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In this trailer episode for MacStories Unwind, Federico and John introduce the show, which is a weekly review of everything MacStories and more.

There comes a time when you can only add so much to a simple blog before you hit a limit on what you can do with it.  This is what happened to the MacStories website, prompting the founder and his team to put a radical plan in action to transform and expand the website into a unified multimedia experience.The Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Federico Viticci, and Managing Editor John Voorhees joined episode 8, season 2 of The Craft of Code podcast to share how they’re building an exciting future for the website. MacStories started out as a simple daily publication about all things Apple. Today, it’s much more than just a blog. It’s the central hub of a family that includes Club MacStories, a membership site, AppStories, a weekly podcast about apps, and MacStories Unwind, a weekly podcast about everything happening at MacStories.  In this episode, we discussed:How MacStories originally started The redesign process needed for MacStoriesWhy Federico wants MacStories to become a unified experience How MacStories came to have its own CMSWhy MacStories partnered with Linode Why WordPress was too limiting for MacStories’ futureMacStories’ vision for the future You can find out more by visiting https://www.linode.com/craft-of-code/ Important Links & MentionsMacStories: https://www.macstories.net/Club MacStories: https://club.macstories.net/AppStories: https://appstories.net/MacStories Unwind: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/macstories-unwind/id1510451759John Voorhees’ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnvoorhees/Federico Viticci’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/federicoviticci/

Spring is in the air, the cicadas are coming, and Federico is teasing a bigger and better MultiButton shortcut. That makes it the perfect time for a videogame doubleheader with Balatro and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. This episode is sponsored by: Kolide – Ensure that if a device isn't secure it can't access your apps.  It's Device Trust for Okta. Watch the demo now. Links and Show Notes Double Brood Invasion Imminent Billions of cicadas are set to appear in a rare ‘double brood emergence,’ scientists say MultiButton 1.1 and CAPS MultiButton 1.1 Makes the Action Button Change Its Behavior Based on the Currently Open App Picks John’s Pick: Balatro ITA Presents: DCC 3 (feat. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Balatro, Pokemon Legends ZA, and more Federico’s Pick: Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth A Deeper Look At Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Follow us on Mastodon MacStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Follow us on Threads MacStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Follow us on Instagram MacStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees

This week, John’s off to WWDC, our MacStories Unwind playlist gets updated, two new podcasts join the MacStories podcast family, and a sad story about the USPS and Anbernic’s RG35XXSP. Plus an immersive video pick for the Vision Pro and a music pick. This episode is sponsored by: Listen Later – Listen to the Articles as Podcasts Links and Show Notes Unplugged Updates to the MacStories Unwind 2024 playlist on Apple Music Two New MacStories Podcasts [https://www.macstories.net/npc/](NPC: Next Portable Console) Comfort Zone A sad delivery story about the Anbernic RG35XXSP Picks John’s Pick: Parkour on Apple TV Federico’s Pick: Post Human NeX Gen by Bring Me the Horizon Federico’s New Automated Music Discovery System: Automation Academy: How I Reimagined Apple Music Discovery and Recommendations with Marvis Pro’s Custom Sections Marvis Pro Follow us on Mastodon MacStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Follow us on Threads MacStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees Follow us on Instagram MacStories Federico Viticci John Voorhees