Federico and John talk about managing time spent on smartphones, including what manufacturers like Apple and Google are doing to address the issue, what users can do, and how they deal with being on their iPhones too much.
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Federico and John discuss their wishes for Apple’s iOS system apps.
- iMazing - Manage your iPhone. Your way.
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Other Apps Mentioned During the Episode
Federico and John pick two apps they use regularly to discuss. In this installment of Pick 2, John covers GoodNotes and how he uses it for planning and editing, and Federico explains how he and the MacStories team use Working Copy to collaborate on articles.
- Daylite - Win more business and get more done with Daylite, the Mac CRM for small businesses that want to grow.
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Apps Discussed and Related MacStories Articles
Federico and John cover how they use the Apple TV and highlight a handful of notable Apple TV apps.
- Newton - Email. Supercharged.
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- Pushover - Simple push notifications.
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Apple TV Apps and Hardware Discussed
Federico and John consider the pros and cons of do-everything and single-purpose apps.
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Apps Discussed
[[federico]] Things 3.5, launched earlier this week, introduced the ability to update existing items in the app – both tasks and projects – with a new update command of the URL scheme. As I wrote on MacStories: I’m happy with the work Cultured Code has put into building the update command for Things 3.5. Every...
Federico and John conclude their series on information overload with a discussion of how they save content for consumption later.
- Metapho: Take control of your photo’s metadata.
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Apps for Saving Content for Later:
[[federico]] As I noted in a short post on MacStories last week, I’ve been considering Finances 2 as a replacement for the bookkeeping system I built in Numbers last year. I’ve spent the past week moving all my accounts and 2018 transactions to Finances, and I wanted to report back on how the experiment is...
In part one of a two-part topic, Federico and John explore the apps they use to manage information overload and interruptions.
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Email and Messaging
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