MacInTouch
Type of site
News and information related to Apple Inc., iTunes, iPhone, Mac, security and privacy
Available inEnglish
OwnerMacInTouch Inc.
Created byMacInTouch Inc. (Ric Ford)
URLwww.macintouch.com
CommercialYes
Launched1994 (1994)
Current statusActive

MacInTouch is a daily news and information website that provides independent coverage of Apple's Mac and iOS platforms, along with other topics such as security and privacy, networking, and technological innovation. MacInTouch's moderated forums provide technical analysis, problem-solving and news from the community. MacInTouch also provides product updates and occasional product reviews.

History

"MacInTouch" began as an independent print journal in 1985, originally published by Ford-LePage Inc.,[1] to provide news and information about Macintosh computers. The MacInTouch Home Page website, created by Ric Ford in 1994,[2][3] was serving daily Mac news and information to more than a million people by 1998. It's noted as being one of several blog-style sites that predate the definition of a blog.[4]

MacInTouch Inc. is incorporated in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Other

In 1993, MacInTouch analysis of a bug in Apple's HFS file system prompted a nomination for a (non-existent) "Pulitzer Prize in computer journalism."[5]

In 1999, MacInTouch was noted in Linux Today for "Most tasteful and cool April foolishness: MacInTouch's transformation to MonkInTouch, complete with piano motif and lots of links to Thelonious Monk stuff."[6]

In 2006, MacInTouch published an independent analysis of Apple Mac notebook reliability based on a survey of over 10,000 notebooks spanning 41 models.[7]

In 2007, MacInTouch first reported a severe data-loss bug in Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard's Finder.[8]

On 30 August 2021, Ric Ford (owner of MacInTouch) stated “As a business, MacInTouch is no longer viable, but thanks to supporters and special contributors, I hope to continue providing this website and subscriber/supporter services to the extent practical, which means some streamlining and project delays.”[9]

References

  1. ↑ Engst, Adam (17 July 2000). "Hacking the Press, Part 2: Types of Publications". TidBITS. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
  2. ↑ Gillmor, Dan. "Two Noteworthy Web Anniversaries". bayosphere.com. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
  3. ↑ LeVitus, Bob (23 July 2012). OS X Mountain Lion for Dummies. Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated. ISBN 9781118486979. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  4. ↑ Owens, Simon. "Scott Rosenberg Traces the Blogosphere's Origins". Mediashift. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
  5. ↑ "HFS Infestation". tidbits.com. 19 April 1993. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  6. ↑ Thompson, Jim (1 April 1999). "Talkback: MonkInTouch". Linux Today. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
  7. ↑ Chartier, David. "Apple notebook reliability study, courtesy of Macintouch". The Unofficial Apple Weblog. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  8. ↑ Pasini, Mike. "MacInTouch Reports Data Loss Bug in Leopard". The Imaging Resource. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  9. ↑ "MacInTouch status update – MacInTouch".
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