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Home Screen: Bradley Chambers

Twitter: @bradleychambers. Co-host of Out of Schooland Writer at Chambers Daily and Tools & Toys. My iOS 11 Home screen is finally to a place where it makes me happy. I have four folders up top. Productivity should really be called ‘Frequent’ because it mainly contains apps I use often. Lifestyle includes media, shopping, and...


Interview: Jason Snell

Twitter: @jsnell. Founder and Editor in Chief of Six Colors; Podcaster on The Incomparable andRelay FM. 1. You recently launched a new podcast for Relay FM called Download. What is the basic premise behind the show, and how does it differ from your other tech-focused show, Upgrade? Last year, I was talking to Myke Hurley...


Interesting Links

John Gruber takes on facile arguments that Apple should defy China over iOS VPN apps that have not received a license from the government, explaining the complexities of the situation for Apple and its customers. (Link) The Emoji Subcommittee of the Unicode Consortium has proposed 67 draft candidates for encoding into Unicode 11 including frowning...


Home Screen: Ryan Christoffel

Twitter: @iryantldr. Writer for MacStories and Club MacStories. iOS 11 is such a fundamental change for the iPad that it requires a complete rethinking of Home screen and dock. Going from six apps in the dock to many more than that is game-changing. On the 12.9” iPad Pro you can have fifteen docked apps, plus...


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In This Issue

Twitterrific, iOS Apps with Helpful AI, an interview with Jason Snell, Ryan Christoffel’s iPad Home screen, plus the usualWorkflow Corner, Weekly Q&A, Tip, Links, App Debuts, stickers, and recap of MacStories articles....


Interesting Links

Literature and Latte announced that Scrivener 3 for macOS is coming soon. The update appears focused on revamping the interface to make it cleaner and easier to navigate, but Scrivener 3 has also been rewritten as a 64-bit app and contains many under-the-hood improvements. (Link) Apple’s VP of Advertising Platforms, Todd Teresi, shared new insights...


Interview: Brian Mueller

Twitter: @BrianMueller333. Indie developer and maker of CARROT apps. 1. Last week you launched CARROT Weather 4.0, which features a number of design changes. Could you explain the changes and what prompted them? My original goal for CARROT Weather was to build an app that made checking the weather fun. I focused most of my...


Home Screen: Johanna Romero

Twitter: @johaleesi. I.T. Support Manager on a journey to become an iOS developer. My Dock My dock houses the applications I use the most. As the proud owner of a 10.5” iPad Pro, I can only fit up to 13 apps in there. As a power user though, I need more, thus a folder of...