Enjoy the latest episodes from MacStories’ family of podcasts:
AppStories
This week, John and Federico revisit the state of text editors on Apple platforms and how they use them.
On AppStories+, John and Federico dig deeper into their writing workflows and the apps they’re using to write.
NPC: Next Portable Console
This week, Brendon reports back on the hardware he saw at PAX East, John gives the Pocket Taco a try, and with Federico, they cover the latest handheld news.
On NPC XL, Federico shows off the Lenovo Legion Tab Gen 3, and Brendon shares the SuperStation One.
First, Last, Everything
Jonathan is joined by Evan Ratliff, an award-winning investigative journalist, bestselling author, and podcast host, known for his reporting on technology, crime, and online identity.
Comfort Zone
Chris has some new headphones, Matt wants to talk about why development is still complex in the AI age, and everyone tries to find the most clever way to back up their photos.
On Cozy Zone, the game roasts each other’s ten-year-old Home Screens.
MacStories Unwind
This week, Federico has a sneak peak at a big update to his Apple Frames shortcut, and both he and John share a couple of their favorite Apple TV shows.
AppStories, Episode 479, ‘Revisiting the Text Editor Landscape’ Show Notes
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Text Editors Discussed
Obsidian
Obsidian CLI
Obsidian Sync
Drafts
Drafts Action Directory
Drafts MCP Server
Other Markdown and Plain Text Editors
iA Writer
Ulysses
Typora
MarkEdit
Clearly Markdown
Atlas
Runestone
FSNotes
File Formats
AppStories+ Post-Show: Writing Workflow Tools
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NPC, Episode 75, ’ PAX, the Pocket Taco, and a $900 PlayStation’ Show Notes
The Latest Portable Gaming News
More videos of the Anbernic “RG Flic”
AYANEO Pauses More Handhelds
More PlayStation Handheld Rumors
Dolphin Now Supports Game Boy Player
Brendon on PAX East
John Reviews the GameSir Pocket Taco
Subscribe to NPC XL
NPC XL is a weekly members-only version of NPC with extra content, available exclusively through our new Patreon for $5/month. Each week on NPC XL, Federico, Brendon, and John record a special segment or deep dive about a particular topic that is released alongside the “regular” NPC episodes. You can subscribe here.
First, Last, Everything, Season 2, Episode 4, ‘Evan Ratliff – Journalist, Podcaster’ Show Notes
This Episode’s Links
Pine
AOL
Pascal
PGP
TrueCrypt
Shell Game
The Mastermind: Drugs. Empire. Murder. Betrayal
Writer Evan Ratliff Tried to Vanish: Here’s What Happened
Evan’s Picks
Evan’s ‘First’: Late 90s CompuServe account
Evan’s ‘Last’: Wireless Lav Mics
Evan’s ‘Everything’: Sony Discman
‘Something’
Follow Evan
Comfort Zone, Episode 95, ‘It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere’ Show Notes
Things Discussed
The Comfort Zone Database
TinyStart
Charjen AirFoams Pro v30 Ear Tips
AirPods Max 2
Apple USB-C to 3.5 mm cable
Cozy Zone
For even more from the Comfort Zone crew, you can subscribe to Cozy Zone. Cozy Zone is a weekly bonus episode of Comfort Zone where Matt, Niléane, and Chris invite listeners to join them in the Cozy Zone where they’ll cover extra topics, invent wilder challenges and games, and share all their great (and not so great) takes on tech. You can subscribe to Cozy Zone for $5 per month here or $50 per year here.
MacStories Unwind, ‘Frames, Finales, and Foreign Drama’ Show Notes
Apple Frames 4
Stay tuned to MacStories next week for the Apple Frames 4 shortcut and CLI.
Picks
Federico’s Pick: Shrinking
John’s Pick: Drops of God
Unwind Deal
Anora, a rom-com in which a Brooklyn woman’s whirlwind marriage to an oligarch’s son unravels, is $4.99 in the TV app.
MacStories Unwind+
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MacStories launched its first podcast in 2017 with AppStories. Since then, the lineup has expanded to include a family of weekly shows that also includes MacStories Unwind, Magic Rays of Light, Comfort Zone, NPC: Next Portable Console, and First, Last, Everything that collectively, cover a broad range of the modern media world from Apple’s streaming service and videogame hardware to apps for a growing audience that appreciates our thoughtful, in-depth approach to media.
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