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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iOS and iPadOS 15 Top Tips

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AppStories Episode 244 - iOS and iPadOS 15 Top Tips

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This week, Federico and John share a long list of iOS and iPadOS 15 tips, highlighting lesser-known features that they are using to get the most out of the latest versions of the OSes.

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iOS and iPadOS 15 Tips


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Safari Extensions for iPhone and iPad

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AppStories Episode 243 - Safari Extensions for iPhone and iPad

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This week, Federico and John look at the the best of the first Safari extensions released for the iPhone and iPad.

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Safari Extensions


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The Macintosh Desktop Experience, a Shortcuts Clipboard Fix, a Musicals Playlist, Annotating Video, and More

Earlier this week, John published his latest Macintosh Desktop Experience column for Club MacStories+ and Club Premier members, which wraps up his series on the Loupedeck Live. Here are the other highlights from the Club MacStories+ Discord: Our moderator and automation extraordinaire Rosemary shared a simple, yet effective workaround to force the ‘Copy to Clipboard’...



The iPad mini: Small Wonder

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AppStories Episode 242 - The iPad mini: Small Wonder

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This week, Federico and John go beyond the specs to figure out what it is about the new iPad mini that makes it so special.

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The iPad mini: Small Wonder


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Making Of: The iOS and iPadOS 15 Review

As you may have guessed from my previous columns here on MacStories Weekly over the past few weeks, this year I completely changed my setup for researching, writing, and editing the iOS and iPadOS review. For the first time since I started doing these reviews with iOS 9 in 2015, I didn’t use a mind...


iOS and iPadOS 15: The MacStories Review

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AppStories Episode 241 - iOS and iPadOS 15: The MacStories Review

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This week, John interviews Federico about his iOS and iPadOS 15 review live in the Club MacStories+ Discord community, covering the challenges of writing this year’s review, Focus mode, Safari changes, Shortcuts, Live Text, the Shelf, listener questions, and more.

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Federico’s iOS and iPadOS 15 Review

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A Look at the HomeKit and tvOS Updates Coming Soon

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AppStories Episode 240 - A Look at the HomeKit and tvOS Updates Coming Soon

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This week, Federico and John look at Apple’s evolving approach to the way HomeKit devices and entertainment features are incorporated into the company’s OSes.

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Apple’s Upcoming HomeKit and tvOS Updates

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