This column is a little late because the Spy placed it on hold until after the June 3 announcements at the annual keynote WWDC speech. Items put on the table by iCook include those of modest importance to the Spy, but of more note to some people, including: the expected (and leaked) replacement of iTunes […]
The RetroMacCast Episode #492 has been released. In this episode, James and John discuss their latest Apple related Ebay finds as well as the game, Colony. They also talk about the “Show Time” event among other items. To listen to the latest edition of the podcast, check out the RetroMacCast website at:http://retromaccast.libsyn.com/ Please follow and […]
It was the best of sheds… until it became the worst of sheds. Oh, wait. Introductory sentences structured that way are yesterday’s news. Well, what the Dickens… The Spy has a small shed used to store his garden technology–tools, fertilizers, a very few chemicals, pots, fencing, poles, rototiller, etc. All of it is low tech. […]
Kevin Savetz and Carrington Vanston have released the 29th episode of their Eaten by a Grue podcast. This episode, the two wayward Infocom geeks interview Steve Meretsky, programmer extraordinaire who was responsible for a number of titles produced by Infocom in the 1980’s and 1990’s. To listen to the latest Eaten by a Grue episode, […]
Once again Carrington and Kevin take on the Infocom world with a run through of one of the classic titles. This episode, number 28 for those who are counting, the check out the little known title, Catch A Butterfly. While most folks might thing this was an elaborate scheme to pull off the ultimate April […]
The next great thing has, for some time now, been wearables. Smart watches haven’t made much of their time on the market, though. After all is hard to expect people to buy a smart watch when so few wear watches. And, how many people really need smart T-shirts or running shoes? These are all interesting, […]
RetroMacCast has announced the availability of three new episodes of their podcast. Episode #389, #390, and #391 all have been released today. The RetroMacCast is a vintage Macintosh based podcast run by James Savage and John Leake. it is available as a free download from the RetroMacCats website at: http://retromaccast.ning.com/Please follow and like us:
The Spy’s Fourth Law reminds us Marketshare Lags Mindshare by two to five years. Long before the Internet was invented but was detailed here as the Metalibrary, the Spy warned that bringing people closer together electronically, far from creating the other pundits’ global village, would exacerbate old prejudices, hatreds, and uninformed beliefs, thus promoting division, […]
John and James have been busy with a new episode of the RetroMacCast. The latest episode, number 288, includes a bevy of topics including: EBay finds: color ImageWriter II ribbons, Apple TV promotional display, iPod Red Sox. They declare their retrolutions for 2019, and news includes an Apple catalog graphic, Mac84, and VCF Northwest. You […]
The 110th episode of the Mac Admins Podcast has been released. The podcast, run by hosts Tom Bridge, a partner at Technolutionary LLC and Charles Edge, the Director of Marketplace at Jamf, bring you a ton of topics including the latest Mac OS X Release, Adobe’s licensing, and of course the 35th anniversary of the […]
