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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

Screens,Better on the Big Screen (Vol. 2), Francisco Cantu’s Home screen, the first instalment of the Workflow Corner, a media pick from Graham, plus the usualApp Debuts, Links, and recap of MacStories articles....


Home Screen: Francisco Cantu

Twitter: @frankcantu. Developer of Sidefari and TaskAgent. My iPad follows me between my desk and bed, which may explain the odd mixture of productivity and entertainment apps. Since iOS 7, I’ve always made an effort to keep my apps living together in a single page — so my home screen is essentially my only screen....


Interesting Links

Phillip Gruneich has worked his magic to make a 1Writer action that posts directly to Medium. Ben Brooks on Content Blockers for OS X and why Ghostery is still the best option after all. BuzzFeed on the rise of the Acapella app for iPhone and how it evolved from a simpler idea. You can now...


Previously, On MacStories

Markdown and Automation Experiments with 1Writer PDF Expert for Mac: A Better Preview for PDFs Nuzzel 2.0 Brings Favorite Feeds for Topics, New Search and Discover Features Instagram Updates Its Platform Policy, Prohibits Third Party Instagram Feed Apps Apple Pay Now Available In Canada For American Express Customers, UK Banks Tesco and TSB Also Add...


Home Screen: Greg Pierce

Twitter: @agiletortoise. Developer of Drafts, Terminology & Tally. For the past couple of years, my iPhone Springboard has settled into a three screen strategy. The Home screen is focused on communication and content, the second screen is a sea of folders for the various apps I like to have around, but do not use often...


Interesting Links

The story of SketchParty TV and how it launched on Apple TV. We love this game. David Lanham has made an adorable Live Photo wallpaper for the iPhone 6s. Microsoft has open submissions to participate in a beta of Cortana for iOS in the United States. Ethisham Rabbani, CEO of SteelSeries, on designing the new...


In This Issue

Aerial, Useful & Quirky Apple TV Apps (Vol. 1), Behind the Scenes of Federico’s iPad Pro Review, Silvia’s Design Desk for Apple Pencil, plus the usual Tip, Links, App Debuts and recap of MacStories articles....


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In This Issue

Editor’s Note: We heard from a few members that last Friday’s issue (#6) of MacStories Weekly got caught in their spam folders. If that affected you, you can read an online version here....