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Aug 14
Coding Agents Revive Classic Games
This week on MacStories Unwind, Federico returns from the beach, he and John discuss the explosion of classic videogames being ported to the iPhone, iPad, and Android, and they share a couple of Apple TV picks. Also available on YouTube here. Links and Show Notes AI Assisted Port ... Show More
18m 18s
Jul 31
Flooding the Wi-Fi Zone
This week on Unwind, John realizes that too much Wi-Fi is never enough, Federico wonders what he's going to do with a Linux PC, and John recommends Apple TV's Lucky. Also available on YouTube here. Links and Show Notes Networking Projects John's existing setup TP-Link Tri-Band Wi ... Show More
18m 1s
Jul 24
A Long Journey Home
This week on MacStories Unwind, app launchers, universal truths about ISPs, and an epic movie. Also available on YouTube here. Links and Show Notes Unplugged Segment TinyStart Rocket Raycast Alfred LaunchBar Picks John's Pick: The Odyssey Unwind Deal Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga ... Show More
23m 12s
Sep 2023
551: Tickle Rock You
Pre-show: 🤬 cancer. Help sick kids. Donate to St. Jude now.
Follow-up:
iPhone 14 Pro 2× vs. cropping a 1× photo
iPhone 14 Pro Dynamic Island
Flighty
Sports Alerts (App Store link)
You can update TCL Roku TV via USB (via Pierre-Luc Gagné)
Apple Park & garbage cans
Apple Event on ... Show More
2h 37m
Aug 2024
566: That's My Shredder Sound
The tech everyone should have, our device strategies for planes, Apple's new Distraction Control feature, and the apps we want to control via Siri.
36m 27s
Jul 2024
572: Data Security Only a Maniac Could Love
1h 31m
Mar 2023
524: The Anti-Fireplace Lobby
Pre-show: Please go decline your Tweetbot/Twitterrific refunds!
Follow-up:
John’s COVID project
mcg’s Experience with the Sony HT-A9
Larry King’s band’s Rivian Parody
“Not yellow” ≠ “no fun colors”
Adam Wunn on iMazing
Report on the Apple TV remote with touch disabled
Bad Apple T ... Show More
2h 15m
Jul 2023
546: Re-Crop With the Wisdom of Age
2h 22m
Sep 2023
552: Not a Saturated Year
2h 42m
Dec 2022
512: Owned With a P
1h 56m
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Links and Show Notes
MacStories Unplugged
- Pickle Juice Phosphate
- Obsidian versus Notes
- Obsidian 1.4: The Properties feature is currently Mac-only and available as part of the Catalyst supporter beta
John's Surprise Pick
- Components of the setup:
- Federico's iOS and iPadOS 17 Preview covering the NZXT and iPadOS 17's video capture compatibility
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<li>Marco’s Overcast rewrite</li>
<li>🗣️ <a href="https://hypercritical.co/shirt">HYPERCRITICAL SHIRTS ARE BACK, BABY</a> 🗣️</li>
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<li>Follow-up:
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<li>Synology Dynamic DNS
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<li>Pre-show: Marco’s Wi-Fi Woes
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<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RealPlayer">RealPlayer</a></li>
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<li>🤬 cancer. Help sick kids. <a href="https://stjude.org/atp">Donate to St. Jude now.</a>
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<li><a href="https://themarcooffset.com/">The ... Show More
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<li>Pre-show: Past-Marco made poor life choices, and today-Marco paid the price</li>
<li>Follow-up:
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<li>Mastodon instances and federation</li>
<li><a href="https://www.hivesocial.app/">Hive Social</a> is going… well, it’s <a href="https://arstechnica.com/i ... Show More
