Monthly Log: March 2025
This month, Devon checks in one year after beginning to use Everlog to create a timeline of his life, and John thinks it’s time to stop hyping or ignoring AI and judge it critically like any other technology.
MacStories Weekly: Issue 459
In this issue: Federico shares a clever way to automate away macOS’ Shortcuts permission prompts, John wonders what happened to the future of automation on the Mac, Jonathan takes the Obsidian plunge, plus the usual Links, App Debuts, the latest happenings in the Club MacStories+ Discord community, and a recap of MacStories articles and this week’s episodes of MacStories podcasts.
MacStories Weekly: Issue 458
In this issue: John shares his collection of PopClip extensions, Federico tests Todoist’s LLM integration with email, and Jonathan asks whether Apple should change its approach to introducing new software features, plus the usual Links, App Debuts, the latest happenings in the Club MacStories+ Discord community, and a recap of MacStories articles and this week’s episodes of MacStories podcasts.
MacStories Weekly: Issue 457
In this issue: John rounds up a collection of hardware doodads, Federico shares a shortcut to turn Readwise Reader articles into Todoist tasks, and Jonathan highlights his favorite app icons, plus the usual Links, App Debuts, the latest happenings in the Club MacStories+ Discord community, and a recap of MacStories articles and this week’s episodes of MacStories podcasts.
MacStories Weekly: Issue 456
In this issue: Federico recommends PDF It All, John shares a few iOS tips and a new speech-to-text tool, Jonathan rounds up a collection of ambient and lofi music services, plus the usual Links, App Debuts, the latest happenings in the Club MacStories+ Discord community, and a recap of MacStories articles and this week’s episodes of MacStories podcasts.
MacStories Weekly: Issue 455
In this issue: John wants Apple Intelligence to build proper apps, Jonathan sets up a new Mac from scratch with Supercharge, Federico shares a shortcut that uses Parcel’s API to track deliveries, plus the usual Links, App Debuts, the latest happenings in the Club MacStories+ Discord community, and a recap of MacStories articles and this week’s episodes of MacStories podcasts.
Monthly Log: February 2025
This month, Devon ponders when when to keep an aging app and when to move on and John makes the case for digital hoarding in the age of AI.
MacStories Weekly: Issue 454
In this issue: Federico recommends Contacts Sync, John shares his Apple Watch setup, and Jonathan proposes a way Apple could introduce watch face customization, plus the usual Links, App Debuts, the latest happenings in the Club MacStories+ Discord community, and a recap of MacStories articles and this week’s episodes of MacStories podcasts.
Mac Hacks: A Research Workflow Combining Google Gemini with Read-Later and Listen-Later Apps
I’m a research nerd. I love chasing down details about whatever interests me, diving into the minutiae of a topic. However, the trouble with research is that it’s also easy to get lost in unproductive rabbit holes and waste a lot of time. That’s especially true when the topic is something I know little or nothing about. For example, a recent research session that started with the goal of finding technical specifications for Sony PlayStation Portable (PSP) models turned into a meandering tour of subreddits and PSP modding websites.
That got me thinking about how I could optimize the way I handle this sort of early-stage research. Wandering the Internet is fun, but I don’t always have the time for it. So I started exploring ways I could avoid distractions, which led to a quest for greater flexibility in my research workflow. What I ended up with was a collection of web services and apps across the Mac, iPhone, and iPad, with Google Gemini at the center.
Here’s how it works.
MacStories Weekly: Issue 453
In this issue: Jonathan recommends BusyCal, John shares his favorite video production apps, and Federico explains how he’s using FileBrowser to sync Dropbox folders offline on his iPad, plus the usual Links, App Debuts, the latest happenings in the Club MacStories+ Discord community, and a recap of MacStories articles and this week’s episodes of MacStories podcasts.