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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.

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In This Issue

Web Snapper,iOS Apps with Great Dark Themes (Vol. 1), Josh Jagdfeld’sHome screen, another Ongoing Development column,plus the usualWorkflow Corner, Weekly Q&A, Tip, Links, and recap of MacStories articles. JOIN US ON TELEGRAM If you want some more behind the scenes details, sneak peeks at upcoming content, or just want to observe some occasional banter from...


Home Screen: Josh Jagdfeld

Twitter: @joshjagdfeld. Club MacStories Member Ever since 2010, I’ve had a stark realization about my iPhone: I use a certain subset of apps way more than the rest. Although I currently have 135 apps installed, I would say that on a day-in and day-out basis, I probably use 20 of those apps. That realization is...


Interesting Links

Details on Hazel 4, coming later this month with live previews of rules, sync, and support for Smart Folders. Telegram has launched major updates to the iOS app and their Bot platform, which is now more flexible and easy to use. Myke Hurley has customized his Apple Pencil. Pretty great visual and practical modifications. Several...


Previously, On MacStories

With Version 1.1 and an iPad App, I’m Switching to Airmail Apple Pulls Third-Party Reddit Clients for NSFW Content Arq 5 Brings Significant New Features and a Major Licensing Improvement Intuitive Image Annotations with ‘This’ for iOS Imprint Brings Effortless Shopping to iOS Screens 4 Refines Remote Management of Macs and PCs...


Boom 2 for Mac

I have to admit, when I heard that Boom 2 boosts the sound of you Mac, I thought it was a gimmick, but it’s not. I’ve tried Boom with my Retina MacBook Pro and a Mac mini with a pair of inexpensive speakers attached and was impressed with the results in both instances. When...


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TV Maps Exclusively for Club MacStories members, we have 50 coupon codes for TV Maps, anew app that allows you to explore maps on your Apple TV. If you would like a copy, please click the below link and leave your Club MacStories email address. Entries close 10pm New York time on Saturday, 9 April...


Home Screen: Abraham Vegh

Twitter: @abrahamvegh. Developer and designer,Club MacStories member. My preferred Home screen layout has evolved over the years with each new iteration of iPhone hardware, as well as my laziness levels. Some of my past layouts centered around areas of the screen in easy thumb-reach, or organizing by type of app or icon color. In certain...


In This Issue

Boom 2,Classic iPhone Games That Are Still Alive and Kicking(Vol. 1), Abraham Vegh’s Home screen, Ongoing Development #5, plus the usualWorkflow Corner, Weekly Q&A, Tip, Links, and recap of MacStories articles. If you missed the news this week, we launched a proper Club MacStories Newsletter Archive. This new webpage gives you quick access to every...


Interesting Links

MacAdmins is a new podcast for the Mac sysadmin community by Tom Bridge and friends. The first episode is available here. Memphis’ Saddle Creek Apple Store has been revamped with the next-generation retail store design that will be used for more locations in the future. Stephen Hackett has some photos. iTunes Connect for iOS now...