
This week, Federico and John conclude their two-part series on their nerdy holiday projects with home automation, RSS, WiFi, and other plans.


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Links and Show Notes

Nerdy Holiday Projects (Part 2)

Federico’s TV Lighting Project

Philips Hue Gradient Lightstrip
Philips Hue Play HDMI Sync Box


John Revisits RSS

Feedly Pro+
ReadKit

ReadKit 3.1 Adds Smart Folders, More Customization Options, and New Lifetime Purchase Options


Anybox

A Close-Up Look at Anybox and Spring


Matter


Federico Considers a New WiFi Setup

Orbi 6 Mesh System
Eero Pro 6E
Nest WiFi Pro
Linksys Atlas Max 6E System
TP-Link is going straight to Wi-Fi 7 with its latest generation of routers


Mastodon

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Tumblr to add support for ActivityPub, the social protocol powering Mastodon and other apps







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Nerding Out for the Holidays (Part 2)

AppStories is a weekly exploration of the world of apps by MacStories' Federico Viticci and John Voorhees. Each week, they discuss the best new apps, the impact of apps on our culture, and cover the stories behind popular apps. Hosted by Federico Viticci and John Voorhees.

Technology

Tech News

Podcasting

Gadgets

Software How-To


This week, Federico and John introduce Comfort Zone and NPC: Next Portable Console, two new MacStories podcasts and share their wishes for watchOS and tvOS updates.


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Two New MacStories Podcasts

Comfort Zone

Hosts:

Christopher Lawley
Niléane Dorffer
Matt Birchler

Birchtree
A Better Computer




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Music: Will LaPorte
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NPC: Next Portable Console

Hosts:

Brendon Bigley

Wavelengths
Into the Aether


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Music: Will LaPorte
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watchOS Wishes

Related coverage:

watchOS 10: The MacStories Review



tvOS Wishes

Related Coverage:

Magic Rays of Light: tvOS Wishes 2024 and Franklin
tvOS 17: The MacStories Review







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Our 2024 watchOS and tvOS WWDC Wishes, Plus Two New Podcasts


This week, Federico and John continue their annual wishlists with a look at macOS and visionOS.


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Our 2024 macOS and visionOS WWDC Wishes

Our macOS Wishes

Notifications
Alerts
Finder
Stage Manager
System Settings
Music
TestFlight
Shortcuts


Our visionOS Wishes

The Developer Strap
Multitasking
Better Voice Control
iPad Virtualization
Environments
Apple Pencil Pro
More Native Apps
Software OPtimizations
Home Screen Changes
Wi-Fi Performance
Support for Mice
Multiple Desktops


Related:

macOS Sonoma: The MacStories Review
The Best Small Feature of visionOS 1.1







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Our 2024 macOS and visionOS WWDC Wishes


This week, Federico and John kick off their annual WWDC wishes episodes with a conversation about the changes they’d like to see made to iOS and iPadOS 18.


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Our iOS and iPadOS 18 Wishes for WWDC

Context:

Our iOS 17 Wishes
Our iPadOS 17 Wishes
iOS and iPadOS 17: The MacStories Review


Also mentioned:

Wallpaper Frenzy: A Roundup of My Favorite Wallpaper Apps, Tools, and Artists in 2024
Shortcuts Wish List, 2022 Edition
Shortcuts Wish List, 2021 Edition
Terminology
The iPad Pro 2024 Manifesto







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Our 2024 iOS and iPadOS WWDC Wishes


This week, Federico and John examine iPadOS and the ways it has failed to get the basics right.


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Concepts – Sketch, Note, Draw.


Celtreos – The shoot-em-up game with tiny ships, big weapons, waves of foes, power-ups and obstacles.


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The Trouble with iPadOS

Not an iPad Pro Review: Why iPadOS Still Doesn’t Get the Basics Right





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The Trouble with iPadOS


This week, Federico and John are joined by Riley Testut for a conversation about the history of AltStore from side-loaded app to official alternative app marketplace in the EU and Delta’s dominance of the Top Free App chart in the US and elsewhere.


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Links and Show Notes

An Interview with Riley Testut

AltStore

AltStore
AltStore PAL
Delta
Clip


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Riley and Shane’s Patreon
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Shane Gill on Mastodon and Threads


MacStories coverage:

The Delta Videogame Emulator Launches on the App Store
How to Load Your Game Boy Games Onto the iPhone to Play in the Delta Emulator
Game On: Speed Running Game Emulation on iOS
Emulators Will Change the App Store Forever


Other coverage:

Apple’s still thinking about the Core Technology Fee in Europe
The game emulator your phone has been missing
Third-party iPhone app store AltStore PAL is now live in Europe







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