[[federico]] In the latest installment of my annual Must-Have iOS Apps roundup, I included an image with a grid of icons from all the apps listed in the collection. I received a few questions about how I created the image – whether it was the result of patient manual work or an automation – and...
Our Ideal Email Client
Federico
John
AppStories Episode 37 - Our Ideal Email Client
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Federico and John discuss the features that their ideal iOS and Mac email clients would have and what they are using now.
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- The Streaks New Years Resolution Bundle: Get in shape in 2018, both physically and mentally.
- Streaks: The to-do list that helps you form good habits.
- Streaks Workout: Work out in your lounge room with no equipment.
Links and Show Notes
- Sparrow for iPhone Review
- Google Acquires Sparrow
- Lookmark
- Airmail (iOS/Mac)
- Spark (iOS / Mac)
- Outlook
- Unibox (iOS / Mac)
- Boxer
- Newton (iOS / Mac)
- Edison Mail
- Yahoo Mail
- Inky
- Canary Mail
- SaneBox
- Gmail
- Inbox
- Dispatch
- Polymail (iOS / Mac)
- Mailbutler
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The Impact of App Pre-Orders on Developers and Their Customers
AppStories Episode 36 - The Impact of App Pre-Orders on Developers and Their Customers
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Federico and John discuss app pre-orders, a new feature introduced by Apple that has interesting implications for developers and their customers.
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Links and Show Notes
- Apple Opens App Pre-Orders to All Developers
- Offering Your Apps for Preorder
- iTunes Connect’s Resources and Help documentation
- iTunes Connect Pre-Order FAQ
- 5 Games to Pre-Order Now
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Member Requests
Question: I often find myself wanting to save tweets from Tweetbot into Dropbox. I am interested in saving the actual content of the tweets, which is sometimes just the actual text of the tweet, but which is often also an attached image (if the tweet has one). As best as I can tell, there is...
An Interview with Christian Selig, Creator of Reddit Client Apollo
AppStories Episode 35 - An Interview with Christian Selig, Creator of Reddit Client Apollo
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Federico and John interview Christian Selig, the creator of the popular iOS Reddit client Apollo about the development and design of the app, incorporating Redditors’ feedback, the complexities inherent in building a Reddit app, and working in Swift.
This episode is sponsored by:
- Jamf Now – Manage and protect your Apple devices in minutes. Create your free account today.
- Dejal Time Out — You deserve a break. Try Time Out for Mac for free.
Links and Show Notes
- Apollo
- Christian Selig
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Q&A
Question: What camera did you use for your iPhone X article? (Anonymous) [[federico]] I used my girlfriend’s iPhone 7 to shoot the pictures. The videos were recorded with my 12.9-inch iPad Pro (second-gen model) and later encoded with ffmpeg on a Mac using Automator and a couple of shell scripts for other encodings (see Issue...
Pick 2: Pixelmator Pro and Things 3
AppStories Episode 34 - Pick 2: Pixelmator Pro and Things 3
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Federico and John pick two apps they’ve been experimenting with recently and discuss how it’s going so far. In this installment of Pick 2, John covers macOS image editor Pixelmator Pro, which was released last week, and Federico explains how he’s integrated Things 3 for iOS into recent projects.
This episode is sponsored by:
- Setapp - An app for every job, already on your Mac.
Links and Show Notes
Pixelmator Pro for macOS
- Pixelmator Pro First Impressions: A Beautiful Modern Interface with Advanced Image Editing Tools
- Website
- Mac App Store
Things 3 for iOS
- Things 3: Beauty and Delight in a Task Manager
- Website
- Things 3 for the iPhone
- Things 3 for the iPad
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Installing Custom Fonts in Ulysses
[[federico]] I often get asked by other users of Ulysses on iOS how I managed to install a custom font (in my case, Nitti) to use in the app. Fortunately, the process is very straightforward and doesn’t require installing a custom system profile with AnyFont. Once you have a font file (.ttf or .otf) ready...
What’s on Our Apple Watches
AppStories Episode 33 - What’s on Our Apple Watches
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Federico and John talk about the Apple Watch apps they use and how their use of the Watch has changed as the product has evolved.
This episode is sponsored by:
- Spark – The Future of Email
Links and Show Notes
Our Apple Watches
- More on the cost of some LTE service plans for the Series 3 Apple Watch