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This week, Federico and I round up the tech and productivity projects we have planned for our annual holiday break.

On AppStories+, I explain the refinements he’s made to my reading setup.

Comfort Zone

Chris has his own Mount Rushmore of iPad apps, Matt is trying to get to terms with Discord, and the gang figures out if they’re moving the group chat to WhatsApp.

AppStories, Episode 417, ‘Our Holiday Nerd Projects’ Show Notes

Holiday Nerd Projects

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On AppStories+, a video experiment, I have iPad Pro follow-up, and Federico has technical follow-up and a question for listeners about streaming videogames over Wi-Fi.

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Comfort Zone, Episode 30, ‘The California Guy is Cold’ Show Notes

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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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