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Chris breaks down Apple Intelligence, and while Matt is under the weather, he brings the good Nintendo vibes. Then we all do our best to speak a different language, with delightful results. Weekly Topics Apple Intelligence Nintendo Music Other Things Discussed Niléane's AppStories appearance Omnivore is shutting down The Verge full-text RSS feed Lego mugs Nintendo Alermo Apple Translate app Duolingo Follow the Hosts Chris on YouTube Matt on Birchtree Niléane on Mastodon Comfort Zone on Mastodon
ADA and Swift Student Challenge Interviews
This week, John is joined by Jonathan Reed and Sigmund Judge for an explanation of how John missed his first episode of AppStories in seven years this week, an update from Sigmund on what's coming to tvOS and Apple TV+, plus a bunch of picks from everyone. Links and Show Notes Unplugged Segment You can enter Apple Park, but you may never leave WWDC 2024: Keynote First Impressions WWDC 2024: Intelligence Briefings tvOS and TV+ with Sigmund Judge tvOS 18: The MacStories Overview Picks Jonathan's Picks: Eels Time! by The Eels Hot Rod Sigmund's Pick House of the Dragon, Season 1 John's Pick: Anbernic RG35XXSP Related: Next week's episode of NPC: Next Portable Console Follow us on Mastodon MacStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Follow us on Threads MacStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Follow us on Instagram MacStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees
Sponsored By: Club MacStories Notes and Links ASUS Accessoires Yuzu Android with NCE PSA: If you're using Yuzu - ENABLE NCE ASAP Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 2: What's new and should you upgrade? ROG Phone 8 Red Magic 9 Pro RedMagic Turbo Cooler GameSir X3 Peltier-effect cooler Thermoelectric cooling GameSir G8 controller Also mentioned: Federico's Red Magic adapter Discussed on AppStories, Episode 358 and MacStories Unwind: Don't Bend the Fiber An Improbable Future DevInfoOverlay FolderSync Pro
2023 Apple Design Awards Interviews
Links and Show NotesComing to AmericaComing to America is a recurring MacStories Unwind quiz where John tests Federico's knowledge of American geography, history, culture, and more.GeographyWhat States would you pass through driving from Chicago, Illinois to Charlotte, North Carolina?MapName three states that start with 'W'If you were in West Virginia, how would you get to East Virginia?The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the KingdomOur Portable, Upscaled Nintendo Switch SetupsMore on AppStories+, Episode 318 Pre-ShowC-Force CF015 15.6" portable OLED displaymClassicPhotofast 4K Gamer ProGenki Convert Dock MiniZelda players turned Tears of the Kingdom into a Korok torture chamberA conversation with The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom's creative leadsFollow us on MastodonFederico ViticciJohn VoorheesFollow us on InstagramFederico ViticciJohn Voorhees
2022 ADA Interviews
There comes a time when you can only add so much to a simple blog before you hit a limit on what you can do with it. This is what happened to the MacStories website, prompting the founder and his team to put a radical plan in action to transform and expand the website into a unified multimedia experience. The Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Federico Viticci, and Managing Editor John Voorhees joined episode 8, season 2 of The Craft of Code podcast to share how they're building an exciting future for the website. MacStories started out as a simple daily publication about all things Apple. Today, it's much more than just a blog. It's the central hub of a family that includes Club MacStories, a membership site, AppStories, a weekly podcast about apps, and MacStories Unwind, a weekly podcast about everything happening at MacStories. In this episode, we discussed: How MacStories originally started The redesign process needed for MacStories Why Federico wants MacStories to become a unified experience How MacStories came to have its own CMS Why MacStories partnered with Linode Why WordPress was too limiting for MacStories' future MacStories' vision for the future You can find out more by visiting https://www.linode.com/craft-of-code/ (https://www.linode.com/craft-of-code/) Important Links & Mentions MacStories: https://www.macstories.net/ (https://www.macstories.net/) Club MacStories: https://club.macstories.net/ (https://club.macstories.net/) AppStories: https://appstories.net/ (https://appstories.net/) MacStories Unwind: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/macstories-unwind/id1510451759 (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/macstories-unwind/id1510451759) John Voorhees' LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnvoorhees/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnvoorhees/) Federico Viticci's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/federicoviticci/?originalSubdomain=it (https://www.linkedin.com/in/federicoviticci/)
RewindIntroducing AppStories+: An Extended, Ad-Free Edition Delivered EarlyMela: An Elegant and Innovative Recipe and Cooking App for iPhone, iPad, and MacClub MacStories MacStories WeeklyAn Monday teaserOtterBox Mobile Gaming Clip for MagSafeJohn on the lead up to a big launchAppStoriesAppStories, Episode 236 – Sideloading Apps and Games on the iPhone and iPadUnwindFederico's Pick: Dynasty, Season 4John's Pick:Solar Power by LourdeLorde – ‘Solar Power' review: teen millionaire turned homebody reflects on the push and pull of the spotlightFollow us on TwitterFederico ViticciJohn VoorheesFollow us on InstagramFederico ViticciJohn 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.
Federico Viticci is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of MacStories, where he writes about Apple with a focus on apps, developers, iPad, and iOS productivity. He founded MacStories in April 2009 and has been writing about Apple since. Federico is also the co-host of AppStories, a weekly podcast exploring the world of apps. He can also be found on his three other podcasts on Relay FM – Connected, Remaster, and Adapt.This episode of iPad Pros is sponsored by Fantastical, an award-winning calendar and tasks app with features like natural language parsing, beautiful Day, Week, Month, and Year views, and much more! Get 20% off Fantastical Premium by signing up at Flexibits.com/iPadPros.Bonus content and early episodes are available by supporting the podcast at www.patreon.com/ipadpros. Show notes are available at www.iPadPros.net. Feedback is welcomed at iPadProsPodcast@gmail.com. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
In this special episode of AppStories, John interviews Federico about the all-new iPad Air, which Federico has been testing and reviewed on MacStories. Federico explains why the new iPad Air is Apple’s most forward-looking iPad that stands at the intersection of the iPad Pro and the rest of the company’s line-up, and covers every aspect of the hardware, design, and differences compared to other iPad models, along with practical advice on who should consider buying the new iPad Air.
Links and Show NotesRewindGameTrack Review: An Elegant Way to Discover, Track, and Share VideogamesThe Wallpaper App Review: Endless Wallpapers Tailored for Apple DevicesCrouton Review: An Elegant, Modern Recipe Manager and Cooking AidPhil Schiller Transitions into Reduced Role as Apple Fellow; Greg Joswiak Newly Appointed SVP of Worldwide MarketingApple Reveals Substantial Update to the 27-inch iMac with Smaller Updates to the 21.5-inch iMac and iMac ProClub MacStoriesMacStories WeeklyA joint story on the widgets we'd love to see this fall and beyondA collection of iOS utilities from RyanA member Home screen featuring widgets and creative wallpapersPlus, lots of apps and more.MacStories UnpluggedThis week, Federico and John explore iced coffee, America's obsession with drive-thrus, and ghost towns, along with updates on their OS reviews, the AppStories developer interview series, and more.Join Club MacStoriesAppStoriesEpisode 178 – An Interview with Guilherme RamboUnwindFederico's Pick:PikalyticsJohn's Pick:Punisher by Phoebe BridgersFollow us on TwitterFederico ViticciJohn VoorheesFollow us on InstagramFederico ViticciJohn Voorhees
This week Federico and John bring back an AppStories classic: Pick 2, an in-depth look at two apps. In this installment, Federico explains why he has been revisiting Castro for listening to podcasts, and John covers the evolution of Grammarly into a terrific grammar and spell-checking app for writers.
Wrapping up AppStories’ WWDC coverage, Federico and John talk Apple Silicon, the macOS redesign, and dig into the many changes to Shortcuts.
In this special episode of AppStories, Federico interviews Apple’s Senior Vice President of Software Engineering Craig Federighi about iPadOS, pointer support, and more.
This week on AppStories, Federico and John reveal the 2019 MacStories Selects Awards.
Federico’s iOS and iPadOS 13 review is out, so we’ve got a special episode of AppStories all about the big-picture changes to the OSes, the evolution of Shortcuts into a Siri development tool supported by third-party developers, the balancing act Apple performs when updating apps distributed to hundreds of millions of users, and lots of interesting little details about iOS and iPadOS 13.
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.
So, we did the pre-amble for the Apple Services event last week, I figured we should do a debriefing, especially since it was such a confusing event, at least to me. I knew I needed some Apple experts to help me out, so I reached out to Federico Viticci and John Voorhees from MacStories. I don’t know if we sorted it out, but as I said earlier in the week, great minds think alike because Federico and I both had a brainstorm about when we might see AirPower released, if we ever do. By the way, Federico and John host a podcast you should check out, if you never have. AppStories, exploring the world of apps. Subscribe to it wherever you get your podcasts.
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.
It’s storytime on AppStories. Federico and John tell some of their favorite personal stories about apps and the App Store.
Federico and John pick two apps and discuss how and why they use them for their work. For the first installment of Pick 2, Federico covers Ulysses and how he’s used it over the past year and for the iOS 11 review he is currently writing and John explains how he uses FullContact to keep in touch with developers and sponsors of MacStories and AppStories.
This week we discuss the latest iPhone 8 leaks, Apple's Earth Day specials, a bunch of apps and the new AppStories podcast! Show Notes iPhone 8 Design Schematic (https://www.macrumors.com/2017/04/19/iphone-8-aluminum-render-sonny-dickson/) Apple has developed a plan to train experts in self-driving cars - Business Insider (http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-documents-reveal-plan-to-train-experts-in-self-driving-cars-2017-4) Nintendo to launch SNES mini this year • Eurogamer.net (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-04-19-sources-nintendo-to-launch-snes-mini-this-year) Earth Day Thingies Apple Announces New Activity Challenge for Earth Day – MacStories (https://www.macstories.net/news/apple-announces-new-activity-challenge-for-earth-day/) Apple Forces Recyclers to Shred All iPhones and MacBooks - Motherboard (https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/apple-recycling-iphones-macbooks) Apple promises to stop mining minerals to make iPhones — it just isn’t sure how yet – VICE News (https://news.vice.com/story/apple-promises-to-stop-mining-minerals-to-make-iphones-it-just-isnt-sure-how-yet) Earth Day 2017 —Do solar farms feed yaks? — Apple - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLHFlHpPjgk73pyiy3EL9cGTO8wnJN7h2F&v=eH6hf6M_7a8) Daring Fireball: The Talk Show: Apple VP Lisa Jackson (http://daringfireball.net/linked/2017/04/21/the-talk-show-188) Nike News - New Apple Watch NikeLab Champions neutral-toned Style (http://news.nike.com/news/apple-watch-nikelab) LivePhotosKit JS – Apple Developer Documentation (https://developer.apple.com/reference/livephotoskitjs/) Mac Pro, What Could It Be? Back to My Mac (Pro) – BPXL Craft – Medium (https://medium.com/@dlpasco/back-to-my-mac-pro-8eb9a381146f) carpeaqua: A Software Developer’s Mac Pro (https://carpeaqua.com/2017/04/09/a-software-developers-mac-pro/) The new Mac Pro: The audacity to say “Yes” in a design culture of “No” – Marco.org (https://marco.org/2017/04/15/mac-pro-audacity-of-yes) Apps Corner Overcast podcast app updated with Apple Watch playback – 9to5Mac (https://9to5mac.com/2017/04/20/overcast-podcast-app-updated-with-apple-watch-playback/) Apple Makes iMovie, GarageBand, and iWork Apps for Mac and iOS Free for All Users - Mac Rumors (https://www.macrumors.com/2017/04/18/apple-imovie-garageband-iwork-free-for-all-users/) New Podcast (not ours) AppStories – A weekly exploration of the world of apps (https://appstories.net/) Introducing AppStories – MacStories (https://www.macstories.net/stories/introducing-appstories/) Trickpics on the App Store (https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/app/trickpics/id1224213087?mt=8&at=10lqsC) Analysis of the Facebook.app for iOS (http://blog.timac.org/?p=1707) -- Awesome theme song by Jim Kulakowski (http://jimkulakowski.com) | Photo by Jeremy Thomas (https://unsplash.com/photos/rMmibFe4czY) Feedback, comments very welcomed! http://rgba.fm/contact.
Casey Liss comes to set Federico straight about Plex in a new segment called Follow-on. Then, Stephen and Federico talk about Apple's recent environmental push, the changes coming to the iTunes Affiliate Program and AppStories, Federico's new podcast and website.
Casey Liss comes to set Federico straight about Plex in a new segment called Follow-on. Then, Stephen and Federico talk about Apple's recent environmental push, the changes coming to the iTunes Affiliate Program and AppStories, Federico's new podcast and website.