0:0027:07 Sponsored by Overdrop Weather – Weather Simplified This week on MacStories Unwind: MacStories The Dog Days of Summer Why Do We Call Them the ‘Dog Days’ of Summer? Florence + The Machine, Dog Days Are Over The Developer Debrief on WWDC 2020…
Lees meerThis week on AppStories, we 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…
Lees meerAnyone new to a job has probably thought or even asked: “Why do you do it that way?” and gotten the age-old answer: “Because that’s how we’ve always done it.” It’s human nature to stick with a solution that works and is familiar. When a workflow is …
Lees meerZach Gage has a knack for giving classic games an interesting twist. Sometimes that means turning the rules upside down and inside out like Flipflop Solitaire or Really Bad Chess. Other times, it means removing the tedious and boring parts of games …
Lees meerFollowing the debut of Apple’s MusicKit API, which enables third parties to build apps and web experiences that directly integrate with Apple Music, 2019 was a big year for third-party Apple Music clients on the App Store. We’ve written about severa…
Lees meerEvery year Apple releases a new environmental report showing the company’s progress in environmental efforts, and alongside the release of this year’s report, the company has announced a new commitment for the decade ahead: Apple today unveiled its …
Lees meerWeeks removed from Apple wrapping up its first all-virtual WWDC, many of us are still digesting what the conference’s announcements mean for the future of our favorite products. Federico, John, and I have all shared various takeaways from the confer…
Lees meerLast summer developer Charlie Chapman launched Dark Noise, an ambient noise app for iPhone and iPad that’s packed with delightful design details and key system integrations. My initial review praised how Chapman was able to take an otherwise standar…
Lees meerWeather might be the dreaded theme no conversation should reach, but how the tables turn when you start reciting temperature, wind speed, precipitation, the UV index, cloud cover, pressure, and humidity from the top of your head. You’re updated on a…
Lees meer0:0037:08 Sponsored by Magic Lasso Adblock – Block Ads, Trackers and Pop-Ups on Your iPhone, iPad, and Mac This week, Federico and John celebrate World Emoji Day with big updates to Pixelmator Pro and Ulysses, a rundown of iOS 13.6 features, the Eve…
Lees meerSource: Emojipedia.org Back in January, the Unicode Consortium approved Emoji 13.0, which is used by companies like Apple to create new emoji designs. In Apple’s case, new emoji are expected to ship in a point update to the company’s OSes in the fal…
Lees meerSource: Pixelmator. Version 1.7 of Pixelmator Pro was released today with support for placing text along a path, rotating the app’s canvas, a refinement of ML Super Resolution, and a new quick-start welcome screen. The update, dubbed Sequoia, adds t…
Lees meerToday Apple announced an expansion of its initiative of partnering with Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to create hubs for training the next generation of coders. 10 new HBCU coding centers are being added throughout the US, fro…
Lees meerToday Apple announced big enhancements to its Apple News offerings paired with the launch of iOS 13.6. Apple News is entering the world of audio through two main products: a daily news program called Apple News Today, which is available free to all …
Lees meerLast week I added a new camera to my HomeKit Secure Video setup: the Eve Cam. Announced at CES this year, what drew me to the camera was its slim profile and HomeKit Secure Video support. I’ve used other Eve home automation products in the past and …
Lees meerThis week on AppStories, John is joined by Relay FM co-founder Myke Hurley to talk about the apps he uses to stay in touch with the hosts of the network’s shows and manage sponsorship sales, show research, episode production, and more.
Lees meerUlysses 20 for iPad’s new dashboard. One of the promises regularly made by apps transitioning to a subscription model is that they’ll be able to deliver more regular, incremental updates rather than going untouched for extended periods of time, and …
Lees meerIn April 2019, Apple published a video called The Underdogs that followed the story of a team of co-workers designing a round pizza box. Today, the quartet is back in a sequel of sorts called The Whole Work-From-Home Thing. The new video follows the…
Lees meerMagic Lasso Adblock is an efficient and high-performance ad blocker for the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. It allows you to experience a cleaner, faster web – without ads. As a native Safari content-blocking extension, Magic Lasso blocks intrusive ads, pop-…
Lees meer0:0024:36 Sponsored by OffScreen – Leave Your Phone, and Focus on Real Life This week on MacStories Unwind: MacStories Widgets and the App Library: A First Look at Bringing Personality and Customization to Your Home Screens Two Weeks with iPadOS 14:…
Lees meerNo single feature of the iOS 14 betas has had as immediate an impact on my daily iPhone use as Home screen widgets. Together with the App Library, the features can radically change the way apps are organized and accessed by everyone. Users don’t hav…
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