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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An Interview with Ryan Cash and Harry Nesbitt of Team Alto

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AppStories Episode 69 - An Interview with Ryan Cash and Harry Nesbitt of Team Alto

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Federico and John are joined by Team Alto members Ryan Cash and Harry Nesbitt.

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Interviews with Michael Flarup and Marc Edwards

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AppStories Episode 68 - Interviews with Michael Flarup and Marc Edwards

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Federico and John interview Michael Flarup and Marc Edwards about iOS app design.

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An Interview with Zach Gage

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AppStories Episode 67 - An Interview with Zach Gage

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Federico and John are joined by independent game developer Zach Gage the creator of hit games like Ridiculous Fishing, SpellTower, Really Bad Chess, Typeshift, Flipflop Solitaire, and Pocket Run Pool to discuss the App Store’s effect on gaming.

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App Debuts

[[federico]] Outcast for Watch The original podcast client for Apple Watch developed by Crunchy Bagel (maker of the excellent Streaks habit tracker) has received a major update that introduces support for playlist organization and streaming. Episodes in playlists play continuously while Outcast is in the background. In addition, Outcast should be faster in loading episode...


Interviews with Becky Hansmeyer and Heidi Helen Pilypas

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AppStories Episode 66 - Interviews with Becky Hansmeyer and Heidi Helen Pilypas

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Federico and John interview Becky Hansmeyer, the creator of Snapthread and Heidi Helen Pilypas, the designer of Stamp Pack and the upcoming Capsicum.

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An Interview with Marco Arment and David Smith

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AppStories Episode 65 - An Interview with Marco Arment and David Smith

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Federico and John interview Marco Arment, the creator or Instapaper and Overcast and David Smith who has many apps including health and fitness apps such as Pedometer++, Workouts++, Activity++, and Sleep++ about building sustainable businesses over the past decade of the App Store.

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An Interview with Craig Hockenberry and James Thomson

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AppStories Episode 64 - An Interview with Craig Hockenberry and James Thomson

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Federico and John interview Craig Hockenberry of The Iconfactory and James Thomson, the creator of PCalc and DragThing, about the earliest days of the App Store.

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App Store Storytime

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AppStories Episode 63 - App Store Storytime

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It’s storytime on AppStories. Federico and John tell some of their favorite personal stories about apps and the App Store.

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Organizing Reference Material for the iOS 12 Review

[[federico]] For the past several years, I’ve spent the better part of my summer working on my in-depth iOS review, which I publish on MacStories the day the new version of iOS launches to the public out of beta. And every year I’ve tweaked my workflow for organizing research material for the review, which involves...