Episode 417 — December 22, 2024
Our Holiday Nerd Projects
AppStories Episode 417 — Our Holiday Nerd Projects
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This week, Federico and John round up the tech and productivity projects they have planned for their annual holiday break.
Episode 416 — December 15, 2024
The AppStories Year in Review
AppStories Episode 416 — The AppStories Year in Review
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This week, Federico and John explore the trends that shaped the App Store in 2024.
Episode 415 — December 9, 2024
The 2024 MacStories Selects Awards
AppStories Episode 415 — The 2024 MacStories Selects Awards
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This week, Federico and John reveal the winners of the 2024 MacStories Selects Awards, which celebrate the exceptional design, innovation, and creativity of apps across the iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch.
Episode 414 — December 1, 2024
Assistive AI Automation Tools
AppStories Episode 414 — Assistive AI Automation Tools
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This week, Federico and John consider the differences between assistive and generative AI and cover the sort of automation tasks for which assistive AI is useful.
Episode 413 — November 24, 2024
A Cavalcade of Nightmares
AppStories Episode 413 — A Cavalcade of Nightmares
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This week, John is joined by his NPC: Next Portable Console co-host Brendon Bigley for a conversation about Control Ultimate Edition coming to the Mac, Bluesky, a friendly interrogation about the apps and gear Brendon uses, and more.
Episode 412 — November 17, 2024
What Kind of Person Are You?
AppStories Episode 412 — What Kind of Person Are You?
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This week, Federico and John interview Robb Knight, John’s co-host on Ruminate, a show about the open web, snacks, and the occasional videogame about Mastodon, ActivityPub, and the apps Robb uses day-to-day.
Episode 411 — November 10, 2024
The Apple Version of Comic Sans
AppStories Episode 411 — The Apple Version of Comic Sans
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This week, Federico and John are joined by Chris Lawley for a fun defense of his taste in music and beverages, plus a discussion of Apple’s acquisition of Pixelmator, working on the iPad, Final Cut Pro for iPad, and the apps Chris uses for his daily work.
Episode 410 — November 3, 2024
Wrist Browsing
AppStories Episode 410 — Wrist Browsing
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This week, Federico and John are joined by Jonathan Reed to check in on the parts of watchOS 11 that he’s still using, talk about browsing the web from an Apple Watch, and dig into the apps he uses day-to-day.
Episode 409 — October 27, 2024
Raycast, Tailscale, and Day One with Comfort Zone's Niléane Dorffer
AppStories Episode 409 — Raycast, Tailscale, and Day One with Comfort Zone's Niléane Dorffer
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This week, Federico and John are joined by Niléane Dorffer who writes at MacStories and is a co-host of Comfort Zone, a podcast all about trying new things in your tech life, to talk about three of Niléane’s favorite apps – Raycast, Tailscale, and Day One – after which Federico quizzes Niléane about some of the everyday apps she uses.
Episode 408 — October 22, 2024
iPad mini Review: The Third Place
AppStories Episode 408 — iPad mini Review: The Third Place
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This week, Federico and John announce that AppStories is now on YouTube and discuss the Club MacStories Fall Membership Drive and listener follow-up before digging into Federico’s iPad mini review and the concept of “The Third Place.”