Stephen argues Apple should explore other devices for collecting health data, Ryan is excited about Apple’s upcoming services, but has a lot of questions about the details, and John would like more control over notifications and Do Not Disturb....
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MacStories Unplugged
[[unplugged_artwork]] Staying Productive While Trying New Apps This month, Federico and John preview some of the perks coming for Club members throughout September, Federico checks in on the status of his iOS 13 review, which is turning out to be the longest one ever, then Federico and John talk about productivity, testing new apps, knowing...
In This Issue
Fenix for Twitter,a collection of CarPlay apps, Federico shares a shortcut for waking an Apple TV and dimming the lights, plus a new episode of MacStories Unplugged, the usualWeekly Q&A,Links, App Debuts, a recap of MacStories articles, and a preview of next week’s episode of AppStories....
Up Next on MacStories’ Podcasts
Next week on AppStories, Federico and John cover their return over the summer to Apple Mail for most of their email needs....
Coming Soon: Club MacStories’ 4th Anniversary Celebration
As Federico and John discuss further on today’s episode of the Club-exclusive MacStories Unplugged podcast, September 14th will mark the 4th anniversary of Club MacStories. We’ll be celebrating with deals for Club members on some of our favorite apps and services, which we’ll announce on September 6th. This year the list includes over 30 companies...
Interesting Links
Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano, who’s currently manning the International Space Station, became the first DJ in orbit as he live-streamed a session using the Djay app on an iPad. (Link) For those times when you don’t have a physical ruler or Apple’s Measure app isn’t enough, you can now use a measuring wallpaper for the...
GoodTask: A Powerful Task Manager Based on Apple’s Reminders App [Sponsor]
GoodTask is a powerful task manager for iOS and the Mac that’s built on top of Apple’s Reminders app. By leveraging Reminders, GoodTask syncs to all your iOS devices and Macs, supports Exchange, and works seamlessly with Siri shortcuts. But that’s just the start.
Tasks can be filtered using GoodTask’s Smart List feature. Smart Lists act like saved searches allowing you to view subsets of your tasks. For example, maybe you want to find all of your un-dated tasks with a certain tag. With Smart Lists, that’s incredibly simple to set up.
Another powerful feature of GoodTask is Quick Actions. You define a grid of information to add to tasks with a single tap from the Quick Actions view. Maybe you have a project, tag, day of the week, time, or other bits of data you add to tasks over an over. With Quick Actions, the repetition of typing that information over and over is eliminated. The app also includes a Smart Button on iOS to quickly move between frequently-used lists.
Interactive notifications with Quick Actions allow users to do things like auto-snooze tasks right from a notification without opening the app. There’s also a feature-rich Apple Watch app from which you can manage existing tasks and add new ones. Add to that a handy Today widget and GoodTask excels at being available no matter the device or context. The app’s iOS icons are customizable and you can switch between a variety of themes or make them yourself to set GoodTask up exactly the way you want too.
Take charge of task management today by visiting GoodTask’s website to learn more about its Mac, iOS, and Watch apps and discover the power of the premier task manager based on Apple’s Reminders app.
Our thanks to GoodTask for sponsoring MacStories this week.
Up Next on MacStories’ Podcasts
Next week on AppStories, Federico returns from the beach to talk to John about Sidecar, the second-screen feature coming to macOS Catalina and iOS 13 in the fall....