[[appstories_artwork]] Next week onAppStories, Federico and John continue the MacStories Summer OS Preview series by interviewingMalin Sundberg, creator of time-tracking appOrbit. [[unwind_artwork]] This week onMacStories Unwind, Alex and John cover the week at MacStories including John’s Summer OS Series feature on Quick Note, Apple’s new keyboards and peripherals, upcoming child safety features, and media picks...
Interview: Shahid Kamal Ahmad
Twitter:@shahidkamal. Videogame developer and advocate. Co-host ofRemasteron Relay FM. What about the Playdate intrigues you as a developer? I’m not your typical developer, so my response will be atypical. I started in the 8-bit days, with limited hardware, and I enjoyed the challenge of getting those early machines to do things that seemed difficult. For...
Interesting Links
Chris Lee shares a prototype of Chrome Home that was tested in 2016 and bears a resemblance and, according to Lee, drew some of the same criticism as the current Safari 15 for iOS beta. (Link) Spotify introduced a What’s New feed this week that aggregates all the releases from artists and podcasts that you...
Home Screen: Chris Lawley
Twitter: @chris_lawley. YouTuber and photographer covering iPad, iOS, and apps. The iPad has been my main computer for over four years now. The last time I wrote about my iPad Home Screen was in issue 75 of the Club MacStories Newsletter, which was all the back in 2017. This was a time where we were...
Previously, On MacStories
CARROT Weather 5.3 Adds Smart Layouts and a Fun Weather Reports Feature Two Months with Apple’s New M1 iMac Apple Music to Livestream Sold-Out Atlanta Listening Event for Kanye West’s Next Album, DONDA New Tokyo level of Skate City Will Debut Alongside Skateboarding Becoming an Official Olympic Sport...
Perks
LookUp We have 20 codes for LookUp, the dictionary app that is now available as a Universal app across all of Apple’s platforms. Inter by Noon Eastern US time on Wednesday, July 28th for a chance to win. Enter for a Chance to Win!...
Up Next on MacStories’ Podcasts
[[appstories_artwork]] Next week on AppStories, Federico and John explore the possibility of an Apple app-only research workflow with the new features and design changes coming to iPhone, iPad, and Mac apps this fall. [[unwind_artwork]] This week on MacStories Unwind, Federico and John cover John’s 2-month review of the M1 iMac, CARROT Weather 5.3, a Skate...
Interview: Majid Jabrayilov
Twitter: @mecid. Creator of CardioBot. What impact do you think the addition of Shortcuts to the Mac will have on all of Apple’s platforms? We have shortcuts on iOS and watchOS. I am happy to see that shortcuts finally arrived on macOS. It should be easier to provide shortcut-related features across all Apple platforms. Why...
MacStories Unplugged
[[unplugged_artwork]] A Behind-the-Scenes Review Update and Retro Nintendo Deep Dive Federico is happier with his writing setup for this year’s iOS and iPadOS review than ever, John is trying new text editors with Obsidian, plus playing Game Boy-era games and our thoughts on the new Nintendo Switch (OLED Model). [[more]] [[public]] Show Notes A Behind-the-Scenes...