This week, Federico and John look back at the gadgets they’ve accumulated over the summer and share what’s worked and what hasn’t.
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Summertime Gadget Show and Tell
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It’s no secret that I’m liking iOS and iPadOS 17 a lot. I’m having the best time this summer playing around with interactive widgets on the Home Screen, and I’m so satisfied with the improvements to Stage Manager on the iPad, I’ve returned to the device as my main computer (like it was meant to...
This week, Federico and John each share two app recommendations in a classic Pick 2 episode.
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A Classic Pick 2
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This week, Federico and John look at how making apps has changed along with the evolution of Apple’s hardware lineup and what that means for the future of apps on those platforms.
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Why The Way Apps Are Made Has Changed
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Who would have guessed that sometimes the most obvious answer is also the correct one? (Well, I can name one guy.) For the past two weeks, I’ve been writing about my experiment with an RGB light strip that I got from Amazon and wanted to make compatible with HomeKit by using either Homebridge or Home...
This piece for the Monthly Log was supposed to be a different one. In the latest issue of MacStories Weekly, I wrote about how I installed a Bluetooth-powered RGB light strip on my balcony and my idea for making it HomeKit-compatible by using either Homebridge or Home Assistant. I thought that was going to be...
This week, Federico and John look at the latest app trends and where Apple’s system apps are heading to try to answer the question of where the world of apps is heading.
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Where Is The App Economy Heading?
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This week, Federico and John to talk about Safari, videoconferencing, Messages, and gaming on macOS Sonoma, plus stickers and widgets on iOS and iPadOS 17.
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macOS Sonoma Public Beta Preview Continued
iOS and iPadOS 17 Public Beta Preview
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This week, John is joined by Alex Guyot to talk about the watchOS 10 and macOS Sonoma public betas.
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watchOS 10 and macOS Sonoma Public Beta Previews
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