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April 13, 2024

MacStories Weekly: Issue 413

In this issue: John recommends a handful of iOS games he’s been playing, Federico shares three Mac tips he’s adopted with his MacPad, Jonathan explains how he’s been using Federico’s Contextual Apps Plugin System for Shortcuts, 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.

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April 6, 2024

MacStories Weekly: Issue 412

In this issue: Federico has a tip on getting the name of the frontmost Mac app using Shortcuts and shares ActiveTask, which creates a Things task that deep-links to an Obsidian document, Jonathan has created an Action Button-like automation for the Mac, John imagines the Apple game controller of his dreams, 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.

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March 30, 2024

MacStories Weekly: Issue 411

In this issue: Federico shares a shortcut to assign a new system wallpaper from Files or Finder, Jonathan is an SF Symbols super fan, and John has a theory about why the DOJ is obsessed with super apps, 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.

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March 23, 2024

MacStories Weekly: Issue 410

In this issue: John shares Home Screen widgets he’s been trying, Federico has created an interactive ‘playground’ tool for getting started with the Frames shortcut API, Niléane is using a Linux server for Time Machine backups, Jonathan explains how he’s using Shortcuts and Omnivore as a listen-later workflow, 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 episode of AppStories.

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March 16, 2024

MacStories Weekly: Issue 409

In this issue: Federico shares his Shortcuts-based CAPS automation system for the iPhone’s Action button, John has Dropover tips, Jonathan’s system for moving tasks from Notion to Reminders, 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 episode of AppStories.

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March 9, 2024

MacStories Weekly: Issue 408

In this issue: Two BetterTouchTool tips from Niléane for managing windows, Federico shares a shortcut for making multiple shortcut buttons at once in visionOS, John on the damage AI is doing to the web, Jonathan tries a single-day task manager called Today App, 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.

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March 2, 2024

MacStories Weekly: Issue 407

In this issue: John shares how he tracks time zones in the Mac’s menu bar and his Markdown research archive workflow, Jonathan has a shortcut that works with Simple Scan that incorporates a naming system and integration with Files, 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 episode of AppStories.

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February 24, 2024

MacStories Weekly: Issue 406

In this issue: John shares a collection of apps for readers, Federico has a tip on hiding macOS windows instead of minimizing them and a shortcut that converts Things notes into a Markdown file, Jonathan shares some favorite Mac utilities, 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 episode of AppStories.

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