[[federico]] Earlier this week, the Shortcuts community was positively surprised (some would say shocked) by a welcome addition to iOS 14.3, currently available in developer and public beta: in the next major update to iOS and iPadOS, shortcuts added to the Home Screen as custom icons will run with compact UI – just like widgets...
macOS Big Sur: The MacStories Review
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AppStories Episode 194 - macOS Big Sur: The MacStories Review
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This week, Federico and John dive into John’s macOS Big Sur review to talk about Control Center, Notification Center and widgets, Mac Catalyst apps, Safari extensions, design, and even the upcoming M1 Macs.
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- macOS Big Sur: The MacStories Review
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App Debuts
[[federico]] Keep It Steve Harris’ powerful document storage and research app received a major update earlier this week that will likely push me to play around with it once again. Keep It 1.9 introduces full support for some of the most important iPadOS 14 features: the multicolumn layout (which the app already offered before) is...
iPad Features I’d Miss on an Apple Silicon Mac
Earlier this week, Apple took the wraps off the highly anticipated first generation of Macs powered by an Apple silicon chip: the new SoC is called the M1, and it’s going to be at the core of the new MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and Mac mini. Judging from early benchmarks that have surfaced online, the...
iOS Apps We Want on the Mac
AppStories Episode 193 - iOS Apps We Want on the Mac
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This week, Federico and John consider the rumor that TestFlight is coming for the Mac and share the iOS apps they hope will find their way to the Mac.
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Links and Show Notes
TestFlight on the Mac Rumored
iOS Apps We’d Like to See on the Mac
- Federico’s Picks
- John’s Picks
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Member Requests
Question: I want to start reading one book a week and one of the things I’d like to know is how many pages I need to read every single day and where I need to add bookmarks in preparation before I start reading. I would like to create a shortcut that asks me ‘How many...
How Widgets Have Changed the Way We Use Our Devices
AppStories Episode 192 - How Widgets Have Changed the Way We Use Our Devices
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This week, Federico and John consider how widgets have changed how they use their iPhones, iPads, and Macs.
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- Linode – Cloud Hosting & Linux Servers. Get a $100 in free credit.
- Pillow – Sleeping better, made simple.
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Apps Discussed
- FoodNoms
- Soor
- Guitar Throwback Apple Music playlist
- Albums
GoodTask - Timery
- Craft
- Calendar 366
- Ermine
- Book Track
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New Apps Enabled by Apple Hardware and OS Advances
AppStories Episode 191 - New Apps Enabled by Apple Hardware and OS Advances
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This week, Federico and John explore the third-party apps enabled by Apple’s latest hardware and developer frameworks.
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- Pillow – Sleeping better, made simple.
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Links and Show Notes
- Camera and Photo Editing Apps
- ARKit 4
- The U1 Chip and the Nearby Interaction Framework
- iPad Air Review: Forward-Looking
- HomePod mini
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The New iPad Air: Apple’s Most Forward-Looking iPad
AppStories Episode 190 - The New iPad Air: Apple’s Most Forward-Looking iPad
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In this special episode of AppStories, John interviews Federico about the all-new iPad Air, which Federico has been testing and reviewed on MacStories. Federico explains why the new iPad Air is Apple’s most forward-looking iPad that stands at the intersection of the iPad Pro and the rest of the company’s line-up, and covers every aspect of the hardware, design, and differences compared to other iPad models, along with practical advice on who should consider buying the new iPad Air.
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- Concepts – Sketch, Note, Draw
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- iPad Air Review: Forward-Looking
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