AppStories

Federico Viticci, John Voorhees
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Jul 8, 2019 • 34min

You Downloaded What?

This week, Federico and John look at the strange assortment of apps they’ve downloaded recently. This episode is sponsored by: Pingdom: Start monitoring your websites and servers today. Use offer code APPSTORIES to get 30% off. Astropad Studio: Turn your iPad into a professional graphics tablet. Get started today with a 30-day free trial. Links and Show Notes The rules of ‘You Downloaded What?’: No betas or pre-release apps Only apps dowloaded in the past 45 days are allowed Mac apps downloaded directly from developers’ websites and the Mac App Store are allowed tvOS and watchOS apps are allowed Electron apps are not allowed Catalyst apps are allowed John’s apps: Minit IRL - Social Calendar GameTrack DoorDash Ike’s Love and Sandwiches Federico’s apps: Secure Shellfish Secure ShellFish Review: Adding Your Mac, or Another SSH or SFTP Server, to Apple’s Files App 1.1.1.1 What is 1.1.1.1? Breath Companion Follow us on Twitter AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Follow us on Instagram AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees
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Jul 1, 2019 • 31min

Reminders in iOS 13

This week, Federico and John continue their series of episodes on the new and updated apps coming from Apple in the fall with Reminders. This episode is sponsored by: Direct Mail – Create and send great-looking email newsletters with Direct Mail, an easy-to-use email marketing app designed exclusively for the Mac. Astropad Studio – Turn your iPad into a professional graphics tablet. Get started today with a 30-day free trial. Links and Show Notes iOS 13: The MacStories Overview Hands-On with iPadOS and iOS 13: Changes Big and Small Federico’s Reminders Setup: Follow us on Twitter AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Follow us on Instagram AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees
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Jun 24, 2019 • 40min

Catalyst to the Rescue

This week, Federico and John dig into the role of Catalyst in Apple’s Mac and iPad strategy expanding on Catalyst Can Rescue the Mac and Grow the iPad, a story John wrote on MacStories. This episode is sponsored by: Astropad Studio – Turn your iPad into a professional graphics tablet. Get started today with a 30-day free trial. Pocket Lists – The world’s friendliest to-do list app. Links and Show Notes Catalyst Can Rescue the Mac and Grow the iPad Project Catalyst Enables Bringing iPad Apps to the Mac Apps Mentioned Things Ulysses iA Writer MindNode 1Writer Apollo Terminology LookUp Working Copy Timery for Toggl Fiery Feeds lire Reeder LumaFusion Darkroom BestPhotos Ferrite Linky Grocery CalZones Follow us on Twitter AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Follow us on Instagram AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees
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Jun 17, 2019 • 36min

Notes in iOS 13 and macOS Catalina

This week, Federico and John start a series of episodes on the new and updated apps coming to iOS and macOS Catalina in the fall starting with Notes. This episode is sponsored by: Astropad Studio – Turn your iPad into a professional graphics tablet. Get started today with a 30-day free trial. Direct Mail – Create and send great-looking email newsletters with Direct Mail, an easy-to-use email marketing app designed exclusively for the Mac. Links and Show Notes iOS 13: The MacStories Overview iPadOS: The MacStories Overview macOS Catalina: The MacStories Overview Federico’s Notes Table of Contents Shortcut: Accessing a note’s unique URL: Create a table of contents from note links: Create Hyperlink shortcut from the MacStories Shortcuts Archive The final result: Follow us on Twitter AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Follow us on Instagram AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees
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Jun 11, 2019 • 38min

WWDC 2019 App-tacular

This week, Federico and John are joined by MacStories colleague Alex Guyot in San Jose where they talk about the upcoming Notes, Reminders, Apple Watch, and Shortcuts updates coming in the fall. This episode is sponsored by: Luna Display - The only hardware solution that turns your iPad into a wireless display for your Mac. Use promo code STORIES at checkout for 10% off. Perfect Tempo - Any song, Any tempo. Links and Show Notes MacStories’ WWDC 2019 Coverage iOS 13: The MacStories Overview iPadOS: The MacStories Overview watchOS 6: The MacStories Overview macOS Catalina: The MacStories Overview Follow us on Twitter AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Alex Guyot Follow us on Instagram AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees
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Jun 6, 2019 • 48min

Craig Federighi: The AppStories Interview

This week, Federico and John are in San Jose attending WWDC where Federico sat down with Craig Federighi, Apple’s Senior Vice President of Software Engineering to talk about Apple’s new developer tools like Catalyst and SwiftUI, as well as iPadOS. This episode is sponsored by: Things – Where your ideas take shape – one step at a time. Try the delightful, award-winning app on Mac, iPad, iPhone, and Watch. Linode – High-performance SSD Linux servers for all of your infrastructure needs. Get a $20 credit. Links and Show Notes Craig Federighi, Apple’s Senior Vice President of Software Engineering Topics Catalyst SwiftUI iPadOS More from MacStories MacStories’ WWDC 2019 coverage You can read our work on MacStories.net: Federico Viticci Author Page John Voorhees Author Page For more interviews by Federico and John, check out their new seasonal podcast, Dialog: Dialog Podcast Follow us on Twitter AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Follow us on Instagram AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees
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May 27, 2019 • 39min

Timery for Toggl Plus a Dialog Sneak Peek

This week, Federico and John talk about one of their favorite new iOS apps: Timery, a client app for Toggl’s time tracking service. They also preview Dialog, a new seasonal podcast from MacStories featuring weekly, in-depth conversations with special guests about the impact of technology on creativity, society, and culture, which debuts on May 28th. This episode is sponsored by: Luna Display - The only hardware solution that turns your iPad into a wireless display for your Mac. Use promo code STORIES at checkout for 10% off. Direct Mail - Create and send great looking email newsletters with Direct Mail, an easy-to-use email marketing app designed exclusively for the Mac. Links and Show Notes Timery for Toggl Timery for Toggl: The MacStories Review Dialog: Creativity Meets Technology Subscribe: DialogPodcast.net Apple Podcasts Overcast Pocket Casts RSS feed Dialog on Twitter Follow us on Twitter AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Follow us on Instagram AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees
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May 21, 2019 • 59min

Behind the Scenes of Federico's iPad Story

This week, Federico and John discuss the process of creating Federico’s story, Beyond the Tablet: Seven Years of iPad as My Main Computer and some of the topics from the story; later, they are joined by Brian King who worked with Federico on the introductory animation and 3D-rendered images throughout the story. This episode is sponsored by: Luna Display: The only hardware solution that turns your iPad into a wireless display for your Mac. Use promo code STORIES at checkout for 10% off. Linode: High performance SSD Linux servers for all of your infrastructure needs. Get a $20 credit. Links and Show Notes Beyond the Tablet: Seven Years of iPad as My Main Computer A week of podcasting with only an iPad Pro Learn more about Club MacStories here. iA Writer Working Copy Content Blocks in iA Writer (left) Cinema 4D Brian King on Twitter Follow us on Twitter AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Follow us on Instagram AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees
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May 13, 2019 • 34min

iOS 13 App Rumors and Wishes

This week, Federico and John share their thoughts on the latest iOS 13 app rumors reported by Mark Gurman and 9to5Mac and other features and updates they’d like to see Apple implement this year. This episode is sponsored by: Luna Display - The only hardware solution that turns your iPad into a wireless display for your Mac. Use promo code STORIES at checkout for 10% off. Moo - Custom business printing and design. Use promo code PRINT15 for 15% off. Links and Show Notes Doug’s AppleScripts for iTunes Alternatives to iTunes Vox Swinsian Audirvana Roon Apple’s Latest Game Warren Buffet’s Paper Wizard Warren Buffet’s Paper Wizard Is Apple’s First iPhone Game Since 2008 Review: Texas Hold’em for iPhone Apple’s superstars of Poker Connected, Episode 242 - An Incredible Critique of Modern Capitalism The Latest iOS 13 App Rumors Apple to Reveal New Home-Grown Apps, Software Features at WWDC New macOS 10.15 Music app code based on iTunes, not iOS The Accidental Tech Podcast, Episode 325 - Relive Your Calculator-Watch Dreams Follow us on Twitter AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Follow us on Instagram AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees
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May 6, 2019 • 30min

Revisiting the Breakup of iTunes

This week, Federico and John revisit their discussion of the breakup of iTunes from Episode 21 in light of the latest Marzipan rumors. This episode is sponsored by: Hype Professional – Design beautiful HTML5 interactive pieces and animations. Linode - High-performance SSD Linux servers for all of your infrastructure needs. Get a $20 credit. Links and Show Notes AppStories Episode 21 - Breaking Up iTunes is Hard to Do Next major macOS version will include standalone Music, Podcasts, and TV apps, Books app gets major redesign Samsung T5 1TB SSD Plexamp VLC Prism MacStories Unplugged Follow us on Twitter AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Follow us on Instagram AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees

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