This month, John considers the benefits of associating software with the names of its creators, Ryan explains why he’s replacing Amazon lock-in with the Apple ecosystem, and Stephen is using Evernote again....
Previously, On MacStories
2018 iPad Pro to Add Support for the Logitech Crayon in iOS 12.2 Apple Music, Exclusive Extras, and Merch Zane Lowe on Why Apple Music Is in the Storytelling Business Apple Shares Videos from “It’s Show Time” Event Apple Releases iOS 12.2 with Apple News+, AirPlay 2 TV Controls, New Animoji, and More Apple TV+,...
Home Screen: Brian Mueller
Twitter: @BrianMueller333. Maker of @CARROT_app. First Row Phone Fantastical: My calendar is usually pretty empty because nobody loves me, but if I have an exciting event like a root canal coming up, I wouldn’t use any other app to add it to my calendar. The natural language parser still impresses me after all these years....
Interesting Links
Created by Aaron Pearce (developer of HomeRun and HomeCam), DevSwitch is a free and open-source utility to quickly switch an iOS device’s App Store to another region. Ideal for developers who want to check out their apps’ rankings in other international App Stores. (Link) Spotify has started personalizing some of its official playlists based on...
In This Issue
Weather Up, our Favorite Apple Event Announcements, Voice Search for Notes from the Shortcuts widget, thoughts on Apple Arcade, Brian Mueller’s home screen, plus the usual Links, App Debuts, arecap of MacStories articles, and a preview of next week’s episode of AppStories....
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Next week on AppStories, Federico and John cover pro iOS audio, photography, video, and art apps that stretch the platform and discuss where the OS is holding them back....
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Home Screen: Tim Nahumck
Twitter: @nahumck. Drafts Evangelist, co-host of Fundamentally Broken, productivity mechanic, writer. It’s been almost two years since I last updated my home screen for Club MacStories readers. As I spent time this week reviewing my last home screen setups shared in Weekly #81, I immediately groaned at how dated it looked: at the time I...
Interesting Links
Variety profiles how Amazon is becoming a force in the video game industry by providing back-end tools used by some of the biggest players in the industry like Epic Games. (Link) Indie games made a strong showing at GDC’s annual Game Developers Choice Awards. (Link) There have been a lot of rumors that Apple will...