This week on Ruminate, I explore more pickle snacks, Robb bought a new keyboard, and I grill Robb on what exactly EchoFeed is. Links and Show Notes Krinkle Cut Dill Pickle - Kettle Brand Join Club MacStories Using the 8BitDo Keyboard on MacOS • Robb…
Lees meerFive years ago, Soulver 3, the sheet-based app that serves as a notepad for calculations, launched on the Mac with a long list of new features. In the years since, Acqualia Software launched an iPadOS version of the app and, today, an iOS version. A…
Lees meerThis week on AppStories, we return with a classic Pick 2 episode focused on the Mac. Sponsored by: Jam: Developer-friendly bug reports in 1 click. Notion: Start turning ideas into action. Try it free today. Tailscale: Secure remote access to shared …
Lees meerListen Later gets you through that huge pile of web articles you’ve been saving for later. Let’s face it, the web is a big place, and there’s always more to read than you have time for. Read-later apps give you a place to save articles for later, bu…
Lees meerThis week on MacStories Unwind, Federico has reached the pinnacle of handheld gaming with a setup that he’s been working toward for years. This episode is sponsored by: Kolide – It ensures that if a device isn’t secure it can’t access your apps. It…
Lees meerJohn: Everyone on the MacStories team is deep into HomeKit devices. For me, smart home gadgets tick all the boxes: Hardware Software Automation It’s really as simple as that. However, as fun as HomeKit devices can be, they can also be frustrating. T…
Lees meerSource: Apple. Today, Apple announced that it is extending its repair program to make it easier for repair shops to work with used parts while also limiting the use of lost or stolen devices. A complaint leveled at Apple by right to repair advocates…
Lees meerThis week on Magic Rays of Light, Sigmund and Devon highlight American Revolution-era drama Franklin ahead of its premiere on Apple TV+. They also dive into new Apple Original documentary Girls State, spatial personas on visionOS, and the possibilit…
Lees meerA couple of weeks ago, in a members-only special episode of the Accidental Tech Podcast, John Siracusa went in-depth on his window management techniques on the Mac. This was absolutely fascinating to me. I strongly recommend checking the episode out…
Lees meerMark Gurman, writing for Bloomberg, reports that Beeper, the messaging app that ultimately lost its fight to bring blue bubbles to Android, has been acquired by Automattic, for $125 million according to his sources. You may recall that Automattic, t…
Lees meerThis week on AppStories, we explore whether we’re experiencing the beginning of the end of apps and consider what might replace them. Sponsored by: Genius Scan – A scanner in your pocket. Jam – Developer friendly bug reports in 1 click. Are We Enter…
Lees meerYou know the drill: when you go through airport security there are two lines. In one, a TSA agent makes sure you’re the person in your passport photo. In the other, a machine scans your carry-on for explosives, weapons, or a normal-sized bottle of s…
Lees meerEarlier this week, I linked to The Ringer’s profile of Monument Valley on its 10th anniversary, which focused on what’s become of mobile gaming since the game’s release. Today, I have another story about Monument Valley that focuses on the game’s or…
Lees meerYesterday, Apple announced an update to its App Review Guidelines in a brief post on its developer site. The changes to sections 3.1.1(a) and 4.7 of the guidelines, which apply globally to all apps distributed through Apple’s App Store, address thre…
Lees meerThis week on MacStories Unwind, cicadas invade Italian TV, John tries an espresso soda, Dragon’s Dogma II, The Creator, and what’s next in our media queues. Show Notes Unplugged Previous cicada coverage Espresso Sodas Coffee soda: a Calabrian soft d…
Lees meerSeasons is the sort of weather app I’d hoped for ever since I ordered my Vision Pro. It’s a unique mix of detailed forecast data combined with an immersive spatial computing experience. There’s a gee-whiz, proof-of-concept aspect to the app, but at …
Lees meerLewis Gordan, writing for The Ringer, looks back at the 10 years since Monument Valley was released and wonders what has become of premium mobile games: With such gigantic success, Monument Valley should have become a blueprint for indies on mobile …
Lees meerThe updated Obsidian Shortcut Launcher with support for passing document backlinks to Shortcuts. Two years ago, we released Obsidian Shortcut Launcher, a free plugin to trigger shortcuts from Obsidian with the ability to pass input text to Apple’s a…
Lees meerThis week on Magic Rays of Light, Sigmund and Devon highlight new Apple Original documentary STEVE!, share a few hopes for this year’s WWDC, grade their Academy Awards predictions, and preview this weekend’s premiere of Apple Original series Sugar. …
Lees meerCallum Booth, writing for The Verge, was able to try a pre-release version of the app marketplace flavor of AltStore, which – pending Apple’s approval – should be one of the first third-party marketplaces under the new DMA regulation. The installati…
Lees meerThis week on Ruminate, we start with some very old follow up, I have a story about Dominos, we both have a near-miss on being April-fooled, then into a discussion about webmentions, plus a little bit about Arc. Links and Show Notes Webmentions | cra…
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