MacVoices #22008: The Sale of The Mac Observer with Dave Hamilton and Bryan Chaffin
MacVoices12 Tammi 2022

MacVoices #22008: The Sale of The Mac Observer with Dave Hamilton and Bryan Chaffin

Dave Hamilton and Bryan Chaffin, now formerly of The Mac Observer, share the story of how one of the web's original Apple news web sites was recently sold. The co-founders talk about what has made TMO special, how the sale came about, and why they hope the new owners make it a bigger success than ever. Dave and Bryan also talk about what they feel they have accomplished with TMO, and what they are most proud of.



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Bryan Chaffin began using Apple computers in 1983 in a high school BASIC programming class. He started using Macs in 1990 when the Kinko's guy taught him how to use Aldus PageMaker, finally buying a Power Computing Power 100 in 1995. Bryan is the cofounder of The Mac Observer. He has contributed to MacAddict and MacFormat magazines, and coauthored Incredible iPad Apps for Dummies with Bob "Dr. Mac" LeVitus. You can find out more about Bryan at his personal site, GeekTells, hear his thoughts on Apple and tech topics on The Apple Context Machine, and follow him on Twitter.


Dave Hamilton is co-host of The Mac Geek Gab, cofounder of The Mac Observer, and co-Founder of BackBeat Media. You can also find him on The Mac Geek Gab, co-hosting both The Small Business Show and Gig Gab, and can follow him on Twitter.



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