For our 4th anniversary episode, we return to our roots of discussing classic Mac sound design. We cover the tragic backstory of the Wild Eep, the immortal Sosumi, the poorly named "ChuToy", and much more.
Podcast
e75 – MacAddict
This episode we revisit MacAddict magazine and its freakin' awesome coverage of the Apple world in the late '90s.
Follow Up
- 25th anniversary Myst playthrough
- New receipt and luggage emoji easter eggs
- Wi-Fi adopts version numbers
- Rumor mill follow-up
MacAddict Magazine
- Archives
- Issues 1–112 on the Internet Archive
- Issues 113–125 on Kiwidget
- Mac|Life
- Attitude.
The Disc
- ISO images on the Internet Archive
- Ed discovered some music
The Website
e74 – The Rumor Mill
With an iPhone event right around the corner, the Apple rumor mill is operating at full capacity. We examine how this important part of the Apple world got to where it is today, from wild speculations, to Apple lawsuits, to outright hoaxes.
Follow Up
Rumor Sites
- Mac OS Rumors
- As the Apple Turns
- AppleInsider
- Think Secret
- MacRumors
- SpyMac
- Crazy Apple Rumors
- 9to5Mac
Major Rumors
e73 – The iMac at 20
We celebrate the 20th anniversary of the release of the original iMac, tracing how the revolutionary Bondi gumdrop evolved into flagship desktop Mac of today.
Follow Up
- Steve Jobs App Store interview
- Love Notes to Newton now available
History of the iMac line
Not quite.
- iMac G4
- leaked in TIME magazine
- design introduction at Macworld SF 2002
- "tongue" ad
- Pixar's Luxo Jr.
- Apple Pro Speakers
- iSub and SoundSticks
- iMac G5
- Intel iMac
- introduction with MacBook Pro
- Aluminum iMac
- Slim unibody iMac
- Retina iMac and iMac Pro
- iMac precursors
e72 – The App Store at 10
We celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the App Store launching on July 10, 2008. After a brief history of the store itself, we pick some of our favorite, most influential early iOS apps.
- Follow up: Apple Causal
- The Sweet Solution
- App Store launch
Our app picks
- Pandora
- Shazam
- Instapaper
- 1Password
- Simplenote
- Twinkle
- Neven Mrgan's web apps
- Tap Tap Revenge
- Picross
- Yelp
- Wimbledon