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 ..read more

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 development in the early days of the Macintosh, the influence of gaming on education, his return to indi ..read more

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 Air BMW i3 CarPlay Retrofit kit LG 34WK95U-W Review - RTings Apple discontinues original HomePo ..read more

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 James May’s Foodtribe Subscribe Apple Podcasts Overcast Pocket Casts Spotify Google Podcasts Conta ..read more

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 by. 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 and Joseph Schorr The Martinettis Bring Home a Computer The LA Times: The Un-Infomercial Apple ..read more

Never cross the streams. We’ll do it live! Guest and friend of the show Maeghan Wilson returns to fill in for Jake. Ever wanted to stream your games or productivity but didn’t know where to start? Dan and Maeghan 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 Maeghan on Twitch Maeghan on Instagram Maeghan on Twitter Maeghan’s Livestream Gear Let’s Racing Time on Twitch Elgato Stream Deck NewTek NDI Camera App LG 5K2K monitor BlackMagic ATEM HDMI Capture Switch BetterTouchTool StreamLabs ..read more

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 Trainer Road Zwift Wahoo Fitness Training Peaks Rouvy RGT Cycling Fulgaz Strava GTA 5 Bike Simulator Mod Kickr Core Kickr Climb Concept2 Rower $30 mic stand iPad holder Polar OH-1 heart rate monitor Scosche rhythm 24 Tacx Neo Concept2 SkiErg Lifefitn ..read more

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 - RMC The Cave The Creative SurroundStation - Hardware-One Reviews Philips Hue Wall Switch Modu ..read more

Yippie ki-yay, Mother Mac-er! 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? Just 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 it went! Recorded January 2, 2020 Links Jason Snell: 20 Macs for 2020 - Six Colors KidKraft Pirate Cove KidKraft Dollhouse Lightspeed Tango Aviation He ..read more

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 battle to determine the future of software copyright. Tune in to find out. Sources Retro365.blog ..read more