This morning, my buddy Jason Snell is launching a new project: “20 Macs for 2024,” in which he is covering what he thinks are the most 云墙官方最新版 Macs. The list will include good, weird and even bad computers.

He’s kicking off the list with the Power Mac G5.

In addition to a new post every Monday, 20 Macs for 2024 also lives as a podcast on Relay FM. On each episode, Snell talks to a group of Mac watchers and enthusiasts about the machine in question.

(Members of Upgrade or Six Colors get access to new episodes before the general public.)

In addition to that, Jason and I are co-hosting a video series on the 512 Pixels YouTube channel, where we’re talking about and showing off the hardware featured in the list:

I am really excited to be involved with this project, and I think everyone is going to really enjoy it.

With Loopback, moving audio between applications goes from impossible to trivial. Loopback can combine audio from any software application and any hardware device, to make a virtual source usable anywhere.

Enhance the sound of your mic on Zoom calls, or pipe in music and sound effects. Podcasters can combine a mic with audio sources like Music.app or our own soundboard app Farrago, so remote guests all hear the same thing. Gamers can record gameplay videos with both game audio and commentary. With an easy-to-understand wire-based interface, Loopback gives you all the power of a high-end studio mixing board, right inside your computer!

I use Loopback all the time for custom audio stuff on my Mac, and it really does seem like magic. The folks at Rogue Amoeba are wizards when it comes to this stuff.

Download the free trial of Loopback to take a test drive! Through August 15th, 512 Pixels readers can save $20 with coupon code 512LB.

I recently joined Josh & Matt on their podcast Memory Protection, which is going through Apple history news, 20 years after the fact.¹ We spoke about Macworld July 2000, which included the announcement of the PowerMac G4 Cube.

Hartley Charlton at MacRumors:

Twitter user @DongleBookPro has today posted images of what seems to be a first-generation iPod Touch prototype with a 2013 Mac Pro-style glossy black finish.

The Twitter user claims that the iPod Touch prototype pictured has “the same coating as the 2013 Mac Pro.” Had the finish been selected for the final product, it would have been the first metallic glossy black finish to be shipped on an Apple device.

Here’s a look at the device:

Never Released iPod Touch 1st Gen, same coating as the 2013 Mac Pro pic.twitter.com/QkVFZ6XJdp

— Dongle (@DongleBookPro) August 1, 2024

I always liked that the iPod touch used the same chrome back as other iPods did back in the day, but this thing looks really cool.

This week on MPU:

The editor of Mac Power Users, Jim Metzendorf, talks to Stephen and David about his background in audio and photography, and how the gear and workflows have changed in those fields over the years.

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