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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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Jul 17, 2022 • 53min
2022 OS Preview: The System Apps (Part 1)
This week, Federico and John continue the MacStories Summer OS Preview Series with part one of their in-depth look at changes coming to Apple’s system apps on the iPhone, iPad, and Mac, including Weather, Clock, Safari, Mail, Messages, and Photos.
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iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and macOS Ventura System Apps, Part 1
A Month with iOS and iPadOS 16: A New iPad Era
# macOS Ventura: The MacStories Preview
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Jul 11, 2022 • 1h 7min
iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and macOS Ventura Public Beta Previews
To kick off our Summer OS Preview Series, Federico and John cover the top new features of iOS and iPadOS 16 and macOS Ventura, that are now available as part of Apple’s public beta program.
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iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and macOS Ventura Public Beta Previews
A Month with iOS and iPadOS 16: A New iPad Era
macOS Ventura: The MacStories Preview
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Jul 3, 2022 • 45min
Exploring Reading and Research Apps
This week, Federico and John survey some of their favorite reading and research apps across all of Apple’s platforms.
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Reading and Research Apps
Matter
Why Are Read-It-Later Apps Suddenly Hot?
MacStories Starter Pack: Reverse-Engineering the Matter API and My ‘Save to Matter’ Shortcut
Automation Academy: Creating a Podcast RSS Feed for Your Matter Queue in Shortcuts with MatterPod
Take Control of Your Matter Queue with MatterBot
Safari Reading List
Building a Reading List Highlights Archive in Shortcuts, Part 1: Saving Highlights
Cubox
Keep It
DEVONthink
Surfed
DoMarks
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Jun 26, 2022 • 46min
Mac App Spotlight
This week, Federico and John share some of their favorite Mac apps, including new discoveries and old favorites.
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Mac App Spotlight
Federico’s Picks
Moonlight
Mission Control Plus
Audio Hijack
John’s Apps
NepTunes
Magnet
Warp
Screens 4
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Jun 19, 2022 • 40min
App Grab Bag
This week, Federico and John reach into the App Grab Bag and pull out five recommendations for listeners to try.
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Instabug – Empower mobile teams to monitor, prioritize, and debug performance and stability issues and ship better mobile apps.
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App Grab Bag
Our App Grab Bag Recommendations
Matter
Caset
DrivePlay
Watch Calendar
Quick Capture
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Jun 12, 2022 • 49min
What WWDC 2022 Means for Apple's Platforms
This week, Federico and John take a step back to consider the future of WWDC and what this year’s announcements mean for each of Apple’s platforms.
This episode is sponsored by:
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WWDC and the Future of Apple’s OSes
Related Coverage:
iOS and iPadOS 16: The MacStories Overview
iOS and iPadOS 16: The Tidbits
macOS Ventura: The MacStories Overview
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Jun 10, 2022 • 31min
WWDC 2022: App Shortcuts, New Actions, and What We Didn't Get
In the latest installment of AppStories’ special WWDC series, Federico and John talk about how they use the Developer app before diving into Shortcuts with a closer look at App Shortcuts and some of the new actions Shortcuts has to offer and considering some of the wishes that didn’t come true in 2022.
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Shortcuts
iOS and iPadOS 16: The MacStories Overview
Other Recent WWDC Coverage on MacStories
Apple Introduces iCloud Shared Photo Library and New Family Sharing Setup Features
Safety Check Lets Victims of Domestic or Intimate Partner Violence Reset Privacy Settings
The M2’s Unique Combination of Unified Memory and GPU Performance May Reveal Apple’s Videogame Ambitions
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Jun 9, 2022 • 35min
WWDC 2022: The M2 MacBook Air and macOS Ventura
In the latest installment of AppStories’ special WWDC series, Federico and John are joined by Myke Hurley to talk about the M2 MacBook Air, as well as Stage Manager and gaming on macOS Ventura.
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The M2 MacBook Air and macOS Ventura
M2 MacBook Air and MacBook Pro: The MacStories Overview
macOS Ventura: The MacStories Overview
Other Recent MacStories WWDC Coverage:
Apple Provides a Sneak Peek at the Future of CarPlay
Apple Updates Its Human Interface Guidelines
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Jun 8, 2022 • 28min
WWDC 2022: iPadOS' Desktop-Class Features and Updates to Reminders
In the latest installment of AppStories’ special WWDC series, Federico and John dig in deeper on the desktop-class features being added to iPadOS and the new functionality in Reminders on all platforms.
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iPadOS Desktop-Class Features and Reminders
iOS and iPadOS 16: The MacStories Overview
iOS and iPadOS 16: The Tidbits
Other Recent WWDC Coverage on MacStories
watchOS 9: The MacStories Overview
M2 MacBook Air and MacBook Pro: The MacStories Overview
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Jun 7, 2022 • 36min
2022 Apple Design Award Winners: The AppStories Interviews
For today’s special bonus episode of AppStories, Federico and John interview the creators of three 2022 Apple Design Award winning apps and games: Claire d’Este of Savage Interactive, the maker of Procreate, Curtis Herbert of Breakpoint Studios, the creator of Slopes, and Joe Lee of Netmarble, the developer of MARVEL Future Revolution.
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Links and Show Notes
Apple Design Winner Interviews
The ADA Winners
Apple announces winners of the 2022 Apple Design Awards
2022 Apple Design Award Winners Revealed
The Interviewees’ Apps
Procreate
Slopes
MARVEL Future Revolution
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