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Default Browser works with Shortcuts, too, with actions to get and set your default browser programmatically with actions. That makes it easy to assign browsers to a device like a Stream Deck or Logitech Creative Console for push-button convenience. As Sorhus suggests in the app’s documentation, combining Default Browser with an app like Shortery, which has shortcut triggers for Mac events ...
NotchNook and MediaMate: Two Apps to Add a Dynamic Island …
Aug 5, 2024 · The Dynamic Island has been one of my favorite software additions to the iPhone since it was introduced with the iPhone 14 Pro lineup. The feature is a fun blend of hardware and software that turns the new pill-shaped TrueDepth camera array into a status bar that can collapse and expand to display media controls, Live Activities, and more.
Apple Intelligence in iOS 18.2: A Deep Dive into Working with Siri …
Dec 11, 2024 · Apple is releasing iOS and iPadOS 18.2 today, and with those software updates, the company is rolling out the second wave of Apple Intelligence features as part of their previously announced roadmap that will culminate with the arrival of deeper integration between Siri and third-party apps next year.. In today’s release, users will find native integration between Siri and ChatGPT, more ...
iPad Pro for Everything: How I Rethought My Entire Workflow …
Dec 18, 2024 · The trickiest aspect of using the MixPre with my iPad has been configuring it so that it can record audio from a microphone plugged in via XLR locally while also passing that audio over USB to the iPad and receiving audio from the iPad, outputting it to headphones connected to the MixPre. Long story short, while there are plenty of YouTube guides you can follow, I configured my MixPre in ...
Astropad Bookcase Walkthrough - MacStories
Dec 23, 2024 · In 2024, I came to grips with the fact that I’ll never be an E Ink-first reader. Most of my reading is web-based, and I like having all of my reading-adjacent apps available too much to use a Kindle, Boox Palma, or other reading-first device regularly. That’s why I was immediately intrigued by the Astropad
CES 2025: What to Expect from NPC and MacStories
Jan 2, 2025 · Today, I began packing my bag full of the gear I’m bringing to CES. I’m excited because it’s shaping up to be a very NPC CES. Brendon, Federico, and I started NPC: Next Portable Console because we each sensed that handheld gaming had reached a tipping point. Thanks to the Nintendo Switch and Steam Deck, companies around the world have spent the past year experimenting with new ways to ...
WinterFest 2024: The Winter Festival Of Artisanal Software [Sponsor]
Dec 23, 2024 · WinterFest 2024: The Festival of Artisanal Software is back with a fantastic new collection of carefully crafted software for writing, research, and thinkings. Innovative software often comes from small teams, fired with imagination and a vision of a better way to work. There are no bundles, games, or prices that are too good to be true:
iOS and iPadOS 18.2: Everything New Besides Apple Intelligence
Dec 11, 2024 · Earlier this year, Apple announced the addition of a new Settings screen in iOS and iPadOS 18.2 for choosing default apps as part of its plan to comply with the Digital Markets Act in the European Union, alongside a redesigned default browser choice screen.While it was possible to change these settings before, choosing a new default app required you to navigate to the individual app’s ...
iOS and iPadOS 18.1: Everything New Besides Apple Intelligence
Oct 28, 2024 · Two new names for the Up Next queue in the Apple TV app. Starting with iOS, iPadOS, and tvOS 18.1, what used to be known as the Up Next queue in the Apple TV app is now called ‘Continue Watching’. It is still positioned below the carousel at the top of the Home tab, and it still functions essentially in the same way, letting you jump back into an unfinished movie, start watching a newly ...
Introducing S-GPT, A Shortcut to Connect OpenAI’s ... - MacStories
Apr 5, 2023 · It’s the inaugural week of the second annual edition of Automation April, and to celebrate the occasion, I’ve been working on something special: today, I’m introducing S-GPT, an advanced conversational shortcut for ChatGPT that bridges OpenAI’s assistant to native system features of iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS.. S-GPT (which stands for Shortcuts-GPT) is free to use for everyone ...