Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
This week, Federico and John complete their tour of holiday projects with a look at the tools both of them built with the help of Claude Code, Codex, and other tools.
On AppStories+, John pushes Claude Code by building a Safari web extension that integrates with Notion
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Links and Show Notes
Holiday Coding Projects Continued
Federico's Projects:
- HTML tools collection (12+ tools) inspired by Simon Willison's approach — simonwillison.net
- MacStories Markdown Preview tool
- MarkdownFixer (Python in browser via Pyodide) — pyodide.org/en/stable
- Custom MCP servers for: Feedbin, Readwise Reader, YouTube Transcript, and Raindrop — feedbin.com — readwise.io/read — raindrop.io
- Home automation tools: NAS Control, Roon Visualizer, Custom TV Remote (LG webOS + Philips Hue Sync Box) — amzn.to/4jPajEE
- Notion tools: DailyNote Append, DailyNote Viewer, Notion Clippings web app, YouTube Watch Queue — https://notion.so
- Liquid Glass CSS design guide for web apps
- Using Claude Code vs OpenAI Codex comparison — code.claude.com/docs/en/overview — openai.com/codex
- Remote coding workflow with Termius and Pushover notifications — termius.com — pushover.net
John's Projects:
- MacStories Common (shared code library)
- Podcast production tools (loudness matching, transcription improvements)
- Obsidian plugins for sending to Matter and Readwise Reader — https://obsidian.md — hq.getmatter.com — readwise.io/read
- Article Highlights tool
- Notion OAuth integration
- Reviving Blink app (Objective C to Swift/SwiftUI conversion) — macstories.net/reviews/blink-effortless-affiliate-link-generation-on-ios
- Other Tools and Services Mentioned
- GitHub — github.com
- Cloudflare Workers — workers.cloudflare.com
- Tailscale — tailscale.com
- Secure Shellfish — https://secureshellfish.app
- FFmpeg — ffmpeg.org
- Wispr Flow — wisprflow.ai
AppStories+ Post-Show
- John's LinkSlinger Safari web extension for Mac, iOS, iPadOS, visionOS
Visit AppStories.net to learn more about the extended, high bitrate audio version of AppStories that is delivered early each week and subscribe — http://appstories.plus
Check out our Desk Setups — macstories.net/setups
Leave Feedback for John and Federico
- AppStories Feedback Form — https://giant-smash-219.notion.site/2d235e3fe8d880129f22fb81cdd47acc?pvs=105
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- John Voorhees — mastodon.macstories.net/@johnvoorhees
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This week, Federico and John complete their tour of holiday projects with a look at the tools both of them built with the help of Claude Code, Codex, and other tools.
On AppStories+, John pushes Claude Code by building a Safari web extension that integrates with Notion
---
Links and Show Notes
Holiday Coding Projects Continued
Federico's Projects:
- HTML tools collection (12+ tools) inspired by Simon Willison's approach — simonwillison.net
- MacStories Markdown Preview tool
- MarkdownFixer (Python in browser via Pyodide) — pyodide.org/en/stable
- Custom MCP servers for: Feedbin, Readwise Reader, YouTube Transcript, and Raindrop — feedbin.com — readwise.io/read — raindrop.io
- Home automation tools: NAS Control, Roon Visualizer, Custom TV Remote (LG webOS + Philips Hue Sync Box) — amzn.to/4jPajEE
- Notion tools: DailyNote Append, DailyNote Viewer, Notion Clippings web app, YouTube Watch Queue — https://notion.so
- Liquid Glass CSS design guide for web apps
- Using Claude Code vs OpenAI Codex comparison — code.claude.com/docs/en/overview — openai.com/codex
- Remote coding workflow with Termius and Pushover notifications — termius.com — pushover.net
John's Projects:
- MacStories Common (shared code library)
- Podcast production tools (loudness matching, transcription improvements)
- Obsidian plugins for sending to Matter and Readwise Reader — https://obsidian.md — hq.getmatter.com — readwise.io/read
- Article Highlights tool
- Notion OAuth integration
- Reviving Blink app (Objective C to Swift/SwiftUI conversion) — macstories.net/reviews/blink-effortless-affiliate-link-generation-on-ios
- Other Tools and Services Mentioned
- GitHub — github.com
- Cloudflare Workers — workers.cloudflare.com
- Tailscale — tailscale.com
- Secure Shellfish — https://secureshellfish.app
- FFmpeg — ffmpeg.org
- Wispr Flow — wisprflow.ai
AppStories+ Post-Show
- John's LinkSlinger Safari web extension for Mac, iOS, iPadOS, visionOS
Visit AppStories.net to learn more about the extended, high bitrate audio version of AppStories that is delivered early each week and subscribe — http://appstories.plus
Check out our Desk Setups — macstories.net/setups
Leave Feedback for John and Federico
- AppStories Feedback Form — https://giant-smash-219.notion.site/2d235e3fe8d880129f22fb81cdd47acc?pvs=105
Follow us on Mastodon
- AppStories — mastodon.macstories.net/@appstories
- Federico Viticci — mastodon.macstories.net/@viticci
- John Voorhees — mastodon.macstories.net/@johnvoorhees
Follow us on Bluesky
- AppStories — https://bsky.app/profile/appstories.macstories.net
- MacStories — https://bsky.app/profile/macstories.net
- Federico Viticci — https://bsky.app/profile/viticci.macstories.net
- John Voorhees — https://bsky.app/profile/johnvoorhees.macstories.net
Affiliate Linking Policy — macstories.net/privacy-policy
