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e18 – Icon Mania!

This episode we cover 30 years of icon design, from black and white pixel art all the way to today's gorgeous, full-screen, retina eye candy. Along the way we encounter some FatBits, creatures that go "Moof!", and deep levels of icon-ception.

The icon design community

Our icons

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e17 – Ten Fun Utilities

Brian and Ed share their top ten picks of fun "utilities" for the classic Mac. Ranging from useful to totally impractical, we cover flying toasters, beloved muppets, butchers of song, and more.

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e16 – Myst

This episode we link back to Myst Island, scene of one of the all-time classic games to be developed and premiere on the Mac. We discuss our impressions of Myst's gameplay and greater mythology, have an Accidental Incomparable episode about The Myst Reader, and forget which one is Atrus and which one is Aitrus.

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e15 – Iconic with Jonathan Zufi

This episode we talk with Jonathan Zufi, creator of Shrine of Apple and Iconic: A Photographic Tribute to Apple Innovation. He tells us about his Apple II clone from down under, coming back to the Mac after a long hiatus, and — of course — how he tracked down and photographed some of the most elusive Apple hardware on the planet.

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e14 – The History of iTunes, part 2

Our history of iTunes continues, picking up with major updates introduced in version 4 and making it all the way to the present day. We discuss awkward definitions of podcasting, ill-fated products and features, and serious controversy in icon design.

Audio note: We're sorry that Ed's audio for this episode was improperly recorded and is of lower quality than usual. We'd like to thank the following people for helping us clean up the recording so we could still release this episode.

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