MacTech
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MacTech is the journal of Apple technology, a monthly magazine for software developers, system administrators, and other technical users of the Apple Macintosh
line of computers.
The magazine was called "MacTech" for its first two issues, starting in 1984, after which its name was changed to MacTutor. At the time the magazine defined itself as "a technical publication devoted to advancing programming knowledge of the Macintosh for both hacker and professional alike". Its name was changed back to MacTech in 1993.
MacTech also provides a news aggregator service.
The magazine is privately owned, held by Xplain Corporation.
On June 5, 2008, MacTech announced it would act as caretaker to the archives of MacMinute
News and Forums. At these forums, Stan's Lounge is crowded with MacMinute and MacCentral
faithful in honor of Stan Flack's contributions to the Macintosh community.
On November 6, 2009, MacTech announced that it was acquiring MacMod, a community site dedicated to modding
Apple hardware and software. As part of the acquisition, the MacMod forums have been integrated into MacTech's, and MacTech now has a podcast
dedicated to Mac technical topics as well as industry news, event coverage, and interviews.
Macintosh
The Macintosh , or Mac, is a series of several lines of personal computers designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc. The first Macintosh was introduced by Apple's then-chairman Steve Jobs on January 24, 1984; it was the first commercially successful personal computer to feature a mouse and a...
line of computers.
The magazine was called "MacTech" for its first two issues, starting in 1984, after which its name was changed to MacTutor. At the time the magazine defined itself as "a technical publication devoted to advancing programming knowledge of the Macintosh for both hacker and professional alike". Its name was changed back to MacTech in 1993.
MacTech also provides a news aggregator service.
The magazine is privately owned, held by Xplain Corporation.
On June 5, 2008, MacTech announced it would act as caretaker to the archives of MacMinute
MacMinute
MacMinute was the name of a web site that provided news and information focused on Apple Inc and the Macintosh Operating system. It was founded by Canadian businessman Stan Flack in 2001 to "keep you up-to-date on everything that is going on in the world of Macintosh as soon as it happens"...
News and Forums. At these forums, Stan's Lounge is crowded with MacMinute and MacCentral
MacCentral
MacCentral was a web site that provided news and information covering the Apple Macintosh, originally as an independent entity and later as the news service for Mac Publishing Web sites, including Macworld.com and Playlist, before being subsumed by Macworld's own brand.MacCentral was founded by...
faithful in honor of Stan Flack's contributions to the Macintosh community.
On November 6, 2009, MacTech announced that it was acquiring MacMod, a community site dedicated to modding
Modding
Modding is a slang expression that is derived from the verb "modify". Modding refers to the act of modifying a piece of hardware or software or anything else for that matter, to perform a function not originally conceived or intended by the designer...
Apple hardware and software. As part of the acquisition, the MacMod forums have been integrated into MacTech's, and MacTech now has a podcast
Podcast
A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...
dedicated to Mac technical topics as well as industry news, event coverage, and interviews.