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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MacStories Unplugged

[[unplugged_artwork]] You Say JavaScript Extensibility, You Have My Attention Federico springs two big MarginNote 3 discoveries on John in a very nerdy conversation about research tools, mind mapping, JavaScript automation, and more. Show Notes MarginNote 3 MacStories Weekly, Issue 147, Favorite: MarginNote MacStories Weekly, Issue 142, Making of iOS 12 Review [[include: unplugged_instructions]]...


15% Off the MacStories Perspective Icons for Club MacStories Members

Yesterday, we introduced the MacStories Perspective Icons, a collection of 20,000 icons that allow OmniFocus Pro users to customize the app’s perspectives with 400 different glyphs that come in two styles and 25 colors. The icons, created by long-time MacStories designer Slivia Gatta, were carefully tailored to look right at home in OmniFocus, making them...


Previously, On MacStories

David Smith’s watchOS 7 Wishlist Apple Releases New Pride Edition Watch Bands Ahead of Pride Month, New Watch Faces Coming Soon MusicSmart Puts the Spotlight on Music Credits Drafts 20 Introduces Advanced Wiki-Style Linking Apple to Release Tom Hanks WWII Drama on TV+ Apple Releases iOS 13.5 with COVID-19 Exposure Notifications, Face ID Bypass for...


Interesting Links

Rogue Amoeba has debuted a new audio SDK called Resonate, which should enable third-party Mac apps to offer advanced audio functionality. (Link) Circle View is the newest HomeKit- and HomeKit Secure Video-compatible camera from Logitech, and iMore’s review is full of praise. (Link) On the Halide blog, Ben Sandofsky reflects on the third birthday of...


Interview: Zac Cohan

Twitter: @soulver. Co-founder of Acqualia Software, the maker of Soulver. Where did the idea for Soulver come from, and how has it evolved over the years? The original idea behind the first Soulver in 2005 was just to create a calculator app that would take full advantage of the Mac (these were pre-iPhone days). It...


In This Issue

DaisyDisk, a tip on how to generate good-looking, text-searchable PDFs from webpages, Federico responds to a long collection of member shortcut requests, thoughts on Apple’s rumored News+ audio feature from Ryan, an interview with Soulver developer Zac Cohan, an all-new episode of Unplugged, plus lots of Weekly Q&A, App Debuts, Links, a recap of MacStories...


Previously, On MacStories

A Shortcuts Wishlist Book Track Adds Reading Status, Statistics, Quote Entries, and More Apple Releases Substantial Update to Logic Pro X and Logic Remote Directive: A Terrific Way to Manage Recurring Maintenance Tasks iA Writer 5.5 Noto 2.0 Review: iPad Pointer Support, Easy Note Importing, CloudKit Syncing, and More...


15% Off All MacStories Pixel Products for Club Members

Earlier this week, we announced that Club MacStories members can purchase all MacStories Pixel products for 15% off. Just use the promo code club15pixel2319 at checkout. We’ve also added the promo code to the webpage you see when you log into //staging.macstories.net/club for future reference. If you haven’t checked out the MacStories Shortcuts Icons that...


Interview: Rodrigo Araujo

Twitter: @rodrigoaraujo. Developer of Charty and ChatStats. What was the inspiration for Charty? Charty was born out of personal necessity. I’ve been wishing for a way to create charts on iOS for a long time. Be it for budget tracking, to stay on top of reading goals, or to guarantee I’d beat my Apple Watch...