Memory Protection
31 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsMemory Protection is an Apple news podcast set 20 years in the past.
Each month, Josh & Matt take you 20 years into Apple’s past to discuss the news of the day, hardware, software and what was different about the Apple you know today.
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Episodes
November 2001: iPod History
November 03, 2021 14:07 - 1 hour - 39.6 MBWe're back for more iPod discussion this month. The device was conceived, developed, and released in the span of 10 months, and marked a turn for Apple. It was a new (but not the first) push into consumer devices with a focus on their Digital Hub initiative. The move would prove extraordinarily successful and transform Apple from a computer manufacturer into a mainstream consumer brand. We dive into the history, our own iPod experiences, the legacy of the music player that changed the world,...
October 2001: The iPod
October 01, 2021 14:19 - 1 hour - 38.4 MBThis is the big one folks! That's right it's the introduction of the iPod, that iconic pocket-sized device that changed how we listen to music. We review the tapes to see how it all went down at Apple Town Hall on October 23, 2001—it's a classic JobsNote. It's also the start of the spooky season so Apple introduces a satanic PowerBook, and Matt has a tale of the dead rising from the grave as he resurrects Shenmue 2 from it's dormant state. Buckle up it's going to be a good one. === Follo...
September 2001: Seybold and AppleScript
September 04, 2021 17:57 - 1 hour - 36.9 MBSeptember means Seybold for Apple. Steve and Phil walk us through all of the improvements that are coming to Mac OS with OS X 10.1. We get deep into a discussion about scripting and automation on the Mac, Matt waxes on about Shenmue for one final(?) time, and Josh finds a way to automate Matt out of future episode intros. === QuickTime Machine HP Buys Compaq DoJ Officially Abandons Pursuit Of Breaking Up Microsoft Apple's Retail Operations To Break Even In Q4, Profit In 2002 N...
August 2001: Apple & Nintendo
August 01, 2021 15:40 - 1 hour - 38.6 MBGet ready for a lazy summer episode, baby! The most interesting thing Apple did this month was release Mac OS 9.2.1, so Josh & Matt take up a topic that they've been thinking about for a while: Apple & Nintendo; they seem similar right? They're both hardware and software vendors with total control over their product vision, and they focus intensely on how their products are designed and how they are used. This month we put those assumptions to the test and see just how similar Apple & Ninten...
July 2001: Macworld New York
July 02, 2021 14:25 - 1 hour - 37.6 MBIt's the summer time. Time for fun in the sun, taking a dip in a cool lake, and spending a day inside a dark room watching Apple introduce their new desktop line of computers. It's an interesting month for Apple; we join Steve Jobs on stage at Macworld New York to examine the next version of OS X (10.1), the final iteration of the iMac G3, and new G4 towers. This is a keynote that throws a lot at you, literally. === QuickTime Machine AppleWorks For OS X Updated Mac Sightings - Targe...
June 2001: A Man, a Cube, and a Dream
June 01, 2021 13:46 - 1 hour - 37.4 MBJoin us as we cast our gaze back to the 1960s with the creation of the internet and then jump forward to the early 1990s to witness the advent of the World Wide Web. We speak in metaphor, struggle to pluralize Tim Berners-Lee, and get deep into Karnov. === QuickTime Machine Walt Mossberg likes the new iBook Apple Releases PowerBook G4 Titanium Firmware Update - Improves the handling of optical media Remember That iMac Copy? Apple Settles With iMac Clone Maker Future Power (With P...
May 2001: WWDC & iBooks
May 01, 2021 17:54 - 1 hour - 29 MBIt’s May 2021, and this month we discuss May 2001—how about that! (We’re on a new schedule for a new season of Memory Protection.) We have two events to review this month: WWDC 2001 and the “Your Life, To Go” event. We check the bottom line and get fiscal as we discuss iBooks, Education, and Mac OS X. === QuickTime Machine 10.0.1 - April 16th, 2001- Performance & Stability + Better Support for USB devices 10.0.2 - May 1st, 2001- Updates iTunes, adds CD Burning. Apparently it’s fast...
March 2001: OS X 10.0: Primetime
April 01, 2021 14:19 - 54 minutes - 25.3 MBThe time has come, it’s the moment that every classic Mac enthusiast has been waiting for: the release of Mac OS X. We dive into two very different reviews with very similar conclusions. We discuss how user experience paradigmns have changed for computer users over the last 20 years and why old conceptual models of human computer interaction may not be necessary anymore. Josh discusses the merits of native application development, and we lament the user interface choices game designers make ...
February 2001: Macworld Tokyo 2001
March 01, 2021 17:31 - 39 minutes - 18.3 MBThis month we indulge in a shorter episode as Steve Jobs jets off to Japan to unleash the most (flower) powerful iMacs yet. We discuss the disturbing effect the new iMacs have on us, as well as their lukewarm reception and legacy. Matt loses all concentration and Josh falls down an iTools rabbit hole. === Follow-up Zev Eisenberg on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZevEisenberg/status/1357452695376961539 Hot Cocoa NVIDIA Chats With The Mac Observer - "We plan to fully support OS X and the...
January 2001: Macworld 2001 San Francisco
February 01, 2021 18:14 - 1 hour - 39.6 MBIt's a new year and Apple is pulling out all the stops at Macworld 2001 San Francisco. This Stevenote has it all: "configurizable" hardware, "fierce" software, professional-grade bake-offs—oh, and don't forget the power & sex(?!). Tune in as we give ourselves new nicknames and discuss Apple's next iMac moment with the announcement of the Titanium PowerBook G4, iTunes, iDVD, and more. === Hot Cocoa iMovie, The Next Revolution In Higher Education? Another ATI-like PR Blunder nVIDIA...
December 2000: Josh and Matt Start a Productivity Podcast
January 01, 2021 17:16 - 1 hour - 33.8 MBIt's the end of another year, a strange year to live through in 2020 and a strange year for Apple in retrospect. Apple kept pretty quiet in 2000, releasing only what was necessary as they prepared for the launch of Mac OS X in 2001, as well as the PowerBook G4, iTunes, and iPod. We look back on Apple's transitional 2000 and discuss how using 20 year old computers have given us a new perspective on the technology we use today. Matt pulls out his Bean Stash and Josh goes through the lookin...
November 2000: Days of Future Flash
December 01, 2020 18:52 - 1 hour - 29.7 MBApple kept it's news under lock and key in November 2000, so while they hunker down in 2000 and we all hunker down in 2020 let's learn about the software Stove Jobs loved to hate, FutureSplash Macromedia Adobe Flash. We discuss the history of Flash, it's rise to prominence in the late 90's, it's eventual decline when the iPhone busted onto the scene, and it's suprisingly long life behind the scenes on some of your favorite TV shows. Follow Up Steve Troughton-Smith on Twitter Hot Cocoa ...
October 2000: Chip History 3: GPBoo!
November 01, 2020 18:41 - 47 minutes - 22.1 MBWhat would October be without a spooky story? This month Josh & Matt weave a frightening tale of the history of Apple & nVidia. Thrill at the twists! Scream at the betrayals! Delight as Memory Protection's mascot Chip History makes a spooktastic return as we discuss Graphics Processing Boonits..... uh, Units. === Hot Cocoa Quake 3 For OS X Available Apple Releases Official OS X Software Compatibility List Netscape 6 Getting Closer To Release - Releases next month Apple Announc...
September 2000: Mac OS X Public Beta
October 01, 2020 21:33 - 1 hour - 29 MBIt's Public Beta time, Mac OS X Public Beta that is. Apple scores a coup by including QuickTime on the new Madonna album. We explore the beta and find out how close or (different) the original iteration of Mac OS X really was from OS 9 and we discuss John Siracusa's Ars Technica review. It's a Best in Show kind of episode, folks. === Hot Cocoa Interview with Jeff Raskin - the original Macintosh Project Manager Apple Borrows Amazon's "1-Click" Ordering Method Apple Nabs Madonna's ...
August 2000: iMovie 2: Duel of the Fates
September 01, 2020 13:54 - 1 hour - 28.9 MBWhat do you do with that shiny new G4 sitting silently on your desk? You make an iMovie thats what! Matt & Josh take iMovie 2 for a spin and see if it's still as easy as Apple claimed it would be 20 years later. We both make a couple of really excellent iMovies, Matt waxes poetic about Dreamweaver, and Josh gets aggressive with the fans after he lets his auteur status go to his head. === Hot Cocoa August 10th, new G4 towers and Cubes start appearing in stores Adobe announces Photosh...
July 2000: Macworld 2000 with Stephen Hackett
August 01, 2020 16:17 - 1 hour - 36.6 MBWhat time is it? That's right, it's MacWorld time! This month Josh & Matt are joined by Stephen Hackett (512pixels.net & relay.fm) to discuss Steve Jobs' Macworld New York keynote where Apple announces the PowerMac G4 Cube. We continue to shake things up by streamlining Hot Cocoa and our Recommendations. === Follow Up The Origin of the Tweet Hot Cocoa Amazing Mac Cube Images Surface! World Wide Exclusive Change Is Good. Macworld Magazine Announces Redesign Web Based OS A Realit...
June 2000 Supplemental: Bungie's Oni
July 17, 2020 00:05 - 27 minutes - 12.8 MBWe're back! We found the original audio from our previous episode for your listening pleasure. The world turns upside down as we discuss Microsoft's antitrust lawsuit, and Microsoft's purchase of Bungie, disappointing Mac fans the world over. In honor of Bungie's Mac roots, we review their last Mac game (before Halo's eventual release), Oni. Is this fast-paced anime beat-em-up any good? Listen and find out. === Microsoft's Antitrust Lawsuit Microsoft Ruling: Judge Slams MS, Orders Comp...
June 2000: Chip History 2: Son of Chip History
July 01, 2020 22:37 - 1 hour - 32.3 MBWelcome back to Memory Protection! This month we go back to the Mac... to the future. That's right, the time vortex has us again and we find ourselves in the distant future, the year 2005. We discuss Apple's chip transitions, the 2005 switch from PowerPC to Intel, and how that compares to the 2020 Intel to Apple Silicon announcement. We can't escape Star Wars: Episode One Racer, and oh, BTW, we're a MSFT podcast now... === Hot Cocoa The Redmond Minute: Windows FireWire Support Gets Big...
May 2000: The Train Is Leaving the Station
June 01, 2020 14:22 - 1 hour - 31 MBWelcome back to Memory Protection! This month we peek under the hood at WWDC 2000. What do we find? Well, after a couple of missteps where Matt & Josh both watch the wrong keynote... Not much. When we do find the right information, what's there isn't all that great. Buckle up Memory Protectors, Mac OS X is going to be delayed(ish) and Apple snuck a QuickTime CD into your breakfast cereal. === Follow Up: Zev’s F/U on the iBooks & OS9 Tantek Çelik Hot Cocoa: Steve Jobs to Keynote Mac...
April 2000: You've Got To Have It
May 01, 2020 19:29 - 1 hour - 42.1 MBWelcome back to Memory Protection! This month we wise up, buy some old macs and finally talk definitively about what we have for the last year been talking about only speculatively. We unearth more iMac ripoffs, talk about Microsoft more than normal and get our fingers stinky as we try out Mac OS 9 for the first time in almost 20 years. === Follow Up: WWDC Keynote Presenter History: * 1996 - Gil Amelio * 1997-2008 - Steve Jobs * 2009 - PowerPhil Schiller * 2010 - 2011 - Steve Jobs ...
March 2000: QuickTime’s Quick Crimes
April 01, 2020 21:23 - 1 hour - 33 MBMemory Protectors Unite! This month we look forward?! Josh & Matt don't have a shiny new keynote to watch so they get excited about web browser release notes instead. They talk over Apple's future releases and how their product matrix starts to extend into software as well as hardware, why Apple's (current) software strategy favors consumers over pros, and Steve's iMovie dream finally comes true. === Follow Up: The YoYo power cord was introduced with the Original iBook, we talk about it...
February 2000: Chip History
March 02, 2020 01:06 - 1 hour - 32.3 MBWelcome back Memory Protectors! This month sees Apple jetting off to Tokyo for Macworld 2000 where Phil tries Sushi for the first time. There isn't much to report other than a few product announcements. We discuss Apple's big bear codenames for OS X, Josh's deep, deep knowledge of wine & apple varieties, we announce our contest winner from last month, and we dive into Apple's diverse choices when it comes to processor architechture with a new segment we like to call: Chip History. === Fo...
January 2000: Steve’s Turtlenectar
February 03, 2020 19:58 - 1 hour - 37.4 MBWelcome back to Memory Protection! This month we're left speechless as Steve Jobs teaches us all about his brand-new 'lickable' Aqua interface for Mac OS X. Phil Schiller becomes more powerful than we could have ever imagined, Ron Burgess is spent & Steve gets to keep his job. If you're into great audio quality, get ready because Matt got a new mic. and everything sounds 💯. === There is a transcript of this episode available. Follow Up: Maine Senator proposes to stockpile rice & bea...
December 1999: Welcome to the Willennium
January 01, 2020 23:19 - 57 minutes - 26.5 MBWelcome back to Memory Protection! This month we depart from our Apple focus to discuss the crisis that was Y2K. What is it? What does it mean? How did we prevent it, how much did it cost and what were its effects on society? Has the success of Y2K made us complacent in the face of larger more catastrophic global issues? Follow Up: Siri’s Original UI was much different than Apple’s implementation Hot Cocoa: Apple buys iphone.org Microsoft's stock price reaches an all-time high App...
November 1999: Phenomenal Adoption
December 01, 2019 15:53 - 44 minutes - 20.6 MBWelcome back to Memory Protection! This month we get lost in Apple's web of mergers and acquisitions as we close on the miWillenium. We get to a point where we don't know how to end the show, similar to the point in these show notes, I just don't know how to stop... ==== Follow Up: Was the iMac upgraded between launch and iMac DV? Yes - the life-savers colors were release in early 1999 Hot Cocoa: Apple gets into the spooky spirit Matt’s Quicktime Corner: Phil Schiller gives the ...
October 1999: Amaz!ng Features
November 01, 2019 15:50 - 1 hour - 37.2 MBWelcome back to Memory Protection! This month we get a little goofy for the spooky season. Apple is firing on all cylinders in October 1999 as Steve introduces the iMac/DV/SE, performs an exceptional iMovie Introduction, and Phil does a pacificst run of Quake 3. Matt discovers that his recycling bin is haunted & Josh spins a cautionary tale of motion sickness while playing Star Wars Episode I: Racer (...with his mom). Follow Up: - Altivec, what even is it? Hot Cocoa: - Oni website lau...
September 1999: Steve & Jony: A Fast & Furious Film
October 01, 2019 15:12 - 1 hour - 32.6 MBWelcome back to Memory Protection! September '99 was a slow month for Apple news, so Josh & Matt decided to tackle a subject that they have been thinking about since May. They talk Macintosh, the iMac & the iPad. 3 variations on a theme, 3 attempts to redefine what computers are and who they are made for. This is a fun episode, specs have been known. Show Notes Show notes can also be found at this web address. Follow Up Copland Tim Cook introduces the Apple Watch It was 2014 ...
August 1999: What’s Better Than Three G’s?
September 02, 2019 01:31 - 1 hour - 36 MBWelcome back to Memory Protection! We thought it couldn't happen again, and yet yes, it’s happened again! This month Josh & Matt watch another keynote...This time we leave the boring bits by the wayside and dig into what the people really want to hear about: that hot new MacOS 9 Voiceprint feature. Just kidding, we know you want all the details on Apple's new PowerMac G4 and Cinema Display and boy have we got the details, in addition to opinions and a weird energy. Josh was sleepy for this o...
July 1999: Pepsi Skullman
August 01, 2019 14:35 - 1 hour - 44.3 MBWelcome back to Memory Protection! This month Josh & Matt experience a strange sense of déjà vu as we take a trip to Apple's Macworld Keynote. We talk about destiny, the completion of the product matrix Steve created when he reclaimed his brushed metal throne, a future that never came to pass where Sherlock and Quicktime were the way you interfaced with the internet. Oh, and the time vortex... Follow Up: Jony Ive's early days at Apple Newton Messagepad 110 - What a classic! Brushed Me...
June 1999: Fun Once
July 01, 2019 13:44 - 1 hour - 30.3 MBWelcome to the 2nd episode of Memory Protection, where Josh and Matt get serious about the show notes. This week we discuss: Beige boxes, the iMacification of everything, Apple’s penchant for designing divisive user interfaces and whether or not Steve Jobs is prepping the company for a big sale. Follow Up: Are there still carbon apps in the wild (as of June 2019)? Yes, but MacOS Catalina is the death sentence for Carbon. Hot Cocoa: The PowerMac G3 gets a spec bump Sears: a store wi...
May 1999: WWDC and the MacMan
June 04, 2019 21:26 - 1 hour - 45.8 MBIn this first episode of the podcast we look back to May 1999, with a focus on WWDC. Things are looking good for Apple after a rough decade and a very phlegmy Steve shows us his vision for the company. For your consideration: open the podcast doors Hal, awkward game demos never go out of style, keyboard & mouse here to stay, and MacMan.