• Read more about SaneBox on MacStories

The M1 Mac mini and MacBook Air: A Giant Leap Forward for All Mac Users

GoodTask 6.4 Brings Kanban-style Board View for Reminders Lists and Smart Lists

Text Case Adds Customizable Flows: User-Created, Multi-Step Text Transformation

Apple Releases Betas with Face ID Plus Apple Watch iPhone Unlocking, App Tracking Transparency, and Other New Features

Apple Releases macOS 11.3 Beta with New Safari Features, Reminders Sorting, Music Updates, and Improvements to iOS and iPadOS Apps Running on M1 Macs

CARROT Weather 5 Introduces New Design Elements, Custom Interface Builder, and More

Inc. Interviews David Smith About Widgetsmith's Astonishing Success

Club MacStories

• MacStories Weekly
  • Downie
  • John's updates his over-the-air TV setup with a new antenna and Channels

AppStories

• Episode 203 – Everything but the Text Editor

Federico's Pick:

• Jimmy Eat World: Phoenix Sessions

John's Pick:

• WandaVision on Disney+

• Read more about Re:Schedule on MacStories

Club MacStories

• MacStories Weekly
  • SnapMotion
  • Spotify shortcuts
  • Alex's Apple Watch setup
  • An interview with Jim Metzendorf

AppStories

• Episode 202 – App Modularity

• Dynasty on Netflix

• Song Exploder on Netflix

• MacStories Weekly
• A collection of clipboard manager apps
• A shortcut for exporting links from Craft
• A mini-review of the OWC Thunderbolt Hub
• Federico Finds a way to add tasks to Apple's Reminders app from his Amazon Echo

• Episode 201 – Automating Your Home

Federico's Pick:

• drivers license by Jxdn

• Jxdn

• Original version of drivers license by Olivia Rodrigo

• John's Pick:

• Mr. Mayor on NBC

• Read more about Unite 4 on MacStories

CES Rundown: Highlights of This Year's Most Intriguing (and Bizarre) Announcements

Apple Announces Major Expansion of Its Racial Equity and Justice Initiative

Puppr Review: Teach Your Dog New Tricks

Club MacStories

• MacStories Weekly

  • Bartender 4
  • 16 giveaways of productivity apps
  • Federico's GoodTask quick action setup
  • Apps to expand your HomeKit experience

• MacStories Unplugged: Food, Travel, and Very Good Dogs

  • In this episode of MacStories Unplugged, Federico and John share the foods they miss from their past travels, discuss the frustrations with dining out and traveling with two very good dogs, and have some advice on stepping back from the brink before burnout takes hold.

AppStories

• Episode 200 – Workflows Revisited: Calendars, Communications, and a Surprise

• Zoe's Extraordinary Playlist, Season 2 on NBC

• The Flight Attendant on HBO Max

• Read more about SaneBox on MacStories

Two Months with the HomePod mini: More Than Meets the Eye

Apple Recaps Its 2020 Services, Including the App Store's Record-Breaking Holiday Season

Dato Review: Calendar Events and Time Zones From Your Mac's Menu Bar

Scenecuts Adds Effortless Access to HomeKit Scenes in Your Mac's Menu Bar

Fitness Totals Review: Effortlessly Surface Fitness Data and Track Your Progress

Club MacStories

• MacStories Weekly
  • Strong Workout Tracker
  • 11 giveaways for health, fitness, and wellness apps
  • A personal automation for activating Do Not Disturb on an iPhone and Mac simultaneously
  • John's 2021 Apple hardware and app wishes for 2021

• Console Wars on CBS All Access

• Read more about Agenda on MacStories

MacStories Selects 2020: Recognizing the Best Apps of the Year

Apple Releases iOS and iPadOS 14.3 with Apple ProRAW, App Clip Codes, Fitness+ Support, and Direct App Launches from Shortcuts

Fitness+ Review Roundup

Apple Releases Cardio Fitness Notifications for Apple Watch

Headland Review: Fight Your Way Through a World of Imagination

AirPods Max Power Management Explained by Updated Apple Support Document

Pro Photographer Austin Mann Explains ProRAW

Developer Ben Sandofsky on ProRAW and Halide Mark II's Implementation of the New Format

Club MacStories

• MacStories Weekly
  • Wonder - a simple, elegant Wikipedia browser and research tool
  • A collection of Home Screen customization tools
  • Federico on how he's using Timery and GoodTask widgets
  • A big interview with Balint Orosz, founder and CEO of Craft

AppStories

• Episode 198 – The 2020 MacStories Selects Awards

Federico's Pick:

• Ori and the Blind Forest on Xbox

John's Pick:

• evermore by Taylor Swift

• Read more about Halide on MacStories

Apple Announces AirPods Max: Wireless Over-Ear Headphones Available Just in Time for the Holidays

AirPods Max First Impressions Roundup

Fitness+ Service Launching December 14th

The Wall Street Journal Interviews Apple's Jay Blahnik on Fitness+

ShortSwitch: A Shortcut to Quickly Import Screenshots and Videos from a Nintendo Switch on Your iPhone and iPad

Apple Frames, Now with Support for the iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 12 Pro Max

Level Touch: A HomeKit-Enabled Smart Lock That Everyone in Your Household Can Appreciate

Club MacStories

• MacStories Weekly
  • A collection of modern note-taking apps
  • A shortcut for generating PDFs linked on a website,
  • Alex takes a trip down memory lane with Phoenix

MacStories Unplugged

• Using Craft for work

AppStories

• Episode 197 – Workflows Revisited: Note-Taking

Federico's Pick:

• The Last Campfire by Hello Games

John's Pick:

• Marvel's latest Black Widow series written by Kelly Thompson and art by Elena Casagrande

• Read more about pCloud on MacStories

Apple Names App of the Year Winners

Apple Recognizes Best Books, Audiobooks, and Podcasts of 2020

Year-End Music Insights From Apple's Replay 2020 and Top 100 Playlists, Plus MacStories' Apple Music Wrapped Shortcut

Apple Announces Partnership with (RED) to Combat HIV/AIDS and COVID-19 and Highlights Its PPE Donations in Zambia

Amazon Rolling Out "Type with Alexa" Feature in iOS App

Downloading YouTube Videos on iPad with youtube-dl and a-Shell

Peter McKinnon on Apple's MagSafe Wallet

Club MacStories

• MacStories Weekly
  • A collection of focused Mac utilities
  • Federico's custom menu bar URL scheme launcher

AppStories

• Episode 196 – Workflows Revisited: Email

Federico's Pick:

• Plastic Hearts by Miley Cyrus
• Wonder by Shawn Mendes

John's Pick:

• folklore: the long pond studio sessions by Taylor Swift
• Indie Chillout

• Read more about Permute on MacStories
• Get 20% off on Permute for a limited time

MacStories Shortcuts Icons and Perspective Icons: 40% Off from Black Friday to Cyber Monday

macOS Big Sur: Widget Roundup

Club MacStories

• MacStories Weekly

  • John's Holiday Gift Guide
  • Reading DRM-Free EPUBs in MarginNote for iPad
  • Tips for Remote Tech Support
  • Mac Dictation and Big Sur beta tips

• MacStories Unplugged: The Year in Music, 2020 Edition

  • Federico and John share their Apple Music playlists, collecting their favorite songs of 2020, pick their albums of the year, second-guess the Grammy nominations, and each chooses five bands that define their tastes in music.

AppStories

• Episode 195 – App Store Changes and Apple's Evolving Relationship with Developers

Federico's Picks:

• Hades
  • The genius of Hades' God Mode
• All You're Dreaming Of by Liam Gallagher

John's Picks:

• folklore: the long pond studio sessions by Taylor Swift
• The 10-Year Hunt for the Lost McDonald's DS Game by Nick Robinson

• Read more about Downie on MacStories

Club MacStories

• MacStories Weekly
  • Crossy Road
  • Today ReScheduler shortcut updated to take advantage of 'native' edit reminder action
  • Big Sur widget tips (John)
  • What the M1 means to the native vs. web app debate

AppStories

• Episode 194 – macOS Big Sur: The MacStories Review

Federico's Pick:

• The Pathless
• Halo: The Master Chief Collection
  • Wikipedia
  • Halo: The Master Chief Collection is Now Optimized for Xbox Series X|S
  • Halo Quick Resume

John's Pick:

• Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros.
• Game & Watch - History on Wikipedia Follow us on Twitter

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