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A Very Nerdy Holiday Break
Season 1 Episode 467
This week, Federico and John are back from their holiday break, included so many hardware and automation projects that this is part one of a two-par…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
What’s Next for Apps in 2026
Season 1 Episode 466
This week, Federico and John look ahead to 2026 and what it will mean for apps, smarter Siri, and more.
On AppStories+, Federico and John update lis…
5 months, 1 week ago
The 2025 MacStories Selects Awards
Season 1 Episode 465
This week, Federico and John reveal the winners of the 2025 MacStories Selects Awards, which celebrate the exceptional design, innovation, and creat…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Vibe Coding Your Own Productivity Tools
Season 1 Episode 464
This week, Federico and John explain how they go about creating personal productivity tools with the assistance of AI and walk through some of what …
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Designing for Liquid Glass: Outstanding Indie Apps
Season 1 Episode 463
This week, Federico and John dig into some of their favorite apps that have adopted Apple’s Liquid Glass design language.
On AppStories+, it’s John’…
6 months ago
The Ever-Changing App Store
Season 1 Episode 462
This week, Federico and John explore current changes to the world of apps through the lens of its past evolution. On AppStories+, we build “money’s n…
6 months, 1 week ago
Our Latest App and Automation Experiments
Season 1 Episode 461
This week, Federico and John kick off their holiday app and automation experimentation season a little earlier than usual with a mix of apps, automat…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
The Great Digital Declutter
Season 1 Episode 460
This week, Federico and John clean house, deleting old apps, screenshots, half-built shortcuts, huge downloads, and more. A look at the workflows and…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Exploring AI Browsers
Season 1 Episode 459
This week, Federico and John look at the hype surrounding AI browsers to see if there’s any there there. Then, on AppStories+, Federico explains his …
6 months, 4 weeks ago
The Potential and Limits of the M5 iPad Pro
Season 1 Episode 458
This week, Federico and John consider whether Apple made the case for running local LLMs and gaming on the M5 iPad Pro and discusss who should consid…
7 months ago