MacStories Unwind

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Links and Show Notes

• Simultaneous Invention, but for shopping
  • Audient EVO 4
• Ticci's Travels
  • Formentera
  • Ibiza
  • Cala Sant Vicenç, Mallorca
• John's Pick:
  • Run Across America
    • App Store
    • Website
    • How I Tricked Myself Into Liking Running
    • Anyone interested in forming a Run Across America team, get in touch on Mastodon or Threads.

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Show Notes Links and Show Notes John's Old Tech Pick:

• Danger Hiptop
  • T-Mobile Sidekick retrospective (photos)
  • The History of the Sidekick: The Coolest Smartphone of All Time

Alex's Old Tech Pick:

• Review: Apple iPod shuffle (Fourth-Generation)

• Behold, the iPod shuffle Curtain:
  • Who would believe that this unassuming curtain:
  • Hides one of the most sought-after piece of tech in all of Arizona

John's Media Pick:

• Blackberry
  • Trailer

Alex's Media Pick:

• Swagger
  • Trailer

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Links and Show Notes Vacations, OS Updates, and Widgets

• iOS and iPadOS 17 After One Month: It's All About Widgets, Apps, and Stage Manager
• macOS Sonoma: The MacStories Preview

Hot Dogs

• Hot Dog History
• Real Italians Put Hot Dogs and French Fries on Their Pizza
  • Ed. Note: We have reached out to Mr. Viticci for comment, who failed to respond before publication.

John's Pick:

• The First Two Pages of Frankenstein by The National

Federico's Pick

• Only Murders in the Building, Season 3
  • Trailer

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Show Notes Links and Show Notes Universal Control

• macOS 12.3: The Magic of Universal Control and More
• Club MacStories Sample: Federico Achieves His Universal Control Dream and John Reflects on Indie Life

John's Pick:

• The Beanie Bubble on Apple TV+

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Links and Show Notes Silo

• Watch the show:

  • Official Trailer
  • Silo Apple TV Show Page

• Read the books:

  • Silo Book Series on Goodreads
  • Silo Series Review on Wired

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Links and Show Notes MacStories Unplugged

• Blue-Tailed Skinks

• Pickle Juice Phosphate
  • Phosphate Sodas
  • Pickle juice as a beverage
    • The purported health benefits of pickle juice
    • You Can Now Buy Pickle Juice Soda
      • John: Imagine this but without any sugar, just salty carbonated pickle juice with a lot of garlic and dill
• Obsidian versus Notes
  • Obsidian 1.4: The Properties feature is currently Mac-only and available as part of the Catalyst supporter beta

John's Surprise Pick

• Components of the setup:
  • The Analogue Super NT
  • NZXT Signal 4K30 Full HD USB Capture Card
  • Upscaling hardware
    • mClassic
    • Genki Convert Dock Mini
  • Alternative Display
    • C-Force CF015 15.6" portable OLED display
• Federico's iOS and iPadOS 17 Preview covering the NZXT and iPadOS 17's video capture compatibility
  • iOS and iPadOS 17 After One Month: It's All About Widgets, Apps, and Stage Manager

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Links and Show Notes

• Ticci's Spanish churros from Xurreria Trebol

Federico's Picks:

• Music
  • the record by boygenius
  • (So Much For) Stardust by Fall Out Boy
• TV Shows
  • Shrinking
  • Platonic
  • Silo
• Videogames
  • The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

John's Picks:

• Music
  • First Two Pages of Frankenstein by The National
  • the record by boygenius
• Movies
  • Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
• TV Shows
  • Shrinking
• Videogames
  • The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

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Show Notes Links and Show Notes

Federico's Pick:

• Vampire by Olivia Rodrigo

John's Pick:

• Hijack on Apple TV+
  • Trailer

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Links and Show Notes The Fourth of July

• Where to Watch the Chicago Fourth of July Fireworks 2023
• Fireworks regulations in the US
• McGuire Nuclear Station sirens sounded accidentally. No emergency at plant.

iOS 17-Compatible MagSafe Chargers and Battery Packs

• Federico's Picks:

  • Anker 633 Magnetic Battery (MagGo), 10,000mAh Foldable Wireless Portable Charger
  • Anker Nano Power Bank with Built-in Lightning Connector, Portable Charger 5,000mAh MFi Certified 12W

• John's Picks:

  • Belkin BoostCharge Pro
  • Belkin MagSafe Wireless Charger Pad
  • UGREEN Magnetic Battery 10,000mAh Battery Pack with Foldable Kickstand PD 20W 3 Ports Wireless Portable Power Bank Compatible with MagSafe
  • HiRise 3: Twelve South's Space-Saving, Three-in-One Charging Solution
  • Belkin iPhone MagSafe Continuity Camera Mount

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Ice Cream

• Gelato
• Ellie May's Dang Good Ice Cream
• Frozen Custard
• Dairy Queen
  • Blizzard
• Cornetto
• Maritozzo
• Affogato
• Italian Ice
  • Granita
  • Grattachecca

Platonic

• Available on Apple TV+
• Trailer

Vengeance

• Available on Netflix
• Trailer