Twitter: @manton2. Founder of Micro.blog. What are some of the interesting ways you’ve seen Micro.blog used or ones that you think most users wouldn’t have considered? I love seeing Micro.blog users either dust off an old blog or create a new one at their own domain and host it in Micro.blog. Once someone gets in...
Interesting Links
It’s not just you. Robocalls have skyrocketed in the US and The New York Times looks at how consumers and regulators are tackling the problem. (Link) The Atlantic considers the social phenomenon of the ‘Story’ format popularized by Snapchat and Instagram. (Link) In a welcome change, Hulu, which launched a beta live TV service a...
Interesting Links
Matt Birchler takes a close look at one of the least-discussed aspects of Drafts 5: its Apple Watch app. (Link) Apple has signed up a lot of original video content and IndieWire collects all of it in one place. (Link) Sensor Tower analyzed apps featured on the App Store and concludes that most are free...
Interview: Rosemary Orchard
Twitter: @rosemaryorchard; Website: rosemaryorchard.com; Founder of Automation Orchard. 1. You’ve written a lot about automating tasks using Workflow and apps like Drafts. What kinds of problems do you think automation is best for and how do you approach automation projects? Automation has lots of purposes; it can help you to accomplish things faster, to complete...
Previously, On MacStories
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Interesting Links
The latest entry of Apple’s Machine Learning Journal dives deep into the effort that’s gone into making the “Hey Siri” trigger phrase work. (Link) Jason Snell shares details on Six Colors about his kitchen writing setup, featuring an iPad Pro in portrait mode, paired with a couple accessories you may have never heard of. (Link)...
Home Screen: Brad Dowdy
Twitter: @dowdyism. Website: PenAddict.com, NockCo.com. Blogger, podcaster, and maker of things. I need my iPhone. There, I said it. NEED! I use this device more than any other for almost everything in my life. And I’m an analog guy. But there are things that work better digitally, and my Home screen is an example of...
Interesting Links
Starting from what its co-founder once described as a ‘dystopian Craigslist,” Reddit is in the process of redesigning its homepage, and Wired has an in-depth look at the process. (Link) The day after Apple’s education event in Chicago, Tim Cook was interviewed by Kara Swisher of Recode and Chris Hayes of MSNBC. An edited version...
Previously, On MacStories
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