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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

This week, Federico and John go into detail on their iPad mini Home Screen setups, including how they differ from other devices and their use of widgets, Focus modes, and Shortcuts to manage the setups. This episode is sponsored by: Pillow – Sleeping better, made simple. RevenueCat – Subscription management built for mobile apps. Links and Show Notes Our iPad mini Home Screen Setups Federico’s default and music Home Screens. Federico’s reading and video Home Screens. John’s reading and music and video Home Screens. John’s videogames and research Home Screens. iPad mini Review: Small Wonder The Mighty mini: Adapting Apple’s Diminutive Tablet to Work and Play Also mentioned during the show AV Club Town Hall: Foundation on TV+ Automation Academy: Diving Deeper into Reminders Actions Subscribe here. We deliver AppStories+ to subscribers with bonus content, ad-free, and at a high bitrate early every week. To learn more about the benefits included with an AppStories+ subscription, visit our Plans page, or read the AppStories+ FAQ. Follow us on Twitter AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Follow us on Instagram AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees

This week, Federico and John dig into SharePlay and the other changes released last week with iOS and iPadOS 15.1. This episode is sponsored by: CleanMyMac X – Your Mac. As good as new. Get 5% off today. Links and Show Notes iOS and iPadOS 15.1 Apple Releases iOS and iPadOS 15.1 with SharePlay, Safari for iPad Fixes, Shortcuts Improvements, and More SharePlay Guessing Game by Greg Gardner Follow us on Twitter AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Follow us on Instagram AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees

This week, Federico and John dive into John’s review of macOS Monterey and what it means for users and the future of the platform. This episode is sponsored by: DetailsPro - A Design Tool Made for SwiftUI Pillow – Sleeping better, made simple. The Intrazone, by Microsoft SharePoint – Your bi-weekly conversation and interview podcast about SharePoint, OneDrive and related tech within Microsoft 365. Links and Show Notes macOS Monterey: The MacStories Review The review: macOS Monterey: The MacStories Review Related coverage: FaceTime’s Audio and Video Take a Leap Forward With Apple’s Upcoming iPhone, iPad, and Mac OS Updates Fast Capture with Quick Note for iPad and Mac: The MacStories Overview Reminders’ Smart Lists Put Unprecedented Control in the Hands of Users Apple Maps for iOS and iPadOS 15 and macOS Monterey: The MacStories Overview FaceTime’s Audio and Video Take a Leap Forward With Apple’s Upcoming iPhone, iPad, and Mac OS Updates Shortcuts for Mac: The Future Is Now Follow us on Twitter AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Follow us on Instagram AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Follow us on Twitter AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Follow us on Instagram AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees

This week, Federico and John are joined by Alex Guyot live in the Club MacStories+ Discord community for a special episode recapping and breaking down everything announced by Apple at its latest online event, including the Apple Music, HomePod, and AirPods 3 announcements and the all-new MacBook Pros. This episode is sponsored by: RevenueCat – Subscription management built for mobile apps Pillow – Sleeping better, made simple. HPE Tech Talk – HPE news, tech insights and world-class innovations. Listen now. Links and Show Notes Apple’s October 2021 Event Apple Introduces New Apple Music Plan, Siri Features, and HomePod Mini Colors Apple Announces New Third-Generation AirPods Apple Unveils the New 14 and 16-Inch MacBook Pros Powered by the M1 Pro and M1 Max Systems-on-a-Chip Replay Apple’s October 18, 2021 Keynote and Other Videos Apple Announces Availability of New HomePod mini Colors, AirPods, New MacBook Pros, and macOS Monterey Follow us on Twitter AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Alex Guyot Follow us on Instagram AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Alex Guyot](https://www.instagram.com/ajguyot)