Federico Viticci

906 posts on MacStories since April 2009

Federico is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of MacStories, where he writes about Apple with a focus on apps, developers, iPad, and iOS productivity. He founded MacStories in April 2009 and has been writing about Apple since. Federico is also the co-host of AppStories, a weekly podcast exploring the world of apps, Unwind, a fun exploration of media and more, and NPC: Next Portable Console, a show about portable gaming and the handheld revolution.
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Apple, Can You Do for Video What You Did for Music?

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“Now would be a really good time for Apple to rethink its video content strategy and make changes that will hold what I’m unaffectionately calling NBComcast at bay. It’s time for Apple to leverage its strengths by offering something like “Complete My Album” or “Upgrade to iTunes Plus” for movies, TV shows and music videos. Such iTunes features could change how people electronically rent or buy video content.”

I don’t think Apple will ever do the same things Youtube and Hulu already do. I mean, Cupertino never does the same things as others. They came out with a full featured online music store when online music stores didn’t exist.

They won’t just copy Hulu or offer the same stuff you can find (for free) on Youtube. If they have plans for something video related, it will sure be part of the Tablet project.

The Ultimate Roundup of 85 Mac Apps for Web Designers and Developers

Turns out many web designers and developers are switching to Mac OS X and guess what, I couldn’t agree more. If you want to do some serious work guys, I think Mac is the best option available. But anyway, the “switching process” can be really hard: especially if you come from years of Windows usage finding the best applications could be a big problem.

That’s why I decided to collect the best applications for web designers and developer using a Mac. But please notice that this roundup doesn’t cover every application out there, I’ve only picked up the best apps (free and paid) I know. If you have more suggestions, I’d love to hear about it in the comments section below.

Enjoy!

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Stay Focused on Your Diet with Foobi. Review and Giveaway!

Ok, maybe I’m not the best person to review Foobi. I mean, I’m italian and Italy is famous for its foods goodness: pasta, pizza, they’re famous all around the world. Maybe food is one of the few reasons I still love Italy. Anyway, when I first saw Foobi I was shocked by its gorgeous interface and smooth animations. Now that I’tried it, I can say that Foobi, if in the right hands, could be one of the most useful apps on your iPhone.

And turns out that we’ve also got some codes to give away.

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ActionMenu Extends Your iPhone Copy & Paste Menu

Before OS 3.0 we were unable to copy & paste stuff on our iPhones: sure, there were apps such as Clippy available in Cydia which allowed us to use some sort of copy and paste features, but it wasn’t polished, refined and stable like the solution Apple came out with. And it seems like after the release of iPhone OS 3.0 people stopped asking about new stuff, everyone seems to be satisfied now. Fortunately, there are many people who noticed that the “action menu” (the one you activate everytime you copy / paste / select some text) could be improved a lot.

Fortunately, there’s a guy like Ryan Petrich who developed an amazing tweak called Action Menu.

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Exclusive Sneak Peek: Thoughts for Mac

If you’re a writer, you should know how much is important to keep your brain organized and fresh: sometimes too much information can kill your skills, or just make you forget things. You must find a way to keep everything at the right place, sorted out and ready to be picked up when you need it. And if you’re a Mac user too you know you need a good app to do this.

I had the chance to test Thoughts, an upcoming app for Mac OS X developed by green & slimy, and I think it could change the way you organize your stuff, with style. Here’s an exclusive preview.

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Without Its Own “Tablet” Yet, Is Apple Missing the Boat?

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“Steve Jobs has already gone on record to say he doesn’t believe that single-purpose dedicated devices will be a big market. “But I think the general-purpose devices will win the day. Because I think people just probably aren’t willing to pay for a dedicated device,” he told The New York Times.

So what is the iPod touch? Just an MP3 and video player? No way. It’s also a gaming unit that runs a full universe of apps, including email and Web browsing. One day it’ll eventually get a camera like its smaller iPod nano sibling. That’s right: general purpose. It’s safe to say that any new Apple device with a larger form factor than the iPod touch, regardless of its name, will be designed to play games, movies, television shows, surf the Web, run apps, and maybe even navigate the world.

An iTablet would be so much more than an e-reader.”

Finally, someone got the point. Stop talking about the iTablet as the Kindle killer, or whatever Apple needs to re-invent the press industry. It’s a tablet computer and you know, sometimes you just need a new hardware to create a new software. That’s what Apple is doing.

Is it that hard to understand?