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  • 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.

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John is MacStories’ Managing Editor, has been writing about Apple and apps since joining the team in 2015, and today, runs the site alongside Federico.

John also co-hosts four MacStories podcasts: AppStories, which covers the world of apps, MacStories Unwind, which explores the fun differences between American and Italian culture and recommends media to listeners, Ruminate, a show about the weird web and unusual snacks, and NPC: Next Portable Console, a show about the games we take with us.

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