The Omni Group announced the release of OmniOutliner 5.2 for macOS with support for Omni Automation, its JavaScript-based cross platform scripting solution. (Link) An insider’s story of Apple’s forgotten VR project – QuickTime VR. (Link) Twitter has officially started testing a new feature called Bookmarks, which allows users to privately save tweets for later. The...
Home Screen: Quinn Rose
Twitter: @aspiringrobotfm. Co-host of the Mixed Feelings podcast on Relay FM, writer, and filmmaker. I’ve never publicly shared my Home screen before. Based on most of the other setups I’ve seen, my organization strategy is a little unorthodox, but why should that stop us from diving in? Here it is, a true MacStories Weekly exclusive....
Interview: Benjamin Mayo
Twitter: @bzamayo*. iOSdeveloper andwriter at @MayoBlog and @9to5Mac**.* 1. How did you get your start in app development? About halfway through secondary school, I just had this urge to make something that other people could download. I didn’t have an iPhone at the time, I didn’t have a personal iOS device for a while actually....
Home Screen: Guilherme Rambo
Twitter: @_inside. iOS developer @PeixeUrbano and panelist on @iPhreaks podcast. There are two things that define my Home screen: the amount of folders and the presence of several default apps (I think some of them are in their default positions as well). I’ve always found opening apps in folders to be faster than swiping between...
In This Issue
LookUp,iOS Audio Apps for Focusing, Relaxing, and Resting, an interview with Benjamin Mayo, Guilherme Rambo’s Home screen, an Animoji workflow, plus the usualWeekly Q&A, Tips, Links, App Debuts, and recap of MacStories articles....
Interesting Links
Tim Bajarin of Fast Company tells the story of Corning’s Gorilla Glass, which has been used for the screen of the iPhone since its launch in 2007. (Link) Neil Cybart makes the case for why Apple should begin disclosing Apple Watch sales as part of its quarterly earnings reports. (Link). Sally Rooney explains in The...
Interview: Ryan McLeod
Twitter: @warpling. Creator of Apple Design Award winning game Blackbox. 1. Mobile puzzle games tend to fall into a handful of predictable subgenres, which Blackbox avoids by requiring players to interact with their iOS devices in unique ways. Where did the idea for that approach come from and how do you think up new puzzles?...
Home Screen: Robb Lewis
Twitter: @rmlewisuk. Lead developer at Radweb and co-host of Ruminate podcast. A lot of things have changed for me since I last shared my Home screen in 2015. Last year I switched to Android, using a Pixel XL because I had become frustrated with some of the interface changes in iOS. Just under a year...
Previously, On MacStories
Controversy Surrounds Proposed Frowning Pile of Poo Emoji iOS 11.1 Autocorrect Bug Explained Austin Mann Reviews the iPhone X Camera iPhone X and AppleCare+ iPhone Reborn: Initial Thoughts on the iPhone X The High Stakes Secret Release of Monument Valley 2 Introductory Pricing Coming to App Subscriptions Apple Pay for iMessage Debuts in iOS 11.2...