Apple Music Commissions Custom Playlist Art Ulysses 15 Review: Split View on the Mac, Remote Images, Improved iPad Multitasking, and More Reconsidering Evernote in 2019 Apple Announces March 25th Event at the Steve Jobs Theater Niantic Previews Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, the Studio’s Follow-Up to Pokémon GO A Remastered Version of Rolando Is Returning to...
In This Issue
BetterTouchTool, Brian Hamilton’s home screen, how to force macOS to use the aptX or AAC codecs for Bluetooth headphones, Ryan revisits iOS 12, a shortcut for turning Reminders into GoodTaskURLs,plus the usual Links, App Debuts, arecap of MacStories articles, and a preview of next week’s episode of AppStories....
Interesting Links
Music streaming service Tidal has extended support for MQA files (part of their HiFi tier) to the iOS app. (Link) Chrome 73 has introduced support for dark mode on macOS Mojave. (Link) Writing at The Atlantic, Taylor Lorenz explains how teens are using Google Docs – the service they primarily use for homework and other...
Home Screen: Brian Hamilton
Twitter: @_brianhamilton. Incomparable panelist, co-host of Most Important Meal, and freelance podcast editor. Lately, I’ve realized that I’m using my iPad less and less. Since being issued a MacBook Pro for work, I’ve become much more capable on macOS and my 9.7” iPad Pro has languished in a desk drawer for far too long. I...
Up Next on MacStories’ Podcasts
Next week on AppStories, Federico and John explore their favorite reading apps including Apple Books, Kindle, Comixology, Shonen Jump, and Apple News....
Strike: An Elegant, Collaborative Place to Write on the Mac and iOS [Sponsor]
Strike is a beautifully-designed, modern writing app for the Mac and iOS that brings together all the tools you need whether you’re working by yourself or with colleagues.
Strike streamlines the process of writing allowing you to get ideas down quickly with its Smart Markdown system. You can type Markdown directly into a Strike document, which is automatically previewed in the editor. You can also format text with a single click or tap on the app’s formatting bar that includes bold, italics, underlining, strikethrough, ordered and unordered lists, checklists, links, headings, and more.
Strike didn’t stop there though. You can drop charts, tables, and MathJax formulas into your documents too. Strike also supports file attachments as well as:
- Password protected documents
- Document locking to avoid inadvertent changes
- Themes and handsome color schemes
- Document statistics
- Text transformation tools
- Line sorting
- Autocorrect and spellcheck
- Attachment and PDF export
On the Mac, Strike supports recent powerful additions to macOS like Dark Mode and document versioning so you can roll back changes. On iOS, Strike supports the Apple Pencil.
Navigating longer documents is simple. The side panel is an outline of the major headings and list items in your document. Selecting any entry jumps straight to that part of the document. The side panel is where you’ll find a list of the tags in your document too, which you can use to go to where the tags appear in your text.
As fantastic as Strike is for writing solo, it’s just as reliable for writing with colleagues. Invite up to 10 people to join you in editing a document simultaneously in real-time. For example, it’s a great way to work with an editor, on a joint project with others, or to collect notes from fellow students.
Strike is a simple and elegant writing tool that distinguishes it from other writing apps through the power of collaboration. Download Strike on the Mac and iOS today to supercharge your writing.
Up Next on MacStories’ Podcasts
Next week on AppStories, Federico and Johndive back into their collections of iOS and Mac utilities and discuss some more favorites....
Interesting Links
The USB Promoter Group has formally announced the pending release of the spec for the next version of the USB standard, called USB4, which will be based on Thunderbolt and deliver speeds up to 40 Gbps. (Link) Serial Box, an iOS app that delivers serialized stories, has cut a deal with Marvel to create stories...
Interview: Rene Ritchie
Twitter: @reneritchie. Analysis, podcasts, and YouTube videos at iMore.com/Vector. You’ve been making videos under the Vector banner for a little over a year now. How has the experience differed from your writing and podcasting? It’s all very similar in that each medium allows you to take what’s in your head and get it out into...