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Federico Viticci, John Voorhees
AppStories is a weekly exploration of the world of apps by MacStories' Federico Viticci and John Voorhees. Each week, they discuss the best new apps, the impact of apps on our culture, and cover the stories behind popular apps. Hosted by Federico Viticci and John Voorhees.
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Jun 9, 2023 • 32min
WWDC 2023: Swift Student Challenge Winners, The MacStories Interviews
Federico and John also had the opportunity to sit down with three winners of the Swift Student Challenge in the Apple Podcasts Studio at Apple Park. It was fun and inspiring to chat with Damian Perez, Henri Bredt, and Maria Eduarda Cabral de Lucena.
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2023 Swift Student Challenge Winner Interviews
Damian Perez, an East Bay student who developed an app for his girlfriend who is a medical student
Henri Bredt, a UX design student from Germany who built an interactive e-Piano in a retro-style-design that teaches users’ how to read sheet music, with a focus on an interactive beginners course
Maria Eduarda Cabral de Lucena, a student from Brazil and participant in Apple’s Developer Academy who developed an app that introduces the benefits of Yoga in hopes of bringing users’ a sense of relief and well-being that can be life-changing
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Jun 9, 2023 • 53min
WWDC 2023: Apple Design Awards: The AppStories Interviews
Today, Federico and John interview the creators of five apps that were finalists or winners of the 2023 Apple Design Awards: Zach Gage, the creator of Knotwords, Swupnil Sahai, the developer of SwingVision, Philipp Nägelsbach, the publisher of Endling, Leon Sasson of Rise: Energy and Sleep, and Jakob Lykkegaard of Lykke Studios the maker of stitch.
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2023 Apple Design Awards Interviews
Zach Gage (Knotwords)
Swupnil Sahai (SwingVision)
Philipp Nägelsbach (Endling)
Leon Sasson (Rise: Energy and Sleep)
Jakob Lykkegaard (stitch)
Related:
2023 Apple Design Award Winners Revealed
2023 ADA Finalists Announced
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Jun 7, 2023 • 39min
WWDC 2023: Federico's Experience with Apple Vision Pro
In today’s WWDC episode of AppStories, Federico shares his experience with Apple Vision Pro answering questions from John, Alex, and Club MacStories members.
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Apple Vision Pro
Apple Vision Pro
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Jun 7, 2023 • 41min
WWDC 2023: A Stage Manager in iPadOS 17 Deep Dive, Plus Notes, Reminders, StandBy, and More
In the latest WWDC episode of AppStories, Federico, John, and Alex are joined by MacPaw developer Serhii Popov for a developer’s perspective on WWDC before covering iPadOS 17’s Stage Manager changes in depth, along with Notes, Reminders, and StandBy.
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WWDC 2023: Deeper Into The Week’s Announcements
With iPadOS 17, Stage Manager Is (Finally) Moving in the Right Direction
Notes
Reminders
StandBy
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Jun 6, 2023 • 37min
WWDC 2023: Keynote First Impressions
For this special episode of AppStories, John and Federico were joined by Alex live in the Club MacStories+ Discord community to share their first impressions of the WWDC 2023 Keynote.
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WWDC 2023 Keynote First Impressions
iOS 17 Preview page
iPadOS 17 Preview page
macOS Sonoma Preview page
watchOS 10 Preview page
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Jun 4, 2023 • 54min
WWDC 2023: Final Thoughts and Predictions
This week Federico and John recorded their last-minute thoughts and predictions for WWDC before a live audience in the Club MacStories+ Discord community.
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Our Final Pre-WWDC Thoughts and Predictions
MacStories at WWDC
The Format of WWDC
New Macs
Pack Your Sunscreen, It’s Going to Be a Long Keynote
What We’re Excited About
watchOS
High-End Headset Display Rumors
Thoughts on iOS
Gaming
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May 28, 2023 • 47min
Our xrOS Wishes
This week, Federico and John talk about Logic Pro for iPad and their wishes for Apple’s rumored mixed reality OS, xrOS.
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Logic Pro for iPad
MacStories Hands-On: Podcast Editing with Logic Pro for iPad
Hands on with Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro for iPad
Our xrOS Wishes
System Features
Communications
Stage Manager
A Virtual Desktop
Federico’s Hover Theory
Fitness
Mindfulness
Live Sports and Music
TV and Movies
Videogames
Pick 3: Our Top Overall Wishes
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May 21, 2023 • 41min
Our macOS Wishes
This week, Federico and John share their wishes for macOS 14.
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Our macOS Wishes
Safari
Stage Manager
More multitasking wishes
Spotlight
Calendar
Notes
Reminders
Syncing app settings
Music
Shortcuts
Stecker
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May 14, 2023 • 45min
Our watchOS 10 and tvOS 17 Wishes
This week, Federico and John explain the changes to watchOS and tvOS that they’d like to see made in 2023.
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watchOS 10 and tvOS 17 Wishes
watchOS 10 Wishes
Charge Notifications on the Mac
Widgets
Shortcuts
The Apple Watch Ultra’s Action Button
The Workout App
More Information and Guidance About Fitness Statistics
tvOS 17
A Floating Song Lyrics Panel
Quadbox
An Improved Apple Music Channel
Live Music Event Programming
Stage Manager on tvOS
Siri and HomeKit Integration
Better Home Screen Organization
A Manual Queing System
Add More Sources to Up Next
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May 7, 2023 • 42min
Our iPadOS 17 Wishes
This week, Federico and John continue their wish list series with their wishes for iPadOS 17.
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Our iPadOS Wishes
Clamshell mode
Separate Stage Manager from Multi-windowing
Controlling Stage Manager
Controlling Audio and Video inputs and outputs
Universal Control
System wishes
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