Posts tagged with "appstories"

AppStories, Episode 263 – Beyond Doom Scrolling: Getting More Out of Twitter

This week on AppStories, Federico and John talk about how to get more out of Twitter while avoiding doom scrolling, through a combination of advanced Twitter features, third-party apps, and Shortcuts.


On AppStories+, Federico and John talk about the upcoming Apple ‘Peek Performance’ event, a curious bug John ran into in Shortcuts for the Mac, and Federico’s experiments with car-based shortcuts for dictation input.

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AppStories, Episode 261 – Shortcuts Code Injection and 10 Innovations Apple Should Adopt from Third-Party Apps

This week on AppStories, Federico explains his experiments with injecting code into shortcuts before he and John cover ten innovations from third-party apps that they would like to see Apple adopt in its system apps and OSes.


On AppStories+, John updates Federico on his latest HomeKit experiments and Federico gives John automation homework.

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AppStories, Episode 260 – Shortcuts Wish List, 2022 Edition

This week on AppStories, Federico and John revisit their 2021 Shortcuts wishes to see what came true and share a long list of additional ways they’d like to see the app evolve in 2022.


On AppStories+, John makes the case for a shelf for Universal Control and Federico explains how to update the firmware of an Xbox controller to take advantage of the latest macOS controller features.

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AppStories, Episode 259 – New Apps We Are Trying or Revisiting (Part 2)

This week on AppStories, we conclude our tour of new apps we are trying for the first time or revisiting.


On AppStories+, we highlight our favorite changes coming to iOS and iPadOS 15.4 and macOS 12.3, including Face ID With a Mask, Universal Control, and Shortcuts refinements.

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AppStories, Episode 258 – Starting the New Year with New Shortcuts, Workflows, Apps, and More

This week on AppStories, we look back at the MacStories Starter Pack coverage last week, digging into the themes and details of each of the stories we wrote and the ways you can incorporate everything into your own workflows.


On AppStories+, a little behind the scenes of the MacStories Starter Pack, along with a detailed discussion of the bug fixes and other changes to Shortcuts in iOS and iPadOS 15.3 and our wishes for the app’s future.

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AppStories, Episode 257 – New Apps We Are Trying or Revisiting

This week on AppStories, Federico and John share a collection of apps they are trying for the first time or revisiting, including email apps, a new Mac launcher, an Apple Music utility, a podcast player, and a read-it-later app.


On AppStories+, Apple surprises us with the publication of its interview with Federico about Shortcuts for Mac, plus a conversation about the difficulty of letting go of a project when you get stuck.

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