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Last Week, on Club MacStories: The 8th Installment of Federico’s Obsidian Series, John’s Studio Setup, and an Afterparty Town Hall

Because Club MacStories now encompasses more than just newsletters, we’ve created a guide to the past week’s happenings along with a look at what’s coming up next:

AV Club Town Hall: The Afterparty

AV Club is a monthly event held in the Club MacStories+ Discord community. Club members vote on a movie, TV show, videogame, book, or music to enjoy as a group. It’s like a book club, but for all kinds of media.

This month, we watched the Apple TV+ series The Afterparty. Then, last week, we held a live audio AV Club Town Hall in our Discord community. Alex and I were joined by Sigmund Judge and Jonathan Reed, two Club members who write at Screen Times, to discuss the show and take questions from members who listened live.

If you’re a Club MacStories+ or Club Premier and missed the lively discussion, it’s available as a Club-only podcast that you can enjoy on the Club website or subscribe to from your the Club Podcasts page.

MacStories Weekly: Issue 313

Last Week, on Club MacStories: A Special Apple Event Town Hall, ShareMenu 2.0, a Typefully Shortcut, and a Home Office with a View

Because Club MacStories now encompasses more than just newsletters, we’ve created guide to the past week’s happenings along with a look at what’s coming up next:

Town Hall: Apple’s Peek Performance Event

  • Last week, Federico, John, and Alex were joined by MacStories Discord moderator Lachlan Campbell for a live Town Hall event in the Club MacStories+ Discord community to recap and share first impressions of Apple’s Peek Performance keynote, which introduced a new iPhone SE, iPad Air, Mac Studio, and the Studio Display.
  • The Town Hall was recorded and published as part of the Club MacStories+ Town Hall podcast feed, which members can access from the Club podcasts page.

MacStories Weekly: Issue 311

  • ShareMenu 2.0: an update to Federico’s ShareMenu shortcut that’s designed to replicate the behavior of the old ‘Run Workflow’ extension. Version 2.0 includes improved macOS integration and support for more file types.
  • Draft Tweet: A shortcut that John created for sharing articles using Typefully, a web app for scheduling tweets and managing multiple Twitter accounts.
  • Club member Dan Stucke’s home office setup that has a beautiful view of the English countryside.
  • Plus:

Visit plus.club to learn more about Club MacStories.

Last Week, on Club MacStories: Symlinks for Windows and macOS, File Organization Tips, Batch-Converting Saved Timers, and an Upcoming ‘Peek Performance’ Town Hall

Because Club MacStories now encompasses more than just newsletters, we’ve created a guide to the past week’s happenings along with a look at what’s coming up next:

Monthly Log: February 2022

Metroid running at 4K on Federico's MacBook Pro

Metroid running at 4K on Federico’s MacBook Pro

MacStories Weekly: Issue 310

Up Next

Next week on Club MacStories:

  • On March 8th, at 5:00 pm Eastern US time, we’ll be holding a live audio Town Hall in the Club MacStories+ and Club Premier Discord community. Join Federico, John, and Alex for reactions to the day’s events and to ask any questions you may have. More details about the Town Hall are available in the Announcements channel on Discord.
  • In MacStories Weekly 311, John will publish a shortcut for tweeting links to web articles via Typefully.

Last Week, on Club MacStories: Voting on the Next AV Club Pick, a Tip for Avoiding Accidental Lock Screen Activations, Utility Shortcuts for Mac, and a New Episode of Unplugged

Because Club MacStories now encompasses more than just newsletters, we’ve created a guide to the past week’s happenings along with a look at what’s coming up next:

AV Club Voting Begins

Don’t forget to vote for the latest AV Club pick in the Club MacStories+ Discord. Head to the Announcements channel for the details and to vote for one of the following four choices:

We’ll discuss the videogame or show selected as a community with a live Discord Town Hall event that is tentatively set for March 15th. For those unable to join live, we’ll publish the conversation to the Club MacStories Town Hall podcast feed after the event, as we did earlier this month for the Matrix movie series.

AV Club is a monthly event held in the Club MacStories+ Discord community. Club members vote on a movie, TV show, videogame, book, or music to enjoy as a group. It’s like a book club, but for all kinds of media. Our Discord community is one of the many perks for Club MacStories+ and Club Premier members.

MacStories Weekly: Issue 309

New Club MacStories+ and Club Premier Discount

Typefully is a beautifully designed Twitter utility for writing, scheduling, and publishing tweets and threads from the makers of Mailbrew.

Club MacStories+ and Club Premier members can get 30% off on their first year’s subscription to Typefully by visiting the Club Discounts page.

Last Week, on Club MacStories: The Matrix Movies Town Hall, Shortcuts Code Injection, Scheduling and Remotely Triggering Shortcuts on the Mac, and a New App Discount

Because Club MacStories now encompasses more than just newsletters, we’ve created guide to the past week’s happenings along with a look at what’s coming up next:

AV Club Town Hall, The Matrix Movies

AV Club is a monthly event held in the Club MacStories+ Discord community. Club members vote on a movie, TV show, videogame, book, or music to enjoy as a group. It’s like a book club, but for all kinds of media.

This month, we rewatched the original Matrix movie trilogy and watched The Matrix Resurrections, which was released late last year. Then, on Wednesday, we held a live audio AV Club Town Hall on Discord hosted by Federico, John, and Alex, who were joined by two Club members to discuss the films and take questions from members who listened live.

If you’re a Club MacStories+ or Club Premier and missed the lively discussion, it’s available as a Club-only podcast that you can enjoy on the Club website or subscribe to from your the Club Podcasts page.

MacStories Weekly: Issue 308

Replacing an existing shortcut with one that has been modified by injecting code into it.

Replacing an existing shortcut with one that has been modified by injecting code into it.

  • Federico shared a proof of concept shortcut that can be used to modify shortcuts by injecting code into them. The shortcut automates the entire process including resigning the modified shortcut in the Terminal, and reimporting it into the Shortcuts app.
  • John explained how to schedule and remotely trigger shortcuts on the Mac using built-in system apps.
  • In the Club MacStories+ Discord Share Your Setup channel, a member shared an in-depth look at their email workflow and related automations, and in the Off-Topic channel, members shared their favorite sites and restaurants in Rome.
  • Plus:

New Club MacStories+ and Club Premier Discount

Recurrence is a task manager for the iPhone, iPad, and Mac to track the repeating tasks in your life. Perfect for chores, bill payment, and much more. Recurrence puts history at the forefront, allowing you to see when something was last done and accompanying notes.

Club MacStories+ and Club Premier members can try Recurrence for 3 months free by visiting the Club Discounts page.

Up Next

Next week on Club MacStories:

  • An all-new episode of MacStories Unplugged, the monthly anything-goes Club podcast that’s a free-form discussion of apps and a behind-the-scenes look at what we’re doing at MacStories.
  • A new installment of The Macintosh Desktop Experience, John’s Club MacStories+ and Club Premier column that explores new ways to get more out of your Mac, with a focus on the latest tools and technologies available to Mac users and how they fit in the context of the Mac’s rich history.

Last Week, on Club MacStories: Parsing Shortcuts as XML and JSON, Apps That Extend Apple Apps, Safari Tips, and Developer Interviews

Because Club MacStories now encompasses more than just newsletters, we’ve created a guide to the past week’s happenings along with a look ahead to what’s next:

MacStories Weekly: Issue 307

Parsing shortcuts as JSON.

Parsing shortcuts as JSON.

about App Store In-App Events to see how they’re being used and what developers’ experience with them has been.

Up Next

On Wednesday, February 16th, at 11:00 am Eastern US time, Federico, Alex, and I will be joined by Club members to discuss the Matrix movie series during a live audio Town Hall in our Discord community for Club MacStories+ and Club Premier members as part of the community’s A.V. Club channel.

This Holiday Season, Give the Gift of Club MacStories, and If You’re a Club Member, Get Something Back For Yourself Too

More Club Gift Options Than Ever Before

The holiday season is upon us, and as you shop for gifts for friends and family, we wanted to remind everyone that Club MacStories memberships can be given as gifts all year long. Every tier of the Club extends what we publish at MacStories, which makes it the perfect gift for someone who wants more of the kind of in-depth app, automation, and other coverage you find on the site every day.

This year saw the introduction of Club MacStories+ and Club Premier, which join the original Club MacStories as gift options for this holiday season.

Pick a Plan

As always,Club MacStories delivers weekly and monthly newsletters by email and now, on the web, packed with our favorite apps, themed collections, tips, Shortcuts automations, and more. Club members also receive MacStories Unplugged, our monthly Club-only podcast, plus periodic giveaways, discounts, and downloadable exclusives like our annual iOS and iPadOS and macOS reviews.

Club MacStories+ offers bonus content, a brand new, powerful web app to read Club articles on the web with advanced search and RSS features, exclusive discounts, and a new Discord community.

Club Premier is the ultimate plan that includes all of Club MacStories, Club MacStories+, and the new extended, ad-free AppStories+ podcast in a single package. It is the best value and the easiest way to get access to everything we do. It is, effectively, the MacStories all-access pass.

To learn more about each tier, visit plus.club.

Gift an Annual Plan Through November 30th, and Extend Your Own Membership

This year we’re doing something new too. Gift accounts are available all year long. However, through November 30th, if you’re already a Club member at any tier and purchase an annual membership for someone as a gift, we’ll extend your membership one month.

The process is simple:

  • Purchase an annual Club membership for someone
  • Send us an email at club@macstories.net to let us know you gifted a membership and include the email address you use to log into the Club

That’s it. We’ll confirm your gift purchase based on your Club email address and extend your membership one month as a thank you from the MacStories team for helping spread the word about Club MacStories.

So, if you have a MacStories reader on your holiday shopping list this season, consider a Club MacStories membership that they can enjoy all year long.

Gift Memberships Are Available at All Tiers

Annual gift memberships can be purchased using the links below:

Annual Club Premier Gift Membership: $120
Annual Club MacStories+ Gift Membership: $100
Annual Club MacStories Gift Membership: $50

We also offer monthly gift memberships too, although they aren’t eligible for the special offer above, which can be purchased here:

Monthly Club Premier Gift Membership: $12
Monthly Club MacStories+ Gift Membership: $10
Monthly Club MacStories Gift Membership: $5

Finally, thanks to all our loyal Club members who have joined since the Club’s debut in 2015. You’re an essential part of what we do here at MacStories, and we hope you’ve enjoyed the Club as much as we enjoy creating its special content for you all year long.

Happy Holidays!

– The MacStories Team

Kotaku Collects the Beautiful Artwork of Apple TV+’s Foundation→

Source: Kotaku.

Source: Kotaku.

The Apple TV+ show Foundation has been on my mind a lot this week. I’ve really enjoyed the first season so far, and yesterday, we hosted a live audio discussion in the Club MacStories+ Discord community, where we were joined by a few Club members to dig into the show’s first seven episodes. The discussion was part of AV Club, a channel in our Discord community where we pick media to enjoy as a group each month. It was a lively and fun discussion that is available to Club members as a podcast too.

As I was collecting my thoughts on Foundation in preparation for our group conversation, one of the aspects of the show that I kept coming back to was its visuals. It’s a sci-fi epic that doesn’t look like any sci-fi show I’ve watched before. From the elegance of Trantor’s surface, which is home to Empire, to the gritty reality of the planet’s subterranean levels, the inhospitable environment of Terminus, and the watery Synnax, every planet has a unique and authentic feel of its own that creates an immersive experience for viewers.

If you haven’t watched the show before or are a fan already and interested in learning more about Foundation’s unique style, I highly recommend browsing through the gallery of concept art for the show that is collected on Kotaku in a story by Luke Plunkett. The gallery of dozens of images includes costume design, landscapes, spaceships, weaponry, and more. Foundation is a big budget production that has more in common with the scale I’m used to seeing in movies. What the artwork spotlighted by Plunkett shows is that beyond the mountain of money spent on Foundation, an extraordinary amount of care has been taken by a group of incredibly talented artists to bring the story to life.

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iOS and iPadOS 15 Review Extras: eBooks, Shortcuts, Making Of, Obsidian Plugins, Safari Extension Beta, and AppStories Live

Today, Federico published his iOS and iPadOS 15 review. The review has become the centerpiece of what is always a busy fall season at MacStories. It has also become a tradition that we release a wide variety of perks exclusively for Club MacStories members alongside Federico’s review.

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