If asked to trim my iPhone and iPad Home screens down to just one app, that app would be Simplenote . I have been using Simplenote for as long as I can remember. What first won me over to the app was certainly not the icon . Rather, it was (a) Simplenote’s ability to sync my notes over-the-air to my…

When I pictured what OmniFocus 2 for the iPhone would look like on iOS 7, I pictured simplified monotone icons in a table-view structure that the app has had since it was first released. The reason is probably because when I think of OmniFocus I think of powerful and quality software, however a bold…

Today, the OmniFocus app for iPhone gets a huge redesign for iOS 7. The redesign is two-fold. For one, it’s a complete re-skinning of the app’s look and feel, with a swing of the pendulum deep into iOS 7 territory. Colors and thin weights of Helvetica abound in the new OmniFocus. The second element…

Your iPhone and iPad have never looked so fresh and different. The new look and feel of iOS 7 is the most significant design change since the toggle buttons went from rounded rectangles to circles. With so much new, I wanted to focus on a handful of the smaller, delightful details. The Lock Screen…

iOS 7, released today, is a deep reimagination of Apple’s mobile platform: using familiarity and the need for a reset as catalysts, iOS 7 represents Apple’s attempt to make iOS ready for the future. iOS 7 is, effectively, the epitome of a large company that knows it’s time to get rid of cruft and…

It’s only been about a day since we unleashed our Status Board app to the world, and we’ve been truly astonished by the amount of cool things people have built to make it even more useful and amazing. Here are some of the greatest things we’ve seen so far. Dead Simple Greatness. One click for new…

When writing long form on the iPad, I write almost exclusively in Writing Kit . It’s an app full of great features and options without being overly complicated. I first fell in love with Writing Kit while writing Diary of an iPad 3 Owner . I wrote that article exclusively on the iPad and exclusively…

Last night, I posted my review of Panic’s Status Board: http://mcstr.net/YbQnv2

A Mint Pepper to get your site stats in Status Board: https://t.co/jfN1lCucq1

Fountain pens are no longer an old man’s game. Whether you are a complete novice or an ink-stained guru, here are our favorite fountain pens for each type of user. * * * The Lamy Safari is the best fountain pen for starters. Starters: The Lamy Safari » Though there are easy-to-find disposable…

Both the iPhone and the iPod touch make for stellar pocket cameras, and the iPad and iPad mini aren’t too bad in a pinch either. An iOS device isn’t perfect for every photographic need. But it can serve awfully well in many situations where you might once have needed a digital camera. The simplest…

Sometimes it's hard to know where the real struggle is. On the top, a blues club owned by Morgan Freeman, made to look tattered. On the bottom, an abandoned boarded-up building. (Ben Terris) National Journal CLARKS­DALE, Miss. — “The dev­il is run­ning rampantly,” pas­tor Jimmy Glasper thun­ders.…

Alfred is one of the few apps that I can honestly say have changed the way I use my Mac. I remember the first time I downloaded Alfred back in 2010, the 0.4.1 beta had just been released. I was frustrated with the complexities of Quicksilver and wanted to try something different so I downloaded that…

How is your New Year’s resolution to read more and write better holding up? After tracing the fascinating story of the most influential writing style guide of all time and absorbing advice on writing from some of modern history’s most celebrated writers, here comes some priceless and pricelessly…

Perhaps you're visiting this article because you're strongly interested in applying Fever as your RSS client, or you've read our previous review of Fever and Ashes here on MacStories. We understand you may be a little weary of tackling such a project. Installing Fever can admittedly be intimidating…

This weekend was a big one. My day job is running the IT/AV/Multimedia/Design department for a faith-based non-profit that just opened a 104,000 square-foot community center. I’ve been on board with this project for three years, and seeing it open was the realization of lots of dreaming and even…

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One thing that has really been on my mind lately is how publishing is changing. Many think it is a bit crazy that I went with a paywall, but even more crazy is that I was thinking of shutting down the site as it is and doing a periodical on the iPad instead (cooler heads prevailed). I have a ton of…

Mailbox will be great for some people. But it doesn’t reinvent email, it just automates a process that may not work for you. Mailbox is simply a tool. A very nice one, a well-designed one. I like it. But it’s just a tool and a blunt one at that. No app will save you from e-mail. You can’t swipe and…

Mat Honan : No app will save you from e-mail. You can’t swipe and sort your way to a better you, no matter how long the line is. I’ve never understood why some people let email have such a strong effect on their mental and emotional well-being. I strive for Inbox Zero as much as the next guy, but…

On cash balances Apple doesn’t have a Depression-era mentality. Apple makes bold and ambitious bets on products, and we’re conservative financially. But if you really look at what we’ve done in terms of investments…Last year we invested $10 billion in CapEx, we think we’re going to do a similar…

OmniFocus 2 Debut Videos By | 5 comments The Omni Group released the first half of the videos of the OmniFocus 2 Debut – click here to see all videos . You can see my talk that I did with Michael Schechter of A Better Mess about contexts (it’s about 35 minutes). We covered OmniFocus Contexts and how…

In his recent Monday Note Jean-Louis Gassée laments about the things that are far too cumbersome to do on an iPad : Once I start writing, I want to look through the research material I’ve compiled. On a Mac, I simply open an Evernote window, side-by-side with my Pages document: select, drag, drop. I…

It’s not every day you get to design a big ass new editorial site from scratch. This is a look into the design process for Polygon, the second of two huge projects tackled by Vox Product in 2012. Be warned: this is a deep look at our process and our work. Grab a beer or three, and join me for a walk…

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Tom Witkin's Poster is my favorite WordPress blog editor for iOS. Poster comes with a clean interface, support for Markdown (the app can convert plain text Markdown to HTML before publishing), and full WordPress integration. The app's excellent support for WordPress features like custom fields,…

My nvALT Setup January 18, 2013 Updated on: January 28, 2013 at 00:45 I use nvALT everyday. It holds all my lists, TaskPaper to-do’s, references and ideas. It’s the application I use to capture most of my thoughts. This post isn’t a review, it’s just a short piece on how I’ve setup my nvALT. So, if…

My history with iOS notes apps is briefly recounted. I used Apple’s own Notes app until 2009, which is when I learned of Simplenote. And I’ve been using the latter ever since. To say I’m a fan of Simplenote would be like saying I kinda like coffee. Aside from Apple’s Messages and Phone apps, I don’t…