AppStories

Federico Viticci, John Voorhees
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Sep 17, 2018 • 32min

Our Favorite Apps with iOS 12 Features (Part 1)

This week, Federico and John dig into some of their favorite iOS app debuts and updates highlighting iOS 12 features. This episode is sponsored by: Warby Parker - Quality eyewear at a fraction of the usual price. Order your FREE Home Try-On kit today Linode - High-performance SSD Linux servers for all of your infrastructure needs. Get a $20 credit with promo code ‘appstories2018’ Links and Show Notes Show Notes Follow-Up Chirp iOS 12 Apps CARROT Weather Overcast Ulysses GoodTask Daily Dictionary - Coming soon to the App Store. Scriptable Follow us on Twitter AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees
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Sep 10, 2018 • 37min

Exploring Twitter Apps

This week, Federico and John explore Twitter clients, other specialized Twitter apps, and how they use them. This episode is sponsored by: Freshbooks - Online invoicing made easy. Timing - Stop worrying about time and focus on doing your best work instead. Links and Show Notes Follow-Up Grocery 2Do (iOS and macOS) Twitter Clients Tweetbot (iOS and macOS) Twitterrific (iOS and macOS) Chirp TwIM Other Twitter Apps Linky Charm Hootsuite Buffer TweetStory Opener Birdbrain Crowdfire Follow us on Twitter AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees
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Sep 3, 2018 • 32min

Expanding Apple’s Reminders with Third-Party Apps

This week, Federico and John take a look at apps that integrate with Apple’s iOS Reminders app, which besides being a default app, is also a system framework. This episode is sponsored by: Casper - The Internet’s favourite mattress. Get $50 off select mattresses with the code ‘APPSTORIES’. Linode: High performance SSD Linux servers for all of your infrastructure needs. Get a $20 credit with promo code ‘appstories2018’. Links and Show Notes Apps Discussed GoodTask 3 Federico’s GoodTask shortcuts are available to Club MacStories members in Issue 141 of Club MacStories Weekly. Reminder Fantastical Due Eventail Drafts Follow us on Twitter AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees
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Aug 27, 2018 • 34min

Our Favorite Share Sheet Extensions

Federico returns from vacation to discuss the share sheet extensions that he and John use on their iOS devices. This episode is sponsored by: Freshbooks - Online invoicing made easy. Simple Contacts - Contact lens prescriptions from home. Use offer code APPSTORIES for $20 off your first order of contact lenses. Links and Show Notes Apps Discussed Slack WhatsApp Group Text+ Shortcuts and Workflow GoodTask Linky Instapaper Keep It Things GIFwrapped Deliveries 1Blocker Blink Annotable Opener Feed Hawk Gladys Working Copy Follow us on Twitter AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees
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Aug 20, 2018 • 45min

I Set Up a Fake Child

John is joined by Merlin Mann to discuss managing family tech use and the upcoming iOS 12 Screen Time family features. This episode is sponsored by: Freshbooks: Online invoicing made easy. Linode: High performance SSD Linux servers for all of your infrastructure needs. Get a $20 credit with promo code ‘appstories2018’ Links and Show Notes Waldorf education Eero Moment OpenDNS RescueTime Gyroscope Exist.io Merlin Mann Do By Friday Back to Work Reconcilable Differences Roderick on the Line Follow us on Twitter AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees
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Aug 13, 2018 • 36min

Fixing John’s Mixed Up, Messed Up, Broken Home Screen

John is joined by Alex Cox in an attempt to fix his messy iPhone screens. This episode is sponsored by: Freshbooks: Online invoicing made easy. Linode: High performance SSD Linux servers for all of your infrastructure needs. Get a $20 credit with promo code ‘appstories2018’ Links and Show Notes John’s iPhone screens: Alex’s iPhone screens: Apps Mentioned holedown Pokemon GO Airmail Fiery Feeds Inoreader lire OmniFocus Things Slack CARROT Weather Birdbrain Hootsuite Buffer Alex Cox Podcasts Do By Friday Roboism The Robot and the Unicorn Supercomputer Twitter Follow us on Twitter AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees
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Aug 6, 2018 • 35min

Show Me Your Mac Menu Bar Apps

John is joined by Stephen Hackett to compare and discuss their Mac menu bar apps. This episode is sponsored by: Freshbooks - Online invoicing made easy. Working Copy - Git powers for iOS. Links and Show Notes Menu Bar Apps Discussed: iStat Menu Blink for macOS (not yet available) Fantastical Alfred CARROT Weather Rocket 1Password Tweetbot Copied Dropbox Hazel iMazing ToothFairy Quitter High Sierra Media Key Enabler Stephen Hackett Relay.fm 512pixels.net YouTube Twitter Follow us on Twitter AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees
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Jul 30, 2018 • 35min

What Makes an App a Pro App?

Federico and John consider the elements that make an app a pro app. This episode is sponsored by: Linode – High performance SSD Linux servers for all of your infrastructure needs. Get a $20 credit with promo code ‘appstories2018’ Daylite – The Mac CRM that makes your business run smoother. Links and Show Notes PDF App follow-up PDF Viewer Pro PDF Viewer Offers a Pro Pack with Advanced PDF Editing and Collaboration Tools MarginNote 3 MarginNote 3 Video Demo Voice Dream Reader Weekend Read Examples of Pro Apps DEVONthink (Mac/iOS) iThoughts (Mac/iOS) Drafts 5 Workflow Affinity Photo (Mac/iOS) Affinity Designer (Mac/iOS) OpenTerm MindNode iCab Mobile GoodTask (Mac/iOS) 2Do (Mac/iOS) Airmail (Mac/iOS) Keep It (Mac/iOS) OmniFocus (Mac/iOS) and other Omni apps Editorial 1Writer Fiery Feeds BBEdit Scrivener (Mac/iOS) Ulysses (Mac/iOS) Follow us on Twitter AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees
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Jul 23, 2018 • 33min

PDF Apps

Federico and John discuss the world of apps for viewing, organizing, marking up, editing, and creating PDFs. This episode is sponsored by: Mack Weldon - Smart underwear for smart guys. Get 20% off your first order with the code APPSTORIES. ETA - Your personal travel assistant. On sale this week for just $1.99. Links and Show Notes PDF Expert (Mac/iOS) PDF Expert 6 Adds Powerful Editing Tools and More PDF Expert 2 for Mac Adds Powerful PDF Editing Features PDF Viewer (iOS) PSPDFKit PDF Viewer 2.1 Adopts iOS 11 Document Browser PDF Viewer Delivers Free PDF Viewing and Editing Tools PDFpen (Mac/iOS) LiquidText (iOS) LiquidText 3.0: A Uniquely Digital PDF Experience Video Demo Follow us on Twitter AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees
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Jul 16, 2018 • 41min

Apps for Managing Big Projects

Federico and John discuss the apps they use to manage large projects like the MacStories and AppStories coverage of the App Store’s 10th anniversary and Apple’s fall OS releases. This episode is sponsored by: Casper - The Internet’s favourite mattress. Get $50 off select mattresses with the code ‘APPSTORIES’. iTubeDownloader - Download YouTube videos, channels, or entire playlists. Get 10% off until July 25th with the code: APPSTORIES18 Links and Show Notes Apps discussed: DEVONthink DEVONagent DEVONthink To Go Keep It (Mac/iOS) Taskpaper Trello (Mac/iOS) Slack (Mac/iOS) Google Docs Spark (Mac/iOS) Dropbox Follow us on Twitter AppStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees

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