Federico and John take a deeper look at two favorite apps. In this installment: Bear and DEVONthink.
- Inko: Collaborative drawing. Unleashed creativity.
Links and Show Notes
Bear
DEVONthink
[[federico]] With DEVONthink 2.5, released a couple of weeks ago on the App Store, the developers at DEVONtechnologies added a new command to the app’s URL scheme that can be used to retrieve rich results for all the items contained in a group. The new list action, as the name suggests, can be combined with...
Federico and John interview filmmaker and YouTuber James Rath, who is legally blind, about accessibility on Apple’s platforms.
- Lookmark: A smart wishlist for apps and iTunes content.
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Links and Show Notes
An Interview with James Rath
[[federico]] I recently came across an issue and a missing feature in Apple’s Safari Reading List that made me think of using DEVONthink as a read-later app. First, the problem. I’ve been running the beta of iOS 11.3 on all my devices, and since the first seed released in January I’ve been struggling with Reading...
Federico and John look at the apps Apple has acquired over the years and where they are now.
- FlightLogger: real-time flight tracking on iOS for worry-free travels.
Links and Show Notes
Apple App Acquisitions
[[federico]] One of my personal goals for 2018 is to go to more concerts than last year. Obviously, as someone who needs to listen to music every day, getting to see my favorite artists perform live has always been a special experience. However, I like to be prepared for concerts. By this, I mean that...
Federico and John look back at where health, fitness, and quantified self apps have been, where they’re going, and how hardware and software advancements are changing the way we track and gain insights about our health and fitness.
- Yoink: Simplify and improve drag and drop on your Mac, iPad, and iPhone to speed up your daily workflow.
Links and Show Notes
Early Health and Fitness Apps
Medical Study Apps and ResearchKit
Third-Party Health and Fitness Apps
Making Sense of Collected Data
[[federico]] For the past several months, I’ve been refining a DEVONthink workflow I previously covered in a couple of issues of MacStories Weekly as well as MacStories. The workflow, which I called “DEVONmenu” then “DEVONmenu Plus”, was originally shared here and perfected in the Q&A section of MacStories Weekly #118. My DEVONmenu workflow was designed...
Federico and John interview two members of Team Alto, Harry Nesbitt and Ryan Cash, about Alto’s Adventure, the challenges they faced in following it up with Alto’s Odyssey, the creative process of making games, and the mobile game industry.
- Ulysses – The ultimate writing app for Mac, iPad, and iPhone.
Links and Show Notes
Alto Games
Upcoming Projects from Snowman
Other Games Mentioned
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