[[unplugged_artwork]] A Really Weird Week In the latest installment of MacStories Unplugged, Federico and John talk about the iPad Magic Keyboard that became available for preorder earlier this week and Federico explains what led him to try OmniFocus again. MacStories’ and AppStories’ Anniversaries MacStories turned 10 in 2019 and 11 on April 20, 2020 AppStories...
In This Issue
A collection of fun iPhone photography projects that use third-party apps, a Yoink for iPad tip, Ryan on iPad modularity and the 11-inch iPad Pro, Federico’s second Home screen, plusWeekly Q&A, Links, lots of App Debuts, a recap of MacStories articles, and a preview of next week’s episode of AppStories....
Interesting Links
Ulysses turns eight today, and Max Seelemann has an excellent post about the 10th anniversary of the iPad and what it has meant for one of the premier text editors on the platform. (Link) The Verge has a great collection of video conferencing backgrounds that can be used in apps like Zoom. (Link) Grammarly, the...
Perks
For this special edition of MacStories Weekly, we asked the makers of some of our favorite iPad apps to contribute promo codes for a special iPad at 10 giveaway. Beneath each of the apps listed below is a button for entering to win. We will collect entries for each app until 10 pm Eastern US time...
Interesting Links
Looking for a way to pass the time stuck at home? Engadget reports that Moog’s Minimoog Model D and Korg’s Kaossilator iOS synthesizer apps are currently free. (Link) The world of social media influencers is big business, and now, you can even take a course in Influencer Relations if you’re a communications major at the...
Interview: Brent Simmons
Twitter: @brentsimmons. Creator of NetNewsWire; Website: inessential.com. Looking back at the origins of NetNewsWire, what got you started with RSS and what has made it such a big part of your career? When I was growing up, I wanted to be a writer. My parents, who were both computer programmers, bought me an Apple II...
Interesting Links
Apple updated its App Review guidelines this week with a variety of rule updates, including that push notifications can now officially be used for marketing purposes with a user’s consent. (Link) Marques Brownlee published an excellent review of the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra on his YouTube channel this week. (Link) The Verge unleashed their staff...
Previously, On MacStories
The Talk Show: Dot Net Party abode iota Review: A Flexible HomeKit Security Solution Apple Announces Winners of Its ‘Shot on iPhone’ Night Mode Challenge Twitter Launches Brazil Test of Stories-esque ‘Fleets’ Feature Reading Newsletters with Feedbin and Reeder Shortcuts Rewind: Dates, Calendars, and Beyond...
Home Screen: Will Bishop
Twitter: @WillRBishop. Creator of Chirp, NanoReddit, and MiniWiki. People often look at my first Home screen and think I’m insane. “Where’s Twitter!?”, “Where’s Instagram!?”, but they’re just on another page. In fact, I don’t use folders at all, with the only exception being the one Apple gives you. My apps, all seemingly a million of...