 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.
team@macstories.net

This Week's Sponsor:

LookAway

It helps you take regular breaks from your Mac to rest your eyes, without breaking your flow.

Gear.Coffee: Upgrade Your Coffee Ritual with the Kinu M47 Series Hand Grinders [Sponsor]

If you’re someone who can’t get through the day without coffee, I’m sure you understand the importance of having great coffee. With the Kinu M47 Series Hand Grinders from Gear.Coffee you can upgrade your entire coffee experience with freshly-ground, flavorful coffee.

Each cup of coffee should be supreme, and you should enjoy each sip you take during the day. After all, believe it or not, this is part of what makes your day great. Every little detail sums up to produce an outstanding cup of coffee, but freshness is key here. So make sure that you get this part of your coffee ritual right.

To get a fully flavor-filled experience, the first thing you need is fresh-ground coffee beans. And to get the richest infusion of flavor and aroma to your coffee, you should grind it just before you brew it. Of course, you need a coffee grinder to accomplish this because coffee beans are super hard!

Gear.Coffee makes it easy for you to choose because they’ve selected the top three high-quality manual coffee grinders by Kinu Grinders. The German-engineered Kinu M47 Phoenix and Simplicity hand grinders feature the best in consistency and reliability no matter how you prepare your coffee: Aeropress, Pour-over, Espresso, Moka Pot, Drip, etc.

Choose the one that suits you best. There’s no wrong choice with these grinders!

MacStories readers can get $10 off their first grinder purchase by visiting the Gear.Coffee website using code “macstories10” at checkout throughout April. Check out these terrific grinders today and enjoy a fantastic cup of coffee.

Our thanks to Gear.Coffee for sponsoring MacStories this week.

Interesting Links

Serif, the maker of Affinity Photo, Designer, and Publisher, has launched a campaign called 100 Days, 100 Commissions. For 100 days, Serif is commissioning freelance work using its apps at $1,500 per submission to help ease the impact on the creative community of cancelled projects. (Link) Yesterday, Radiohead began posting weekly live concerts on YouTube...

MacStories Unplugged

A Little Punch Drunk After a long week writing about the 10th anniversary of the iPad’s release in the US, Federico and John talk about the series, the iPad mini, games, Federico’s keyboard and Home screen, and, of course, cat apps. As a reminder, please note thatwe have changed the URL for the podcast,...

Previously, On MacStories

The Future of the iPad Pixelmator Photo 1.2 Adds Cursor and Split View Support, ML Match Colors, and More Watchsmith Review: Create Your Own Apple Watch Complications The Beauty of the Apple Watch’s Solar Dial Face Highlights for iPhone and iPad: An Excellent Companion for Researchers...

In This Issue

A collection of fun iPhone photography projects that use third-party apps, a Yoink for iPad tip, Ryan on iPad modularity and the 11-inch iPad Pro, Federico’s second Home screen, plusWeekly Q&A, Links, lots of App Debuts, a recap of MacStories articles, and a preview of next week’s episode of AppStories....

CleanMyMac X: Your Mac, as Good as New [Sponsor]

CleanMyMac X by MacPaw is your complete Mac maintenance solution. It’s the perfect way to do a little spring cleaning on your Mac. With an award-winning, beautiful design, CleanMyMac X frees up wasted storage space, protects against malware, optimizes your Mac’s performance, and a whole lot more.

It all starts with Smart Scan, the all-in-one center for analyzing, optimizing, and protecting your Mac. Here you’ll find features like System Junk removal module for finding unneeded system files that can be discarded, and Space Lens a visual and intuitive tool for cleaning up unwanted, large files. CleanMyMac also scans for malware, protecting your Mac against malicious third-party code and vulnerabilities. Better yet, the app’s Malware Monitor can scan for threats in the background, in real-time, catching and notifying you of malware before it takes hold. There’s an optimization section that can free up RAM and manage login items, launch agents, and memory-hungry apps too.

CleanMyMac X includes an app update module that scans your installed apps for available updates too. It’s a fantastic, centralized way to see all the apps on your Mac that have updates whether or not you bought them on the Mac App Store. When you want to uninstall an app, CleanMyMac X is there to help, deleting hidden files and any other cruft that an app would otherwise leave behind.

CleanMyMac X is a fantastic investment to get an older Mac running as good as new and to ensure that more modern Macs keep running smoothly and safely with enough storage to get your work done. The app is notarized by Apple, too, meaning you can download it with confidence.

So, don’t wait, check out CleanMyMac X today. There’s a free trial waiting to help you make your Mac as good as new, and until April 19, 2020, MacStories readers can purchase CleanMyMac X for 30% off, which is a fantastic deal.

Our thanks to CleanMyMac X for sponsoring MacStories this week.

The Future of the iPad

It’s been an eventful decade for the iPad. But what’s next?

This week’s iPad at 10 celebration has centered primarily on the past. We’ve explored the device’s influence in accessibility and education, heard developers’ stories, outlined some of the most impactful apps from the decade, considered one of the most overlooked iPad models, and more. But as the week closes out, we turn our attention from the past and present to what lies ahead.

For the longest time, the iPhone’s shadow loomed large over the iPad. The iPad Pro began to change that, iPadOS solidified that shift, and now the device is forging its own path as a modular computer.

There’s never been a more exciting time to use the iPad. Yet as far as the device has come, we remain optimistic that its best days are still ahead.

Before wrapping up this anniversary week, we have to consider the future of the iPad.

Read more

Perks

For this special edition of MacStories Weekly, we asked the makers of some of our favorite iPad apps to contribute promo codes for a special iPad at 10 giveaway. Beneath each of the apps listed below is a button for entering to win. We will collect entries for each app until 10 pm Eastern US...