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Previously, On MacStories

WWDC 2016 Developer Reactions: The MacStories Interviews On iPad Features (Or Lack Thereof) at WWDC 2016 Tweetbot 4.4 Brings Timeline Filters Twitter Releases Tweet Analytics App Engage The Iconfactory Celebrates Its Twentieth Anniversary...


Home Screen: Kevin Kortum

Twitter: @kevinkortum. Club MacStories member. There are a few “features” of my Home screen that I’ve stolen from various people around the web. First, there’s the blacked out icons from David Smith. I love the aesthetic, the cleanliness, and the ability to keep my important apps lower on the screen. However, having a completely black...


Home Screen: Marcelle

Club MacStories Member My most used and favourite apps on my iPhone 6S Plus are: Tweetbot as my Twitter client of choice; Overcast for all my podcasting listening needs and for saving me over 64 hours through speed adjustments; Fantastical for calendaring; Day One for collecting memories and inspirational quotes over the last five years;...


Interesting Links

The list of emoji coming with version 9.0 of the Unicode standard has been finalized. Get ready for lying face, shrug, and the great face palm. Music+ is an upcoming music app from the makers of Camera+ with tons of intriguing features and a great-looking interface. I can’t wait to try this. Robert Epstein on...


Home Screen: Kevin Kennedy

Twitter: @kkampsdesk. Club MacStories Member Reminders/Tasks I like my main screen to be multi-purpose, allowing me to utilize apps for various tasks through the day. When it comes to using the default Reminders app, it’s mostly as I begin to decide what level of attention a task needs; if it is low priority I won’t...


In This Issue

Annotable,Note Taking Apps, Kevin Kennedy’s Home screen, plus the usualWorkflow Corner, Tip, Links, and recap of MacStories articles....


Interesting Links

Tim Nahumck has figured out a way to automate the creation of MultiMarkdown tables with Workflow. Clever. Speaking of Workflow, the Workflow Directory by Jordan Merrick has received significant improvements, including a workflow to submit workflows. Quite meta. The Iconfactory has added a tip jar to its Twitterrific app for iOS, so you can show...


Home Screen: Eric

Twitter: @adverbed.Club MacStories Member. My iPhone Home screen is in a state of constant evolution. I’ve always liked to have my icons arranged by color, and there are so many more ways to arrange that than one would think. The possibilities are truly endless. I carry a notebook with me instead of a wallet. The...


Straw Poll

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