0:00 0:00 This week on MacStories Unwind, Federico preps for some serious downtime by planning a mod of his ASUS ROG Ally handheld gaming PC and I listened to Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros on a drive from Philadelphia back to North Carolina. Sponsored By: Kolide – It ensures that if a device isn’t secure it…
Read moreThe Mighty Mini Returns: Productivity Powerhouse at 34,000 feet
I’m sitting on an American Airlines flight, crammed in a window seat in economy class. I brought my iPad mini to catch up on some reading while I’m away, but at the last minute, I threw my Logitech K380 Bluetooth keyboard and a Twelve South Compass Pro. I cleared my task list for this trip,…
Read moreiPhone 15, USB-C, and External Displays
Apple published an extensive support document about the USB-C connector on the new iPhone 15 lineup (we should be receiving our new iPhones later this week at MacStories, so stay tuned for our coverage), and a few details about compatibility with external displays caught my attention. For starters, yes – Apple implemented DisplayPort connections over…
Read moreWidgle’s Four Photo-Based Widget Games Deliver Simple, Fun Interactive Diversions
Widgle is a collection of four simple puzzle games for the iPhone and iPad that integrate with your photos. As I mentioned in connection with Widgetsmith’s Tile game, interactive widgets’ system-imposed button and toggle limitation severely constrains the kinds of games that can be built as a widget, but that doesn’t mean they can’t still…
Read moreAirScrobble Greatly Expands Its Utility with Headphone Compatibility, Live Activity Support, and App Shortcuts
It’s time to take a brief break from widgets to bring you scrobbles. Scrobbling is Last.fm’s name for matching and logging the music to which you listen. The payoff of scrobbling is the in-depth statistics that Last.fm delivers monthly and annually to users. It’s also a great way to relive musical moments in your life…
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