Podcasting 101
Blue Microphones
A company that sells a USB microphone with built-in preamp.
Audacity
Free audio recording software for several operating systems.
GarageBand
Apple's commercial audio recording software.
FeedBurner
A site for creating and recording RSS and podcast feeds.
FeedValidator
Validates the XML code used in an RSS or podcast feed.
iTunes Store
Apple's free online podcast directory, accessible via iTunes.
Podcast Directory
Another free directory for browsing and submitting podcasts.
Podcast.net
Another free directory for browsing and submitting podcasts.
1 MHz! Podcast
Carrington Vanston's excellent monthly podcast for Apple II users.
Interactive Fiction
INFOCOM
Fan page for Infocom, publisher of text adventure games.
ZMachine Interpreters
Interpreters to play cross-platform text adventure games on the Apple II.
Interactive Fiction Archive
Archive of free text adventure games to download and play (requires an interpreter).
Baf's Guide to the Interactive Fiction Archive
Reviews and tips for navigating the contents of the IF Archive.
Products discussed in this issue
iWoz
Autobiography of Apple II inventor Steve Wozniak.
a2RetroSystems
Developers of the Uthernet ethernet card.
SAFE 2
Ewen Wannop's new standalone FTP client for Apple IIGS users.
Garber Street Enterprises
Sellers of NadaNet adaptors
NadaNet
Michael Mahon's parallel computing network using Apple II computers.
Briel Computers
Vince Briel's Apple-1 clone.
CFFA
Richard Dreher's card to provide access to CompactFlash for the Apple-1 and Apple II.
Virtual II
Gerard Putter's excellent 8-bit Apple II emulator for Mac OS X.
CiderPress
Access ShrinkIt archives and more from Windows. By Andy McFadden.
Web sites mentioned in this issue
TEXTFILES.COM
Archive of text files from the BBS days.
BBS: The Documentary
Jason Scott's documentary about dial-up bulletin boards.
Get Lamp
An upcoming documentary about text adventures.
A2Central.com
The Apple II news and information repository run by Sean Fahey. With free chat rooms and message boards.
GNO Archive
Repository of Apple II files and programs.
Syndicomm
Online store of publisher of Juiced.GS.
The Computist Project
Mike Maginnis' online archive of Computist and Hardcore Computist magazines.
PC World
A monthly magazine ranks the Apple II as the #1 PC of all time.