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The Icon Garden

Dan Vincent & Jake Pugh

Not Quite Graybeards! The Icon Garden is a show about interesting topics in the world of Apple and Technology for the enthusiast user. Hosts Dan and Jake talk news, workflow, and a special topic every show. We chat home automation with the HomeKit Chronicles, and every month there"s a deep dive into Apple and Tech history with Macinography. We started from the Ars Technica Mac Ach forum and bring the knowledge to the wide world of tech.

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02:35

Good Night Garden, Hello Userlandia

The Icon Garden ·

2021/10/05

A short goodbye to the Garden. We thank you for listening over the years. It's been a lot of fun! Dan's new podcast and blog, Userlandia, can be found at www.userlandia.com.

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01:25:36

Episode 61: William Volk Oral History Interview -...

The Icon Garden ·

2021/06/15

Time for a surprise! Joining Dan in the Garden today is game industry veteran William Volk. Volk started his career in late 1979 as a game tester for Avalon Hill and developed or spearheaded games across all generations of platforms. As a cofounder of Aegis Development, Volk was part of the first Macintosh game releases before the company pivoted to the Amiga. Volk joined Activision in 1988, serving on its executive team as VP of Technology. We talk Volk’s career past and present, including

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01:39:37

Episode 60: March Mac-ness with Matt Corey

The Icon Garden ·

2021/03/17

Fill out your iMac rumor brackets! After weathering a cold and snowy winter, Dan and Jake welcome March with open arms. It’s a season of renewal, and previous guest Matt Corey returns to talk about his new light control app, Follow the Sun. Both Jake and Matt now have M1 MacBooks Air—how do they fit in their workflows? Plus, Dan finally succumbed and bought the LG 34WK95U ultrawide monitor. Is the ultrawide life all it’s cracked up to be? Listen in to find out. Recorded March 12, 2021 Links MacBook

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01:20:09

Episode 59: Smart Kitchens and Food Technology

The Icon Garden ·

2021/03/03

I’m a Power User, and I Need a Power Cereal! The dynamic duo is reunited as Jake thaws out from the Texas deep freeze—did all his smart tech survive? Dan still can’t find a GPU, and Jake adds CarPlay to his new automobile. For our main topic, we talk smart kitchen appliances, how tech has changed our grocery habits, and hot takes on easter candy too. Recorded February 26, 2021 Links Tom’s Hardware GPU Sadness Index BMW i3 CarPlay Retrofit kit OONI Koda 16 Pizza Oven Steve1989MREInfo Kowboy Kent

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53:28

Macinography 18: The Problem with Performas

The Icon Garden ·

2021/02/24

Meet the Martinettis. They’re the all-American family of the nineties. When they want a computer, they hop on down to the big box store and buy a Performa, the computer made just for them. Alas, darkness lurked from within that happy Mac, seduced by the siren song of marketshare. Listen to find out how an otherwise reasonable idea almost rotted Apple from the core. Sources Macworld, October 1992 MacUser, October 1992 Apple Confidential 2.0 By Owen W. Linzmayer MacWorld Mac Secrets by David Pogue

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01:09:55

Episode 58: Live Streaming With Your Mac with Maegan...

The Icon Garden ·

2021/02/17

Never cross the streams. We’ll do it live! Guest and friend of the show Maegan Wilson returns to fill in for Jake. Ever wanted to stream your games or productivity but didn’t know where to start? Dan and Maegan talk about streaming to Twitch and YouTube using Macs (and PCs!), the gear you’ll need, and what the experience is like. Recorded February 16, 2021 Links Maegan on Twitch Maegan on Instagram Maegan on Twitter Maegan’s Livestream Gear Let’s Racing Time on Twitch Elgato Stream Deck NewTek NDI

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01:56:36

Episode 57: Fitness Technology Roundtable with Isaac...

The Icon Garden ·

2021/02/03

Gonna fly now. Get buff, get tough! The Icon Garden Roundtable is back, this time the subject is fitness technology, apps, and more! Special guests Isaac Niebeling, Dustin Ray, and Ian Blackburn sit down to talk smart exercise bikes, fitness games, how social media and apps work into our fitness routines, and more. Recorded January 30, 2020 Links Are We Doing This? Podcast DustinMRay on Twitter IanBlackburn on Twitter Apple Watch Triathlete Training Today App Trainer Road Zwift Wahoo Fitness

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01:44:53

Episode 56: Keeping Vintage Macs Alive with Steve AKA...

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2021/01/20

They call it retro, which means old, but cool. Special guest Steve, AKA Mac84, joins Dan and Jake to talk all things retro. Ever wanted to restore an old Mac but didn’t know where to start? How about collecting old Apple clones? We’ve got all your favorite flea market and eBay finds right here. Listen for some nostalgia and commiseration! Recorded January 15, 2020 Links Mac84tv on Youtube History of Clones Part 1 - Mac84tv Mac84 Website or Retro version for vintage Macs Why Apple Allowed Mac Clones

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01:14:46

Episode 55: The 2021 Inaugural Tech-Tacular

The Icon Garden ·

2021/01/06

Yippie ki-yay, Mother Mac-er! Ring in the new year with Dan and Jake! Now that the new year is in session, it’s time for a holiday review. What did we give (and get) for the holidays this year? How are Jake’s AirPods Max holding up—and what’s this about a great, inexpensive third party case from an unexpected source? And how painful can it be to construct holiday gifts for children? All these and more as we start off 2021 right. Plus, Jake tries to install a smart shower. Listen in to find out how

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37:40

Macinography 17: The Print Shop

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2020/12/30

Macinography 17: The Print Shop Decades ago, making your own holiday cards was a tedious affair of hand writing and poorly drawing a season’s greeting. What if your new home computer made it easy to design attractive custom cards? You’d make one for everybody—even Uncle Frank. Aldus and Adobe might have led the charge, but Broderbund Software was just as critical to introducing desktop publishing to the masses. But there’s more to this groundbreaking app than banners—it starred in a titanic legal

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01:56:23

Episode 54: The 2020 Icon Garden Holiday Special with...

The Icon Garden ·

2020/12/22

It’s Christmas all over again! Ho ho ho! Merry Macmas! Jeff Berg rejoins Dan and Jake to talk about the present that Santa Tim dropped for all the good Apple children: AirPods Max! Jake has a pair of the new headphones and we review features, audio quality, comparisons, all of it! Plus, we try Apple Fitness+, and a holiday episode wouldn’t be complete without a holiday gift guide for all the techies in your life. Pour a cup of cheer and listen in! Recorded December 18, 2020 Links AirPods Max Apple

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01:30:29

Episode 53: Mac To The Future with Krazy Ken

The Icon Garden ·

2020/12/09

Awesome. Awesome to the Macs. Catch the Crazy! Dan and Jake are joined in the studio by Krazy Ken to speculate about future Macs based on imagined (and rumored) new Apple Silicon chips. Dan talks about rescuing a hot rod Power Mac 8100. Jake experiments with HomeKit Adaptive Lighting. Ken recalls his greatest tech misadventures. All this and more when you tune in! Recorded December 4, 2020 Links Computer Clan - YouTube Cardeo Smart Watch is a scam! - Computer Clan I bought a NeXT cube. Now what? -

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01:36:07

Episode 52: The Route to Big Sur with Jay McNiff

The Icon Garden ·

2020/11/25

Big Sur! (badabum) Big Sur, Big Sur, Big Sur! The new M1 Macs are out in the wild, and until Dan and Jake get ones of their own, they do the next best thing: bring in a guest! Friend of the show Jay McNiff stops by to talk about the new M1 MacBook Air, Big Sur, and obscure giant robots. Also, Jake has HomePods Mini! Are these little spheres packing big sound? Listen to find out. Recorded November 20, 2020 Links M1 Mac benchmarks - Anandtech Federighi: “Windows on ARM macs up to Microsoft” Big Sur

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53:52

Macinography 16: How The Aaron Extension Saved The World

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2020/11/19

If there’s one thing users love, it’s customizing their computers. Extensions were the cause of, and solution to, all of Classic Mac OS’ problems. The humble INIT made your Mac more powerful, or just more attractive. Ironically, the system that tried to kill the extension, Copland, inspired some of the most popular add-ons—especially ones that mimicked its new interface. Was Jeff Goldblum really running the Aaron extension on his PowerBook in Independence day? Listen to learn how the shareware

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01:05:26

Episode 51: Apple November 2020 Mac Special Event

The Icon Garden ·

2020/11/11

Dan and Jake are hot on the tail of an Apple Special Event! This time it’s about the unveiling of the first Apple Silicon Macs. What’s changed? What’s the same? And are they just making a bunch of crazy promises? Plus: Jake learns a lesson! Dan watched Dave Letterman Interview Lizzo! Join us for this hot off the microphones special event. Recorded November 10, 2020 Links MacBook Air MacBook Pro Mac Mini No eGPUs with M1 Macs The Apple Silicon Event Subscribe Apple Podcasts Overcast   Pocket

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01:26:57

Episode 50: Back in the Smart Life Again with Matt Corey

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2020/10/28

1 2 3 4 5, 6 7 8 9 10, 11 12 Friend of the show and iOS HomeKit developer Matt Corey joins Dan and Jake! Matt talks about his new HomeKit app, Signals, and discusses all things HomeKit. Plus, Jake finally gets and reviews that mythical unicorn of HomeKit devices, a HomeKit doorbell! Finally, we talk new iPhone and Home accessories like HomePod Mini, MagSafe, and AirTags fit in to the connected life. We hope you enjoy this as much as we did! Recorded October 22, 2020 Links Signals for HomeKit Matt’s

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56:27

Macinography 15: The Road to ARMageddon

The Icon Garden ·

2020/10/21

November 2020 marks the thirtieth anniversary of ARM Limited. With Apple switching to Arm-based Apple Silicon for Macs, you'd be forgiven for thinking it's Arm's desktop debut, but it's not the first time for Arm on desktop. How did ARM go from powering Acorn Computers, a veteran of the British Micro wars, into the world's most popular architecture? And how did Apple and ARM save each other in their hours of need? Listen in to find out. Sources / Notes: Computer History Museum Oral History: Steve

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01:11:21

Episode 49: Apple October 2020 iPhone Event

The Icon Garden ·

2020/10/14

And oh what heights we’ll hit, on with the show, this is it! It’s the day after an Apple Special Event! Dan and Jake convene to discuss HomePods Mini and new iPhones, in all sizes great and small. What did we like? What are we buying, or not? Or really... how MANY HomePods Mini is Jake buying? Join us for our recap and reactions to the iPhone 12 event! Originally recorded on October 13, 2020 Show Notes and Links: iPhone 12 iPhone 12 Mini iPhone 12 Pro HomePod Mini MagSafe accessories iPhones have

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01:47:27

Episode 48: App Store Developer Relations with Maegan...

The Icon Garden ·

2020/09/30

The difference between us and other App Stores is that other App Stores are App Stores. For our forty-eighth regular show, we are joined by special guest, developer and friend of the show, Maegan Wilson. What’s going on in Maegan’s tech life, and how is life in the App Store these days? We dig into Jake’s new LG HomeKit TV, witness the arrival of his new Apple Watch, and then dig into life as an iOS developer in 2020. It’s a wonderful discussion focusing on life as a small developer. Originally

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40:21

Macinography 14: The LC 500 and Power Mac 5000 Series

The Icon Garden ·

2020/09/23

A long time ago, in a schoolyard far far away, the computer was a rarity. Apple conquered the classrooms of the eighties with the Apple II, but repeating that success in the nineties with the Macintosh would be a more difficult feat. Before the iMac, Apple launched many big-screen all in ones. Listen to find out how successful (or disastrous) this was for Apple in their most challenging era yet. Sources / Notes: HackedEducation.com: Kids Can’t Wait AppleDesign by Paul Kunkel and Rick English

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