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]] Behind the Scenes of Federico’s iOS and iPadOS 13 Review Federico and John kick things off by interviewing Brian King about the 3D animations and graphics he made for Federico’s iOS and iPadOS 13 review and then turn to the making of the review, including the research and writing process, dealing with writing in...


In This Issue

Streaks Workout,a collection of the most striking parts of Apple’s September event, a Timery for Toggl giveaway, John on three big-picture themes from the keynote, a Club exclusive peek at a section of Federico’s upcoming review covering home automation in Shortcuts for iOS 13, Brian McCabe’sHome screen, plus the usual Weekly Q&A, Links, App Debuts,a...


Home Screen

{.no-bio} Brian McCabe Club MacStories member and Tech Consulting Director. I’ve been using iPadOS since the early public betas. After going in a bit early and hitting some major issues which resulted in me temporarily regressing back to iOS 12, the last few betas have been pretty stable and I think it’s a great leap...


Home Screen: Mike Orren

Twitter: @mikeorren. Chief Product Officer, Dallas Morning News. I have my Home screen divided into three sections: folders, prime apps, and the dock. The logic I use is that the dock is for the things I hit many times every day; apps are things I hit at least a couple times a day; and folders...


In This Issue

Fenix for Twitter,a collection of CarPlay apps, Federico shares a shortcut for waking an Apple TV and dimming the lights, plus a new episode of MacStories Unplugged, the usualWeekly Q&A,Links, App Debuts, a recap of MacStories articles, and a preview of next week’s episode of AppStories....


Interesting Links

Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano, who’s currently manning the International Space Station, became the first DJ in orbit as he live-streamed a session using the Djay app on an iPad. (Link) For those times when you don’t have a physical ruler or Apple’s Measure app isn’t enough, you can now use a measuring wallpaper for the...


Home Screen: Alexander Mervar

Twitter: @Its_The_Anorak. Student, jazz drummer, and Club MacStories member. My Home screen is unique because I’ve filled it entirely with shortcuts. Most of the reasoning behind this was to force a design preference and aesthetic on all of my applications. First, I wanted all of my apps to have the same visual appeal and theme....


Interesting Links

Naim announced an audiophile compact speaker coming in early September that has AirPlay 2, Spotify, Tidal, Bluetooth, Roon, and other support that makes the HomePod look like a bargain at $899. (Link) OWC released a new version of its USB-C Travel Dock that Federico previously wrote about which adds 100W power delivery and cable storage....


Home Screen: Stephen Hackett

Twitter: @ismh. Co-founder of Relay FMandfounder of 512 Pixels. When John asked me to share my Home screen in the newsletter, I went looking for images of my Home screen over time, and I have to say, things haven’t changed all that much. I’ve changed out some apps over time, like Notes for Evernote or...