May 25, 2006

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Media Contact: Derek Warren, <derek@trideja.com>

"Macintosh Folklore Radio" Now Available at www.macfolkloreradio.com

Vancouver, BC — Andy Hertzfeld's book, "Revolution in the Valley: The Insanely Great Story of How the Mac Was Made" is being recorded as a freely downloadable audio book. Lifelong Macintosh enthusiast Derek Warren is announcing that the first set of stories have been produced, with new stories to follow every week.

"I've always had a penchant for preserving computer history," Warren explains. "Andy's chronicles are a wonderful example of what happens when the culture surrounding any given technology is preserved and retold, rather than thrown away."

The project originated from Warren's desire to have the stories in audio book format. On early attempts, he says, "I tried using the Mac OS speech synthesizer to read them to me, but that drove me crazy." He jokes that listening to recordings of one's own voice is nearly as painful.

Warren credits Hertzfeld's use of the Creative Commons licenses for enabling him to start the project right away without any legal red tape. Knowing what his rights were, he was able to immediately start rehearsing and recording. Warren still sought Hertzfeld's blessing for the project despite the open licensing terms.

Macintosh Folklore Radio can be found at http://www.macfolkloreradio.com/ along with RSS feeds for syndication and links for subscribing via iTunes. The show can also be accessed via the iTunes Music Store's podcast directory at http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=154536992.

A brief introduction to the series can be downloaded from http://www.macfolkloreradio.com/audio/macintosh-folklore-intro.mp3.

Web version updated May 31st, 2006: corrected typo and noted new URL.

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