Simon B. Støvring
@simonbs.dev
Passionate developer and speaker 🧑💻
Bringing festive lights to your dock with festivitas.app 🎄
Smashing your Mac into bits with https://smashsmash.app 🔨💥
Also building runestone.app, scriptable.app, and more.
Espresso enthusiast ☕️ and beer snob 🍻
Bringing festive lights to your dock with festivitas.app 🎄
Smashing your Mac into bits with https://smashsmash.app 🔨💥
Also building runestone.app, scriptable.app, and more.
Espresso enthusiast ☕️ and beer snob 🍻
This holiday season YOU 🫵 control the weather! *
* As long as the weather you’d like is snow, snow, and more snow! ❄️
Out November 25 🎄
* As long as the weather you’d like is snow, snow, and more snow! ❄️
Out November 25 🎄
November 13, 2025 at 3:42 PM
This holiday season YOU 🫵 control the weather! *
* As long as the weather you’d like is snow, snow, and more snow! ❄️
Out November 25 🎄
* As long as the weather you’d like is snow, snow, and more snow! ❄️
Out November 25 🎄
A silly little experiment because I had an hour to kill 🧑🎄😄
(I do not expect this to make it into Festivitas 😆)
(I do not expect this to make it into Festivitas 😆)
November 11, 2025 at 8:58 PM
A silly little experiment because I had an hour to kill 🧑🎄😄
(I do not expect this to make it into Festivitas 😆)
(I do not expect this to make it into Festivitas 😆)
I am not saying you should nominate Runestone or Festivitas.
Buuuuuut… 😄
Seriously, go nominate an app. Any app. You’ll make a developer happy. Along with the Apple Design Award, MacStories’ awards are the only ones worth winning. They’re prestigious, fair, and coming from a genuine place.
Buuuuuut… 😄
Seriously, go nominate an app. Any app. You’ll make a developer happy. Along with the Apple Design Award, MacStories’ awards are the only ones worth winning. They’re prestigious, fair, and coming from a genuine place.
🕧 Time is running out for Club MacStories members to nominate their favorite app for the 2025 MacStories Selects Readers' Choice Award. 🏆
🚨 The deadline is tomorrow (Nov. 12) at Noon Eastern U.S. time. 🚨
📰 Go to last week's issue of Weekly today to vote: club.macstories.net/posts/macsto...
🚨 The deadline is tomorrow (Nov. 12) at Noon Eastern U.S. time. 🚨
📰 Go to last week's issue of Weekly today to vote: club.macstories.net/posts/macsto...
MacStories Weekly: Issue 489
club.macstories.net
November 11, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I am not saying you should nominate Runestone or Festivitas.
Buuuuuut… 😄
Seriously, go nominate an app. Any app. You’ll make a developer happy. Along with the Apple Design Award, MacStories’ awards are the only ones worth winning. They’re prestigious, fair, and coming from a genuine place.
Buuuuuut… 😄
Seriously, go nominate an app. Any app. You’ll make a developer happy. Along with the Apple Design Award, MacStories’ awards are the only ones worth winning. They’re prestigious, fair, and coming from a genuine place.
I really enjoy this stretch right after a long crunch, when I finally feel like I deserve to rest. I watch movies, play games, explore non-programming hobbies, and sometimes just do nothing.
That said, I cannot wait to get the Festivitas update into your hands on November 25 😄
That said, I cannot wait to get the Festivitas update into your hands on November 25 😄
November 11, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I really enjoy this stretch right after a long crunch, when I finally feel like I deserve to rest. I watch movies, play games, explore non-programming hobbies, and sometimes just do nothing.
That said, I cannot wait to get the Festivitas update into your hands on November 25 😄
That said, I cannot wait to get the Festivitas update into your hands on November 25 😄
After a five-month-long dispute that needed a broker involved, I finally got my refund for an espresso machine that turned faulty just before its first birthday.
So now I can finally say this to fellow espresso enthusiasts in Scandinavia: do not do business with Rigtig Kaffe.
So now I can finally say this to fellow espresso enthusiasts in Scandinavia: do not do business with Rigtig Kaffe.
November 8, 2025 at 8:23 AM
After a five-month-long dispute that needed a broker involved, I finally got my refund for an espresso machine that turned faulty just before its first birthday.
So now I can finally say this to fellow espresso enthusiasts in Scandinavia: do not do business with Rigtig Kaffe.
So now I can finally say this to fellow espresso enthusiasts in Scandinavia: do not do business with Rigtig Kaffe.
Coming to Festivitas this holiday season: Shortcuts! 🎄
Turn on your festive lights at sunset, make them twinkle when it starts snowing, change the colors to match your favorite holiday playlist, and much more.
Out November 25 🗓️
Turn on your festive lights at sunset, make them twinkle when it starts snowing, change the colors to match your favorite holiday playlist, and much more.
Out November 25 🗓️
November 7, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Coming to Festivitas this holiday season: Shortcuts! 🎄
Turn on your festive lights at sunset, make them twinkle when it starts snowing, change the colors to match your favorite holiday playlist, and much more.
Out November 25 🗓️
Turn on your festive lights at sunset, make them twinkle when it starts snowing, change the colors to match your favorite holiday playlist, and much more.
Out November 25 🗓️
It always trips me up that navigating back and forth in Xcode jumps between tabs. Safari doesn’t do that. It’s so unintuitive that Xcode’s tabs are rendered completely useless to me.
November 7, 2025 at 5:41 AM
It always trips me up that navigating back and forth in Xcode jumps between tabs. Safari doesn’t do that. It’s so unintuitive that Xcode’s tabs are rendered completely useless to me.
New boxes of real-life Festivitas just arrived 🎄😄
November 5, 2025 at 9:53 AM
New boxes of real-life Festivitas just arrived 🎄😄
Oh, the weather outside is frightful... ❄️
Soon 🎄
Soon 🎄
November 4, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Oh, the weather outside is frightful... ❄️
Soon 🎄
Soon 🎄
A new sign that Christmas is just around the corner.
November 2, 2025 at 6:22 AM
A new sign that Christmas is just around the corner.
Just hit a HUGE milestone for this year’s Festivitas update 🎄😃
Small things are coming… 🤗
❌🗓️ November 25th
Small things are coming… 🤗
❌🗓️ November 25th
October 29, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Just hit a HUGE milestone for this year’s Festivitas update 🎄😃
Small things are coming… 🤗
❌🗓️ November 25th
Small things are coming… 🤗
❌🗓️ November 25th
Either macOS Tahoe, Xcode 26, or a combination of them broke my Mac's audio back in June. The only fix is running `sudo killall coreaudiod` several times a day. Others are seeing it too. It has been months and Apple still hasn’t fixed it. Their software quality is spiraling down.
October 27, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Either macOS Tahoe, Xcode 26, or a combination of them broke my Mac's audio back in June. The only fix is running `sudo killall coreaudiod` several times a day. Others are seeing it too. It has been months and Apple still hasn’t fixed it. Their software quality is spiraling down.
ChatGPT Atlas kicks off the “every IDE needs a coding agent integrated” phase of web browsers. openai.com/index/intro...
October 22, 2025 at 6:43 AM
ChatGPT Atlas kicks off the “every IDE needs a coding agent integrated” phase of web browsers. openai.com/index/intro...
Idea for a Mac app: run any app in picture-in-picture. Sometimes I just want to keep an eye on something, like Terminal or Slack, while writing or watching a video. Pick a window and have a live mirror of it in the corner.
October 21, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Idea for a Mac app: run any app in picture-in-picture. Sometimes I just want to keep an eye on something, like Terminal or Slack, while writing or watching a video. Pick a window and have a live mirror of it in the corner.
Let's do 133 slides in 35 minutes! 🚀
October 21, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Let's do 133 slides in 35 minutes! 🚀
Reposted by Simon B. Støvring
Get ready for an inspiring deep dive! 💡
At #MobileWarsaw100, Simon B. Støvring - creator of Runestone, Scriptable & Data Jar - will show how Pure Dependency Injection and the Composition Root Pattern lead to cleaner, more testable Swift apps. 📱🚀
🔥 mobilewarsaw.pl/100?s=b
At #MobileWarsaw100, Simon B. Støvring - creator of Runestone, Scriptable & Data Jar - will show how Pure Dependency Injection and the Composition Root Pattern lead to cleaner, more testable Swift apps. 📱🚀
🔥 mobilewarsaw.pl/100?s=b
October 14, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Get ready for an inspiring deep dive! 💡
At #MobileWarsaw100, Simon B. Støvring - creator of Runestone, Scriptable & Data Jar - will show how Pure Dependency Injection and the Composition Root Pattern lead to cleaner, more testable Swift apps. 📱🚀
🔥 mobilewarsaw.pl/100?s=b
At #MobileWarsaw100, Simon B. Støvring - creator of Runestone, Scriptable & Data Jar - will show how Pure Dependency Injection and the Composition Root Pattern lead to cleaner, more testable Swift apps. 📱🚀
🔥 mobilewarsaw.pl/100?s=b
Reached Warsaw and thus ready for Mobile Warsaw tomorrow! 🇵🇱✌️
October 20, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Reached Warsaw and thus ready for Mobile Warsaw tomorrow! 🇵🇱✌️
SPENT THE WEEKEND ADDING MOOOOAAAR LIGHTS TO FESTIVITAS. STAY TUNED 🎄
October 19, 2025 at 4:24 PM
SPENT THE WEEKEND ADDING MOOOOAAAR LIGHTS TO FESTIVITAS. STAY TUNED 🎄
Never do something in 1 hour that you can automate in 3 hours.
October 14, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Never do something in 1 hour that you can automate in 3 hours.
Help me out, Bluesky. I need XY coordinates of widgets on iPhone and iPad Home Screens for all zoom levels, orientations, and icon sizes.
I’ve done iPhones on iOS 26, but the thought of doing Pads and more iOS versions is killing me.
Is there a faster way than screenshots and measuring?
I’ve done iPhones on iOS 26, but the thought of doing Pads and more iOS versions is killing me.
Is there a faster way than screenshots and measuring?
October 13, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Help me out, Bluesky. I need XY coordinates of widgets on iPhone and iPad Home Screens for all zoom levels, orientations, and icon sizes.
I’ve done iPhones on iOS 26, but the thought of doing Pads and more iOS versions is killing me.
Is there a faster way than screenshots and measuring?
I’ve done iPhones on iOS 26, but the thought of doing Pads and more iOS versions is killing me.
Is there a faster way than screenshots and measuring?
SO WHEN DO PEOPLE PUT UP THEIR CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ASKING FOR A FRIEND
ALSO ASKING BECAUSE I HAVE SOME CHRISTMAS LIGHTS TO PUT UP IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN 🎄
ALSO ASKING BECAUSE I HAVE SOME CHRISTMAS LIGHTS TO PUT UP IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN 🎄
October 12, 2025 at 1:50 PM
SO WHEN DO PEOPLE PUT UP THEIR CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ASKING FOR A FRIEND
ALSO ASKING BECAUSE I HAVE SOME CHRISTMAS LIGHTS TO PUT UP IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN 🎄
ALSO ASKING BECAUSE I HAVE SOME CHRISTMAS LIGHTS TO PUT UP IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN 🎄
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
Courage to change the things I can,
And wisdom to know not to answer Slack messages on my days off.
Courage to change the things I can,
And wisdom to know not to answer Slack messages on my days off.
October 10, 2025 at 6:07 AM
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
Courage to change the things I can,
And wisdom to know not to answer Slack messages on my days off.
Courage to change the things I can,
And wisdom to know not to answer Slack messages on my days off.
📝 New blog post alert!
I share some early thoughts on apps for ChatGPT, along with a few experiences building my first ChatGPT app and what this could mean for businesses.
👇
framna.com/insights/ap...
I share some early thoughts on apps for ChatGPT, along with a few experiences building my first ChatGPT app and what this could mean for businesses.
👇
framna.com/insights/ap...
Apps in ChatGPT: Yes, talking to your apps is a thing now
OpenAI brings apps to ChatGPT. Framna’s Simon B. Støvring explores how conversational interfaces are reshaping the future of digital products.
framna.com
October 9, 2025 at 1:23 PM
📝 New blog post alert!
I share some early thoughts on apps for ChatGPT, along with a few experiences building my first ChatGPT app and what this could mean for businesses.
👇
framna.com/insights/ap...
I share some early thoughts on apps for ChatGPT, along with a few experiences building my first ChatGPT app and what this could mean for businesses.
👇
framna.com/insights/ap...
I built my first ChatGPT app! 🚀
It connects with my Philips Hue lights so I can control them directly from ChatGPT. After logging in with my Hue account, I can view the status of my lights and control them with natural language.
Here’s a short demo 👇
It connects with my Philips Hue lights so I can control them directly from ChatGPT. After logging in with my Hue account, I can view the status of my lights and control them with natural language.
Here’s a short demo 👇
October 8, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I built my first ChatGPT app! 🚀
It connects with my Philips Hue lights so I can control them directly from ChatGPT. After logging in with my Hue account, I can view the status of my lights and control them with natural language.
Here’s a short demo 👇
It connects with my Philips Hue lights so I can control them directly from ChatGPT. After logging in with my Hue account, I can view the status of my lights and control them with natural language.
Here’s a short demo 👇
My calendar after OpenAI announced apps in ChatGPT 🚀
October 7, 2025 at 10:31 AM
My calendar after OpenAI announced apps in ChatGPT 🚀