John Voorhees
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AppStories, Episode 320 – Listener Q&A
This week on AppStories, we answer listener questions about apps, automation, podcasting, tattoos, and more. [subscribe_to_appstories] Sponsored by: Kolide – Kolide ensures only secure devices can access your cloud apps. It’s Zero Trust tailor-made for Okta. Book a demo today. Squarespace – Make your next move. Enter offer code APPSTORIES at checkout to get 10% → Read More
Apple TV+'s The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse Wins Oscar
Last night, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced at the 95th Annual Academy Awards ceremony that it had picked The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse for Best Animated Short Film. The Apple TV+ film, which also recently won a BAFTA Film Award and four Annie Awards, is based on → Read More
MacStories Unwind: Everything Is a Remix, Part 4 and Blanc
[audio_player src=”” mime_type=”audio/mpeg” total_duration=”00:17:21” caption=”“] [subscribe_to_unwind] Sponsored by: Kolide – Ensures only secure devices can access your cloud apps. It’s Zero Trust tailor-made for Okta. Book a demo today. This week on MacStories Unwind, Federico recommends Kirby Ferguson’s final video, Everything is a Remix, Part 4 and I have been relaxing to Blanc on the → Read More
Apple Music Classical to Launch on March 28th
On March 28th, Apple will launch Apple Music Classical, a free app that’s already available for pre-order that will offer a catalog of over 5 million classical recordings to Apple Music subscribers at no additional cost. The app, which will be iPhone-only at launch, has been anticipated for months. Apple acquired Primephonic, a classical music → Read More
AppStories, Episode 319 – The Future of Web Browsers
This week on AppStories, we cover the increasing competition among web browsers and the emerging features we find most useful. [subscribe_to_appstories] Sponsored by: Kolide – Kolide ensures only secure devices can access your cloud apps. It’s Zero Trust tailor-made for Okta. Book a demo today. Fitbod – Get stronger, faster with a fitness plan that → Read More
David Smith's Widgetsmith reaches 100 million App Store Downloads
100 million of anything is a lot, and 100 million downloads on the App Store are rare. Rarer still, and perhaps unprecedented, is 100 million downloads of an app made by one person. When it comes to apps, I can’t think of a single app made by an indie developer that has reached the milestone → Read More
Apple Announces Yellow iPhone 14 and 14 Plus Along with New Case Colors
A new spring iPhone color has become an annual tradition for Apple. Today, the company announced that a pale yellow model is joining the midnight, starlight, (PRODUCT)RED, blue, and purple versions of the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus. Apple also said that its Emergency SOS service is coming to six new countries later this → Read More
Microsoft Outlook for Mac Is Now Free to Use
Yesterday, Microsoft announced that Outlook, its email and calendar app, is now free on the Mac App Store and doesn’t require a Microsoft 365 subscription, which has been the case for a long time on iOS and iPadOS. That’s great news for Mac users. Outlook has been optimized for Apple silicon Macs and supports iCloud, → Read More
MacStories Unwind: A Ted Lasso Rewatch and The Reluctant Traveler
[audio_player src=”” mime_type=”audio/mpeg” total_duration=”00:21:45” caption=”“] [subscribe_to_unwind] Sponsored by: Kolide – Ensures only secure devices can access your cloud apps. It’s Zero Trust tailor-made for Okta. Book a demo today. This week on MacStories Unwind, rewatches Ted Lasso in preparation for season 3 and John binges his way through Eugene Levy’s new travel series, The Reluctant → Read More
AppStories, Episode 318 – Apple Watch Ultra and The Watch Apps We Use
This week on AppStories, we compare notes on the Apple Watch Ultra, including what makes it special and what frustrates us, and share the apps we’re using regularly. [subscribe_to_appstories] Sponsored by: Kolide – Kolide ensures only secure devices can access your cloud apps. It’s Zero Trust tailor-made for Okta. Book a demo today. Squarespace – → Read More
A Final Update to Tweetbot and Twitterrific That Allows Users to Support Tapbots and The Iconfactory
Usually, when a big company shuts down an API, they give customers time to prepare. It’s the right thing to do regardless of what any terms of service say. That’s not how things went down with Twitter. Instead, as I wrote in January, Twitter eliminated access to its API for many third-party apps, including Tweetbot → Read More
Apple Introduces New Peer Group Benchmarks for Developers
Today, Apple introduced new analytics for app developers designed to reveal how their apps are performing compared to peer apps. The developer site says that: With data from the entire catalog of apps on the App Store, peer group benchmarks provide accurate, relevant, and privacy-preserving comparisons for apps across categories, business models, and download volumes. → Read More
MacStories Unwind: Nope and GeForce NOW Paired with the Razer Kishi Controller
[audio_player src=”” mime_type=”audio/mpeg” total_duration=”00:21:39” caption=”“] [subscribe_to_unwind] Sponsored By SaneBox – Clean up your inbox today and keep it that way forever with SaneBox John loves the horror/sci-fi movie Nope from Jordan Peele, and Federico discovers the joys of videogame streaming service GeForce NOW paired with the Razer Kishi iPhone controller. John’s Pick: Nope,… → Read More
Fitness App Gentler Streak Adds Wellness Tracking
Gentler Streak, the fitness app for the Apple Watch and iPhone that takes a holistic approach to training and recovery, has been updated to version 3.0 to incorporate additional health metrics, so users can get a broader picture of their overall wellbeing. I’ve had less than a day to test-drive the new features, but what → Read More
Rovio Announces It’s Pulling Angry Birds Classic From Sale on Android and Hiding the Game on iOS
Angry Birds was a defining game of the first decade of the App Store, so fans and game preservationists applauded Rovio in 2021 when it announced that it was rebuilding the 2012 version of the game and relaunching it on the App Store and Android as Angry Birds Classic. The game was relaunched last spring, after → Read More
The Best Mac Gaming Experience Is a PC Sitting in a Dallas Data Center
I’ve seen the future of Mac gaming, and it’s not Metal 3 or Apple silicon. It’s a PC sitting in a Dallas data center with an NVIDIA 4080 GPU. That’s the data center my Mac connects to when I log into GeForce NOW Ultimate, the top tier of NVIDIA’s videogame streaming service. NVIDIA has data → Read More
AppStories, Episode 317 – Artificial Intelligence and Apps (Part 2)
This week on AppStories, we conclude our mini-series on artificial intelligence with a conversation about the apps we’ve used that include AI features. [subscribe_to_appstories] Sponsored by: Things – Now with Deep Shortcuts Integration Issuu – Get started with Issuu today for FREE or sign up for an annual premium account and get 50% off On → Read More
MacStories Unwind: Metroid Prime Remastered and Shrinking
[audio_player src=”” mime_type=”audio/mpeg” total_duration=”00:21:06” caption=”“] [subscribe_to_unwind] This week, Federico’s dream comes true with the release of Metroid Prime Remastered, and John has fallen hard for Shrinking, an Apple TV+ comedy from the makers of Ted Lasso. Links and Show Notes Federico’s Pick: Metroid Prime Remastered Trailer (2023) Original Metroid Prime trailer (2001)… → Read More
Primate Labs Updates Geekbench on All Platforms
Yesterday, Primate Labs released Geekbench 6, the suite of benchmarking tools for Apple and other vendors’ hardware. According to the company: Geekbench tests have always been grounded in real-world use cases and use modern. With Geekbench 6, we’ve taken this to the next level by updating existing workloads and designing several new workloads, including workloads → Read More
AppStories, Episode 316 – Artificial Intelligence and Apps (Part 1)
This week on AppStories, we begin a new series on the impact of artificial intelligence on apps and the world around us. This week’s episode sets the stage with a look at chatbots, image-generation tools, and issues and opportunities they raise. [subscribe_to_appstories] Sponsored by: Sofa – Be more intentional with your downtime. Daylite – Not → Read More