Comfort Zone, Episode 96: You've Unlocked Something in Me

@matt_birchler has a new writing app, @nileane is becoming a true audiophile, and everyone tries to find @ChrisLawley the best pet tech for his soon-to-be new puppy.

▶️ https://youtu.be/rvBsj_6h0ts
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I’m thrilled to launch Apple Frames 4 – a massive update to my shortcut that frames Apple device screenshots.

Now featuring:

💻 The latest Apple devices, including Studio Displays and MacBook Neo
⚡ A rebuilt (and faster) shortcut
🎨 Support for multiple frame/Watch band colors
📐 Proportional scaling

...and:

🛠️ I'm launching an Apple Frames CLI for developers! It can frame hundreds of screenshots in seconds, and it's designed for AI agents too.

All free and open source: https://www.macstories.net/stories/introducing-apple-frames-4-a-revamped-shortcut-support-for-frame-colors-proportional-scaling-and-the-apple-frames-cli-for-developers/

Comfort Zone, Episode 95: It's Five O’Clock Somewhere

@ChrisLawley has some new headphones, @matt_birchler 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.

▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1GUGZM0L84
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ICYMI: this week in the Cozy Zone, @matt_birchler created a game just for us where we had to guess 48 YouTube channels based off a single thumbnail 👀

// Cozy Zone is an exclusive bonus episode of Comfort Zone every week. You can subscribe for $5/month https://macstories.memberful.com/checkout?plan=138191 or $50/year https://macstories.memberful.com/checkout?plan=138195 🫶

 TinyStart v1.1.0 is out now!

• New: TinyStart now lets you run Shortcuts! Head to Settings → Shortcuts to enable your frequently used Shortcuts
• New “Shortcuts” section in Settings to enable and disable shortcuts entries.

• Improved Symbol picker to customize icons for shortcuts and links.
• Improved Settings UI for editing shortcuts, folders, links and search engines.

• Fixed: Multiple versions of the same app could not coexist in app indexing
• Fixed: Attempting to record hotkey combos containing the Esc key would cancel out and prevent saving
• Fixes related to favicon fetching (specifically for Google domains)
• Fixes related to unit conversions

https://tinystart.app

Comfort Zone, Episode 94: Big Things Have TinyStarts

@nileane built an awesome Mac app, @ChrisLawley bought a new monitor (but it's not what you thiiiiink), and @matt_birchler grills the group on what they'd install if they could only install 3 new apps on their Mac.

▶️ https://youtu.be/ADzf0UYJwcQ
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