viticci

johnvoorhees, 1 day ago to random

On this week's episode of Unwind, @viticci plays with fire - literally. He has quite a story related to a surprise that he'll be sharing soon.

https://www.macstories.net/news/macstories-unwind-a-small-fire-at-3am/

tchaten, 3 days ago to random

MacPad M1 Air edition has been setup!! $300 for a MacBook Air M1 with a busted screen but pristine computer body - damn @viticci this is pretty wonderful - can’t wait to start exploring the ways I can integrate macOS with the iPad and Apple Vision Pro - this is my first Mac since my 2011 11” MacBook Air that still happily runs High Sierra - feels very sturdy maybe the thicker wedge end is a feature for using it with the old M1 XDR iPad Pro - supporting more weight

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macstories, 3 days ago to random

What If…? – An Immersive Story Will Debut May 30th https://www.macstories.net/news/what-if-an-immersive-story-will-debut-may-30th/

devondundee, 3 days ago to random

Magic Rays of Light is out! We take a look at our past wishes for Apple TV – some of which even came true – then we highlight the return of Trying for season four on Apple TV+ and recap the incredible first season of Sugar. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/magic-rays-of-light/id1522854547?i=1000656416376

_inside, 3 days ago to random

This. I don’t even have that many betas on TestFlight, but it often fails to load on my Mac, just to name one of the issues. https://mastodon.macstories.net/@johnvoorhees/112474709438572211

viticci, 4 days ago to random

I turned the new 13" iPad Pro into a MacPad as well as a portable gaming display.

macOS on OLED is amazing. And for streaming PC games, this is the best device I've ever tested.

This is why I love the iPad's hardware modularity so much. My story: https://www.macstories.net/stories/i-turned-the-new-13-ipad-pro-into-a-macpad-and-portable-gaming-display/

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jonathanreed, 4 days ago to random

I’ve been a user of tado°’s smart heating products for years now and I’m intrigued to try their new range which now supports Matter over Thread.

https://www.macstories.net/news/tadoo-announces-new-range-of-smart-heating-products-supporting-matter-over-thread/

macstories, 4 days ago to random

QuickTune: A Music Remote App for Mac with Tiger Vibes https://www.macstories.net/reviews/quicktune-a-music-remote-app-for-mac-with-tiger-vibes/

nileane, 4 days ago to random

Apple has (finally!) rolled out support for Paris transit passes in Wallet, just in time for the Olympics

https://www.macstories.net/news/apple-rolls-out-support-for-paris-transit-passes-in-wallet-just-in-time-for-the-olympics/

sigmund, 5 days ago to random

This is incredibly concerning. Statement from Scarlett Johansson on the OpenAI situation:

johnvoorhees, 5 days ago to random

A year ago, TestFlight barely worked for me, and eventually, it broke completely on macOS.

Apple patched it up, so that it's useable again even with a large beta collection, but the app has been left to languish for too long given how important it is to developers.

Some suggestions on what should be done on @macstories:

https://www.macstories.net/news/a-testflight-update-patched-but-still-broken/

jonathanreed, 7 days ago to random

In this weeks’s @club MacStories Weekly column for members I wrote about an intriguing new kind of Mastodon client from @bardi and how it’s encouraged me to post more blog-style Mastodon posts.

https://club.macstories.net/posts/tusks-is-a-new-mastodon-client-with-an-interesting-twist

Unlock more with Club MacStories:
https://club.macstories.net/plans

nileane, 7 days ago to random

In this week's issue of @club MacStories Weekly, I wrote about the process I went through to buy my mom an iPhone on a budget 💸

https://club.macstories.net/posts/macstories-weekly-issue-418

club, 7 days ago to random

MacStories Weekly: Issue 418 is now out for Club members.

In this issue: Jonathan recommends Tusks, Niléane explains the process she went through to buy her mom an iPhone, plus the usual Links, App Debuts, the latest happenings in the Club MacStories+ Discord community, a recap of MacStories articles, and a preview of next week’s episodes of AppStories and Magic Rays of Light.

Read it on the web here: https://club.macstories.net/posts/macstories-weekly-issue-418

marcoarment, 9 days ago to random

"The iPad Pro doesn’t need to run macOS, but the answer to why an iPad Pro can’t do something a Mac can do, shouldn’t be to carry two kinds of computers with the same M-series chips, with the same RAM, with the same storage, and do different things on each.”
https://duck.haus/@joesteel/112448850000669090

macstories, 8 days ago to random

MacStories Unwind: So, I Was Thinking About the iPad Pro… https://www.macstories.net/news/macstories-unwind-so-i-was-thinking-about-the-ipad-pro/

devondundee, 8 days ago to random

The new episode of Magic Rays of Light is out! This week, we’re talking The Big Cigar, Palm Royale, and Apple’s theatrical film strategy. https://www.macstories.net/linked/magic-rays-of-light-the-big-cigar-palm-royale-and-apples-theatrical-strategy/

viticci, 9 days ago to random

Sold my old 11" iPad Pro to a friend and LITERALLY the first issue she had was with the Files app. 🫠

But no, it's just nerds who want macOS on iPad.

drdrang, 10 days ago to random

Apple has accomplished one thing with the Files app: it’s made people a lot less critical of the Finder.

clarko, 10 days ago to random

To the designer behind this vocal shortcuts icon: bravo 👏

Love it

stroughtonsmith, 10 days ago to random

Having read and watched through all the iPad coverage, it really seems like a lot of people are aligned on the top items where iPad falls down

• The Files app infrastructure
• The too-restrictive audio system
• Background processing
• Multiple user support

"Just put macOS on it” is the fallback for most criticism, because it's hard to articulate just why iPadOS doesn’t cut it. And the "Where's the Calculator?” discourse isn't about a calculator app, it's about the missing apps of the core OS

johnvoorhees, 10 days ago to random

Assassin's Creed Shadows is coming to the Mac App Store this fall day and date with consoles and other platforms. Details on @macstories:

https://www.macstories.net/news/assassins-creed-shadows-is-coming-to-the-mac-day-and-date-with-consoles-and-other-platforms/

johnvoorhees, 10 days ago to random

Apple is marking tomorrow's Global Accessibility Awareness Day by previewing a bunch of features coming to its OSes later this year. There's a lot coming this year, and I've previewed it all on @macstories:

https://www.macstories.net/news/apple-marks-global-accessibility-awareness-day-with-a-preview-of-os-features-coming-later-this-year/

stroughtonsmith, 11 days ago to random

♻️ Originally posted 2018

If you've ever been curious what happened to the rumored 'TextEdit for iOS' from way back — it worked, it was likely somebody's pet project to test certain APIs and never intended for release, and it's barely more than a UlTextView w/ Files support. It might still be included in AppleInternal versions of the OS, today.

I'm with @viticci: I would love a fully-functioning TextEdit for iOS

Action sheet in TextEdit: New Document, New From Template, Browse
Sample document in TextEdit. It tests various RTF styles, weights and tables. The toolbar has a back button, a link icon, a search icon, an info icon and a folder icon — meanings forgotten

macstories, 11 days ago to random

The iPad Pro 2024 Manifesto https://www.macstories.net/linked/the-ipad-pro-2024-manifesto/