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This week, Federico and John look back at their MacStories Starter Pack coverage last week, digging into the themes and details of each of the stories they wrote and the ways you can incorporate everything into your own workflows. This episode is sponsored by: Wix – Create a website you’re proud of. Instabug – Ship Quality Apps with Real-Time Contextual Insights Links and Show Notes The MacStories Starter Pack MacStories Starter Pack: Taking Apple Music Discovery into Your Own Hands MacStories Starter Pack: The Fujitsu ScanSnap iX1300 Is Perfect for Anyone Whose Paperless Workflow Still Starts with Paper MacStories Starter Pack: Reverse-Engineering the Matter API and My ‘Save to Matter’ Shortcut MacStories Starter Pack: Customizing Your Workflows with Deep Links MacStories Starter Pack: Introducing Obsidian Shortcut Launcher, A Free Plugin to Trigger Shortcuts from Obsidian MacStories Starter Pack: Getting a Handle on Links By Treating Them Like Email MacStories Starter Pack: Frame Nintendo Switch Screenshots with SwitchFrame MacStories Starter Pack: Why I Abandoned the Search for the Perfect Email App and Am Making Do With a Hybrid Approach MacStories Starter Pack: Clean Up URLs and Remove Tracking Parameters with URL Cleaner Also mentioned: Tracker Zapper by Robb Knight Ruminate podcast Robb Knight’s website Follow us on Twitter AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Follow us on Instagram AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees

This week, Federico and John share a collection of apps they are trying for the first time or revisiting, including email apps, a new Mac launcher, an Apple Music utility, a podcast player, and a read-it-later app. This episode is sponsored by: RevenueCat – Subscription management built for mobile apps. Instabug – Ship Quality Apps with Real-Time Contextual Insights Wix – Create a website you’re proud of. Links and Show Notes Apps We’re Trying and Revisiting Mimestream Triage 2 Clean Email Floating Player Raycast Overcast Matter Follow us on Twitter AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Follow us on Instagram AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees

Federico and John continue their coverage of third-party Obsidian plugins and how they use them to customize the app’s functionality. More Third-Party Obsidian Plugins Discovering and Installing Obsidian Plugins Obsidian Roundup Obsidian’s Discord community and forums Obsidian42 - BRAT beta plugin installer [Plugin Changelogs plugin](https://github.com/phibr0/obsidian-plugin-changelogs Requires Hotkey Helper plugin Obsidian support documentation on community plugins More Third Party Plugins (all available as community plugins and on GitHub using the links below) Periodic Notes Quick Switcher++ Recent Files RSS Reader Simple Embeds Workbench Workspaces Plus Follow us on Twitter AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Follow us on Instagram AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees

This week, Federico and John embark on a tour of the third-party plugins they use to customize Obsidian. This episode is sponsored by: MindNode – MindNode: What’s on Your Mind? Wealthfront – Invest for the long term on your terms. Wix – Create a website you’re proud of. Links and Show Notes Third-Party Plugins Plugins Discussed: Admonition Advanced Mobile Toolbar Advanced URI Obsidian42 - BRAT Buttons Calendar Customizable Page Header Cycle through Panes Dictionary Export Markdown with Embeds Hotkeys for Specific Files, Hotkeys for Templates, Hotkeys++ Markdown Insert Matter MetaEdit Minimal Theme Settings Natural Language Dates Follow us on Twitter AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Follow us on Instagram AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees

This week, Federico and John look at the trends they expect to see in 2022, including trends that will continue from 2021 and new trends they think will emerge in the new year. This episode is sponsored by: Memberful – Monetize your passion with membership Linode – Simplify your cloud infrastructure Links and Show Notes Related AppStories Episodes Episode 216, Substack, Email, and Data Portability Episode 231, The App Customization Trend Episode 239, Reminders, Notes, and App Customization Episode 251, Obsidian In Depth: The Basics (Part 1) Episode 252, Obsidian In Depth: Core Plugins (Part 2) Follow us on Twitter AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Follow us on Instagram AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees

This week, Federico and John introduce the fourth annual MacStories Selects award winners and interview the first MacStories Selects Lifetime Achievement award winner, James Thomson, the creator of PCalc. This episode is sponsored by: MacStadium – The developer cloud for Mac. Memberful – Monetize your passion with membership Links and Show Notes The 2021 MacStories Selects Awards Other MacStories Selects Awards Coverage MacStories Selects 2021: Recognizing the Best Apps of the Year The MacStories Selects 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award Club MacStories+ Live Town Hall, coming to the Club MacStories Discord community on Tuesday, December 14 at 12:30 PM Eastern Time The MacStories Selects Award Winners Best New App: Noir Noir website Noir on the App Store MacStories article Best New App Runner-Up: Mela Mela website Mela on the App Store: (iPhone/iPad and Mac) The MacStories Review Best App Update: Tweetbot 6 Tweetbot website Tweetbot 6 on the App Store MacStories article Best App Update Runner-Up: Sofa 3 Sofa website Sofa on the App Store The MacStories Review Best New Feature: BetterTouchTool’s Shortcuts for Mac Integration BetterTouchTool website Recent MacStories Coverage How to Batch Convert Shortcuts for Use Throughout Monterey and with Other Automation Apps Shortcuts for Mac: 27 of Our Favorite Third-Party Integrations Best New Feature Runner-Up: Yoink Yoink website Yoink on the App Store MacStories article Best Watch App: Streaks Streaks website Streaks on the App Stores Best Watch App Runner-Up: Drafts Drafts website Drafts on the App Store Best Mac App: Bartender 4 Bartender 4 website The MacStories Review Best Mac App Runner-Up: Doppler Doppler website The MacStories Review Best Design: Mela Mela website Mela on the App Store: (iPhone/iPad and Mac) The MacStories Review Best Design Runner-Up: Craft Craft’s website Craft on the App Store The MacStories Review Readers’ Choice Award: Craft Craft’s website Craft on the App Store The MacStories Review App of The Year: Obsidian Obsidian website Obsidian mobile on the App Store Club MacStories coverage: My Obsidian Setup, Part 1: Sync, Core Plugins, Workspaces, and Other Settings My Obsidian Setup, Part 2: Themes, Mobile Quick Action and Toolbar, and Third-Party Plugins My Obsidian Setup, Part 3: My ‘Dashboard’ Note for Quick Links, Todoist Tasks, Saving Ideas, and Keeping Track of Current Projects My Obsidian Setup, Part 4: Templates for Weekly Posts and Custom Mobile Toolbar My Obsidian Setup, Part 5: Appending Text and Webpage Links to Specific Sections of My ‘Dashboard’ Note AppStories Series: Obsidian In Depth: The Basics (Part 1) Obsidian In Depth: Core Plugins (Part 2) App of the Year Runner-Up: Craft Craft’s website Craft on the App Store The MacStories Review Lifetime Achievement Award: PCalc PCalc website PCalc on the App Store (iPhone/iPad and Mac) A Selection of MacStories and AppStories Coverage PCalc 3.9 Adds Dark Mode and the Latest Shortcuts Features, Expanding the App’s Automation Capabilities PCalc 3.8 Adds Support for iOS 12’s Siri Shortcuts, Including Powerful Clipboard Commands PCalc’s Delightfully Insane About Screen Apple Asks PCalc Developer to Remove iOS 8 Widget PCalc for Apple Watch AppStories, Episode 38 – An Interview with James Thomson, Creator of PCalc and DragThing Follow us on Twitter AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Follow us on Instagram AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees

This week, Federico and John continue their series on Obsidian with a look at the app’s core plugins, which enable many of the app’s most advanced features. This episode is sponsored by: Concepts – Sketch, Note, Draw Memberful – Monetize your passion with membership Linode – Simplify your cloud infrastructure Links and Show Notes Obsidian’s Core Plugins My Obsidian Setup, Part 1: Sync, Core Plugins, Workspaces, and Other Settings Follow us on Twitter AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Follow us on Instagram AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees

This week, Federico and John introduce part one of a new series on Obsidian, explaining what the app is and does, why it’s important, the compromises that come along with using a non-native app, and how they are using it. This episode is sponsored by: Linode – Simplify your cloud infrastructure Memberful – Monetize your passion with membership Links and Show Notes Getting Started with Obsidian Obsidian Mac app iOS and iPadOS app Obsidian Discord and Forum Federico’s Obsidian Setup Series for Club MacStories My Obsidian Setup, Part 1: Sync, Core Plugins, Workspaces, and Other Settings My Obsidian Setup, Part 2: Themes, Mobile Quick Action and Toolbar, and Third-Party Plugins My Obsidian Setup, Part 3: My ‘Dashboard’ Note for Quick Links, Todoist Tasks, Saving Ideas, and Keeping Track of Current Projects My Obsidian Setup, Part 4: Templates for Weekly Posts and Custom Mobile Toolbar My Obsidian Setup, Part 5: Appending Text and Webpage Links to Specific Sections of My ‘Dashboard’ Note Other Club MacStories Obsidian Coverage Making Of: The iOS and iPadOS 15 Review Manually Install Obsidian Plugins on iOS and iPadOS via Working Copy and Its New Version Control for Files How iOS and iPadOS 15 Improve My Obsidian Note-Taking Setup OverClip: A System for Saving Podcast Clips in Obsidian as Text My Stream Deck Setup Follow us on Twitter AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Follow us on Instagram AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees

This week, Federico and John explain how Shortcuts for Mac differs from other automation tools, cover some of the roadblocks they’ve hit, and discuss how they’re adapting existing shortcuts to the Mac and building all-new ones. This episode is sponsored by: Pillow – Sleeping better, made simple. DEVONthink by DEVONtechnologies – The one place for storing and working with all your documents, snippets, and bookmarks Ulysses – The Ultimate Writing App for Mac, iPad and iPhone Special Offer) Links and Show Notes Shortcuts for Mac Deep Dive Related Coverage on MacStories and Club MacStories Getting Started with Shortcuts for Mac and the Stream Deck My Stream Deck Setup Shortcuts for Mac: 27 of Our Favorite Third-Party Integrations macOS Monterey: The MacStories Review, Shortcuts section The Many Ways To Run Shortcuts in macOS Monterey My Obsidian Setup, Part 5: Appending Text and Webpage Links to Specific Sections of My ‘Dashboard’ Note PopClip A Downloads Folder Cleanup Shortcut Controlling HomeKit Devices with HomeControl’s URL Scheme and Shortcuts for Mac Other Links The Template Gun meets Shortcuts on Six Colors Follow us on Twitter AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Follow us on Instagram AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees

This week, Federico and John dive back into their favorite iOS and iPadOS 15 and macOS Monterey tips. This episode is sponsored by: Pillow – Sleeping better, made simple. RevenueCat – Subscription management built for mobile apps Links and Show Notes More iPhone, iPad, and Mac Tips Drawn in part from the following stories: iOS and iPadOS 15: The MacStories Review Apple Releases iOS and iPadOS 15.1 with SharePlay, Safari for iPad Fixes, Shortcuts Improvements, and More macOS Monterey: The MacStories Review Follow us on Twitter AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Follow us on Instagram AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees