MacInTouch
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Type of site | News and information related to Apple Inc., iTunes, iPhone, Mac, security and privacy |
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| Available in | English |
| Owner | MacInTouch Inc. |
| Created by | MacInTouch Inc. (Ric Ford) |
| URL | www |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Launched | 1994 |
| Current status | Active |
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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]
On 4 June 2025, Ric Ford put Macintouch on hiatus, saying "I personally need to stop and take a break for a while to re-assess priorities and approaches going forward. I'm putting macintouch.com on pause in an attempt to stem the rising costs..."[10]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Engst, Adam (17 July 2000). "Hacking the Press, Part 2: Types of Publications". TidBITS. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Gillmor, Dan. "Two Noteworthy Web Anniversaries". bayosphere.com. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.LeVitus, Bob (23 July 2012). OS X Mountain Lion for Dummies. Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated. ISBN 9781118486979. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Owens, Simon. "Scott Rosenberg Traces the Blogosphere's Origins". Mediashift. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."HFS Infestation". tidbits.com. 19 April 1993. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Thompson, Jim (1 April 1999). "Talkback: MonkInTouch". Linux Today. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Chartier, David. "Apple notebook reliability study, courtesy of Macintouch". The Unofficial Apple Weblog. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Pasini, Mike. "MacInTouch Reports Data Loss Bug in Leopard". The Imaging Resource. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."MacInTouch status update – MacInTouch". www.macintouch.com. Archived from the original on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."MacInTouch on Pause". web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 4 June 2025. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
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External links
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