MacStories Team

1558 posts on MacStories since July 2011

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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Interview: Jim Metzendorf

Twitter: @jmetzendorf. Podcast editor for Mobile Nations, Relay FM, Sword & Laser, Dithering, and The Incomparable. Author of ‘The Professional’s Guide to Audio Podcast Production.’ What hardware and software do you use to record and edit audio? Do you use any specialized plug-ins? My primary computer is a 2019 16” MacBook Pro with a 2.4GHz 8‑core...


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Om Malik explains the profound effect the iPhone has had on photography, comparing it to the impact of Eastman Kodak’s Brownie camera had on film photography over 100 years ago. (Link Nuts is a unique Apple Arcade title involving squirrels and a mystery, and Shacknews has a terrific in-depth interview with one of its creators,...


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[[appstories_artwork]] Next week on AppStories, Federico and John talk about all the apps they use for writing, except text editors. [[unwind_artwork]] This week on MacStories Unwind, Federico and John cover a busy week at MacStories, recapping news of executive changes at Apple, Black History Month, Data Privacy Day, OS updates, and Time to Walk, plus...


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[[appstories_artwork]] Next week on AppStories, Federico and John consider app modularity and what it means for users of everything from single-purpose utilities to complex apps. [[unwind_artwork]] This week on MacStories Unwind, Federico and John recap the week at MacStories with a discussion of MindNode’s new editable outline mode, the surprise Doodle Jump sequel, Apple’s expansion...


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As expected, cases for the AirPods Max are being released by third parties, including Waterfield Designs, which launched one of the first with its Shield case. (Link) Apple announced keyboard and mouse support for games at WWDC, and it’s starting to show up, first with Pascal’s Wager, one of the biggest mobile game hits of...