Federico Viticci

Editor-in-chief

Twitter: @viticciEmail: viticci@macstories.net

Federico is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of MacStories, where he writes about Apple with a focus on apps, developers, iPad, and iOS productivity. He founded MacStories in April 2009 and has been writing about Apple since. Federico is also the co-host of AppStories, a weekly podcast exploring the world of apps, and Dialog, a show where creativity meets technology.

He can also be found on his two other podcasts on Relay FM – Connected and Remaster.

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386 — September 22, 2023

App Debuts

APP DEBUTS

Noteworthy new app releases and updates, handpicked by the MacStories team.

John

Blackmagic Camera

Blackmagic Camera is a new iPhone video camera app that’s designed to put pro-level camera controls in the hands of creators. Blackmagic, which makes high-end video hardware, has released the app as a free download that’s loaded with an interactive HUD that makes dialing in the shot you want fast, while allowing you to keep tabs on all of the camera’s settings simultaneously. The app also offers tools for managing recorded media, chatting with collaborators, and integration with the company’s Blackmagic Cloud video storage solution.

386 — September 22, 2023

iOS and iPadOS 17 Review Stats, Plus Two New Obsidian Plugins

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THE EXTENSION

Exploring topics beyond our day-to-day coverage.

iOS and iPadOS 17 Review Stats, Plus Two New Obsidian Plugins

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Earlier this week, I published my review of iOS and iPadOS 17, which you can read on MacStories and, if you’re a Club member, download as an EPUB that you can read and annotate offline.

Historically, I’ve written a detailed ‘Making Of’ here on MacStories Weekly to describe my setup and workflow for the review. This year I’m doing things a bit differently. Since my setup is effectively unchanged from last year (more on this below), I was able to summarize my process in the subscriber-only segment of AppStories+, the premium version of AppStories that is longer and ad-free.

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383 — September 1, 2023

Two Stage Manager Tips for iPadOS 17

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TIPS

Tips and tricks to master your apps and be more productive.

Two Stage Manager Tips for iPadOS 17

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iPadOS 17 is likely launching in a few weeks, and I’m sure that, if you’re reading this issue of Weekly, you know that one of the additions to Stage Manager this year is the ability to Shift-click apps in the dock or the strip to add windows to the current workspace. I wanted this feature last year, and I’m glad it’s finally here.

What you may not know, however, is that there’s also a touch-based way to add windows to the current workspace, and that Shift-clicking also works the other way around.

383 — September 1, 2023

App Debuts

APP DEBUTS

Noteworthy new app releases and updates, handpicked by the MacStories team.

John

Panoramic Photos

Panoramic Photos is made by the developer of Series, which is a more complex app for formatting images and video in social media-friendly aspect ratios. Panoramic Photos is a subset of Series focused on one task: breaking up a panoramic photo into multiple shots that works well with Threads and the way it displays photos. The result is a series of images that viewers can swipe between one at a time to take in the entire panorama in a sort of slideshow format, which looks great.

Monthly Log — August 31, 2023

Four Smaller Features from iOS 17

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Four Smaller Features from iOS 17

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Editor’s note: this is an excerpt of my upcoming iOS and iPadOS 17 review.

As is always the case for new versions of iOS and iPadOS, changes in the operating systems run the gamut of tentpole features, quality-of-life improvements, and smaller features that you may not even notice at first. Let’s take a look at four smaller features from iOS 17.