Spotify Announces Improvements to Mobile App for Both Free and Paid Tiers Microcasting on Micro.blog with Wavelength Google Launches Major Gmail Redesign Google Launches New ‘Tasks’ App for iPhone Pretext: Files-Rooted Simple Markdown for iOS 1Blocker X for iOS Review Apple Discontinues AirPort Routers...
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Straw Poll
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Previously, On MacStories
Serenity Caldwell’s 2018 iPad Review Things 3.5 Brings UI Refinements, Tagging and Automation Improvements, Clipboard Integration Drafts 5: The MacStories Review Rethinking iOS Notifications Dropbox iOS App Receives Drag and Drop Support, Fullscreen iPad Navigation Game Day: Trick Shot 2 Tim Cook Doesn’t Believe Users Want Apple to Merge the Mac and iPad Apple Marks...
In This Issue
GoodTask, workflows for creating a database of Things task IDs and adding checklists to existing tasks; John considers what iOS developers could do for the Mac; Brad Dowdy’s Home screen, the results of last week’s straw poll, plus the usual Weekly Q&A, Tip, Links, App Debuts, a recap of MacStories articles, and a preview of...
Publication Schedule Announcement
Every year, we take a few weeks off from MacStories Weekly to recharge. With upcoming travel plans affecting our schedules, we have decided to make two weeks from now one of those weeks. As a result, MacStories Weekly will not be published on May 4th, but will return on May 11th. In our absence, check...
Interesting Links
The latest entry of Apple’s Machine Learning Journal dives deep into the effort that’s gone into making the “Hey Siri” trigger phrase work. (Link) Jason Snell shares details on Six Colors about his kitchen writing setup, featuring an iPad Pro in portrait mode, paired with a couple accessories you may have never heard of. (Link)...
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Home Screen: Brad Dowdy
Twitter: @dowdyism. Website: PenAddict.com, NockCo.com. Blogger, podcaster, and maker of things. I need my iPhone. There, I said it. NEED! I use this device more than any other for almost everything in my life. And I’m an analog guy. But there are things that work better digitally, and my Home screen is an example of...