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24 alternatives to Welcome to Macintosh - The Shimmy

The story of how a Jonathan Mann made Steve Jobs dance

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Welcome to Macintosh - The Shimmy launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Welcome to Macintosh - 7: The Shimmy▲101
The story of how a YouTube video made Steve Jobs dance.
2015 · macintosh.fm · its alternatives →
2
Welcome to Macintosh - The Shimmy▲53
The story of how a YouTube video made Steve Jobs dance.
2015 · hwcdn.libsyn.com · its alternatives →
3
Inside Steve's Brain▲65
Business lessons from Steve Jobs, the man who saved Apple
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
4
Fresh Air - A 'Misadventure in the Start-up Bubble'▲56
An interview with the man behind the Fake Steve Jobs blog
2016 · its alternatives →
5
Becoming Steve Jobs▲63
The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
6
Becoming Steve Jobs▲116
The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader
2015 · its alternatives →
7
Make Something Wonderful▲214
Steve Jobs in his own words
2023 · stevejobsarchive.com · its alternatives →
8
Danielle Newnham Podcast▲63
Interviews with tech founders and innovators
2021 · podcasts.apple.com · its alternatives →
9
Teclo▲78
Mechanical keyboard sounds and a keycap pet for your Mac
6d ago · teclo.app · its alternatives →
10
Mermaid▲59
Tell your Mac what to do. From literally anywhere
13d ago · addmermaid.com · its alternatives →
11
Kishi Notch▲70
Your MacBook notch, brought to life
22d ago · kishinotch.com · its alternatives →
12
SellPersonal - Aaron Hillegass CEO of Big Nerd Ranch▲60
Aaron talks about his path from working w/Steve Jobs to CEO.
2016 · its alternatives →
13
Steve Jobs: Insanely Great▲63
Steve Jobs' life story as a graphic novel.
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
14
Ctrl-Walt-Delete - On Steve Jobs the man, the myth, the movie▲52
Walt tells stories about Steve Jobs
2015 · theverge.com · its alternatives →
15
Internet History Podcast #115 - Mike Slade▲54
Microsoft, NeXT, Starwave and Steve Jobs' Return to Apple
2016 · internethistorypodcast.com · its alternatives →
16
/Filmcast - Steve Jobs▲73
The /Filcast team review the Steve Jobs movie
2015 · slashfilm.com · its alternatives →
17
NotesKey▲106
Time travel through Apple's keynotes
2016 · noteskey.com · its alternatives →
18
Hack Entrepreneur - Level Up Your Life w/ Steve Kamb▲62
The journey from playing Everquest to starting Nerd Fitness
2016 · hacktheentrepreneur.com · its alternatives →
19
MacYaps▲88
Hello HN! After having fun with SlapMac a few weeks ago, I wanted to take the idea further — so I built MacYaps, a menu bar app that makes your Mac talk back with funny sounds (or serious if you wish) for real events like low battery, WiFi drops, charger status changes, high CPU, and USB connections (more triggers to come). Multiple voice packs + full custom sound support included. Short demo found here: https://macyaps.com/demo. Would genuinely appreciate any feedback. Or let me know if you'd like any other triggers in the app. Discount Code: `HACKERNEWS` to get it for $4.49…
Apr 2026 · macyaps.com · its alternatives →
20
Re/code Decode - Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield▲103
Kara talks with Stewart; also Apple Music
2015 · serve.castfire.com · its alternatives →
21
Yubi▲64
Talk to your Mac and let Yubi do the typing
25d ago · yubichan.ai · its alternatives →
22
Jeff▲90
Makes GIFs and visually share your ideas easily
2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
23
Ambify▲113
Turn music into light
2016 · getambify.com · its alternatives →
24
Isly▲61
Your MacBook notch, brought to life.
21d ago · isly.app · its alternatives →

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