AppStories

This week, Federico and John dig into the latest public beta and share their thoughts on changes to Safari on the iPhone, iPad, and Mac, Books on the Mac, Quick Note, Focus, and Live Text. This episode is sponsored by: Instabug – Ship Quality Apps with Real-Time Contextual Insights Boom 3D – Take your Mac sound to the next level with Boom 3D. Get 70% off. Memberful – Monetize your passion with membership. Links and Show Notes MacStories Unwind Previously Published OS Impressions Three Weeks with iOS and iPadOS 15: Foundational Updates macOS Monterey First Impressions: The Start of a New Era Follow us on Twitter AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Follow us on Instagram AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees

This week, Federico and John consider whether changes coming to Apple’s OSes make a system app-only research and writing workflow possible and discuss where there’s room for improvement. This episode is sponsored by: Privacy – Smarter payments. Get $5 to spend on your first purchase. Instabug – Ship Quality Apps with Real-Time Contextual Insights Swell – A new voice-based social platform. Try it now. Links and Show Notes The Viability of an Apple-Only Research and Writing Workflow Three Weeks with iOS and iPadOS 15: Foundational Updates macOS Monterey First Impressions: The Start of a New Era Follow us on Twitter AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Follow us on Instagram AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees

This week, Federico and John continue the Summer OS Preview Series with special guest Gui Rambo for a chat about SharePlay, Shortcuts for Mac, Gui’s app AirBuddy, SwiftUI, and more. This episode is sponsored by: Concepts – Sketch, Note, Draw Memberful – Monetize your passion with membership Links and Show Notes An Interview with Guilherme Rambo Rambo Codes Twitter GitHub Gui’s Apps AirBuddy ChibiStudio FusionCast The Unofficial WWDC App for macOS Stacktrace WWDC by Sundell and Friends SharePlay Unofficial WWDC app for Mac adds beta support for SharePlay — here’s how it works 9to5Mac SharePlay demo video Framework Wishes Gui Rambo’s WWDC 2020 wishlist Follow us on Twitter AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Follow us on Instagram AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees

This week, Federico and John discuss the emerging trend of app customization, which along with app modularity, lets users control how apps work and look. This episode is sponsored by: Instabug – Ship Quality Apps with Real-Time Contextual Insights. DEVONthink by DEVONtechnologies – The one place for storing and working with all your documents, snippets, and bookmarks. Pillow – Sleeping better, made simple. Links and Show Notes Modularity and its Relationship to Customization Apps Discussed Darkroom Functional Customization Early Examples Editorial Drafts Direct Integration with Other Apps Spark GoodTask Craft Plugins Obsidian Visual Customization CARROT Weather Follow us on Twitter AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Follow us on Instagram AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees

This week, Federico and John continue the MacStories Summer OS Preview Series by interviewing Marcos Tanaka, the creator of MusicHarbor and MusicSmart about the latest changes to Apple’s music-related frameworks, his apps, and more. This episode is sponsored by: Concepts – Sketch, note, draw Memberful – Monetize your passion with membership Links and Show Notes An Inteview with Marcos Tanaka Marcos Tanaka Website Twitter Apps MusicHarbor MusicSmart MacStories Coverage MusicHarbor Unveils a New Mac-Ready iPad Design and Widgets MacStories Selects 2020: Recognizing the Best Apps of the Year How I Keep Track of New Music Releases MusicSmart Puts the Spotlight on Music Credits APIs MusicKit ShazamKit Follow us on Twitter AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Follow us on Instagram AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees

This week, Federico and John walk through all the changes coming to Shortcuts this fall, including changes to the Shortcuts editor and the new actions you’ll find in Shortcuts on the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. This episode is sponsored by: Pillow – Sleeping better, made simple. Swell – A new voice-based social platform. Try it now. Privacy – Smarter payments. Get $5 to spend on your first purchase. Links and Show Notes Previous MacStories Coverage of Shortcuts Changes Coming in iOS and iPadOS 15, and macOS Monterey Shortcuts for Mac: The Future Is Now iOS and iPadOS 15: The MacStories Overview macOS Monterey: The MacStories Overview AppStories, Episode 223 – WWDC 2021: Shortcuts for the Mac, iPad Keyboard Navigation, and Developer Tools AppStories, Episode 224 – WWDC 2021: Shortcuts’ Folder and File Actions, Quick Note, and Safari 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 the latest iteration of the research and note-taking setup that Federico is using to prepare his annual iOS and iPadOS review, which features Obsidian. This episode is sponsored by: Pingdom – Start monitoring your website performance and availability today, and get instant alerts when an outage occurs or a site transaction fails. Use offer code APPSTORIES to get 30% off. Offer expires on January 31, 2022, and can be used only once. Genius Scan – A scanner in your pocket. Pillow – Sleeping better, made simple. Links and Show Notes Federico’s Research and Note-Taking System for His Annual iOS and iPadOS Review Obsidian Federico’s iOS Review Dashboard: Federico’s Collection of WWDC Session Notes with Vertical Splits Using Backlinks to Tie Multiple Notes Together Buttons Plugin Follow us on Twitter AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Follow us on Instagram AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees

For today’s special bonus episode of AppStories, Federico and John interview the creators of four 2021 Apple Design Award winning apps and games: Winston Chen, creator of Voice Dream Reader; Esther Huybreghts, Mathijs Demaeght, and Melissa Cash from Pok Pok, creators of Pok Pok Playroom; Brian Mueller, creator of CARROT Weather; and Maria Sayans and David Fernandez Huerta from ustwo games, creators of Alba: A Wildlife Adventure. This episode is sponsored by: Concepts: Sketch, Note, Draw Links and Show Notes Apple Design Award Winners Interviewed Winston Chen, the developer of Voice Dream Reader, which won an ADA in the Inclusivity category Esther Huybreghts, Mathijs Demaeght, and Melissa Cash from Pok Pok, the developers of Pok Pok Playroom, which won an ADA in the Delight and Fun category, and we covered when it launched Brian Mueller, the developer of CARROT Weather, which won an ADA in the Interaction category and has been covered often on MacStories Maria Sayans and David Fernandez Huerta from ustwo games, the creators of Alba: A Wildlife Adventure, which won an ADA in the Social Impact category Follow us on Twitter AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Follow us on Instagram AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees

This week, Federico and John cover the three features that will sell iOS 15 to most users: Focus Mode, SharePlay, and Live Text and share some of their recent audio gear purchases for lossless streaming and AirPlay. They also take questions from listeners who watched on Instagram Live. This episode is sponsored by: DEVONthink – The one place for storing and working with all your documents, snippets, and bookmarks. 1Blocker – Remove ads, trackers, and browse faster. Pillow – Sleeping better, made simple. Links and Show Notes Streamed on Instagram Live Rewatch the video of episode 226, which was streamed live on June 11th and is available on Federico’s Instagram profile. iOS 15 iOS and iPadOS 15: The MacStories Overview Guilherme Rambo has released a beta of WWDC for macOS that uses SharePlay. GitHub project Using SharePlay to create a custom shared experience over FaceTime Lossless Streaming and AirPlay Show and Tell Federico’s xDuoo XD05 Bal USB DAC John’s Belkin Soundform Connect AirPlay 2 Audio Adapter John’s Mini XMOS XU208 USB Digital Interface by Douk Audio Follow us on Twitter AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Follow us on Instagram AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees

In today’s special WWDC 2021 episode, Federico and John discuss the sorts of tools that could be built with Safari Web Extensions and Federico explains how Live Text works and can be used in practice. This episode is sponsored by: Raycast – Goodbye Spotlight. Hello Raycast. Check out Raycast’s new WWDC21 extension for finding and playing session videos via the WWDC for macOS app. Links and Show Notes MacStories’ Latest WWDC Coverage: 2021 Apple Design Awards Given to Twelve Developers Zane Lowe on Apple Music’s Record Label Pages 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