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

<p><strong>Dave Hamilton</strong> and <strong>Bryan Chaffin</strong>, now formerly of <a href="http://macobserver.com"><strong>The Mac Observer</strong></a>, 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.</p> <p>[embed]http://traffic.libsyn.com/maclevelten/MV22008.mp3[/embed]</p> <p><a href="http://truebill.com/macvoices"><img height="75" alt="Truebill" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12334" src="http://www.macvoices.com/wp-content/uploads/Truebill_Main-Logo-300x75.png" width="300" /></a></p> <p>MacVoices is supported by <strong>Truebill. </strong>Get control of your subscriptions at <a href="http://truebill.com/macvoices"><strong>TrueBill.com/macvoices</strong></a>.</p> <!--more--> <br /> <h3>Show Notes:</h3> <p><strong>Guests:</strong></p> <p><strong>Bryan Chaffin</strong> 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 <strong><a href="http://www.macobserver.com">The Mac Observer</a></strong>. 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, <strong><a href="http://geektells.com">GeekTells</a></strong>, hear his thoughts on Apple and tech topics on <a href="https://www.macobserver.com/show/apple-context-machine/"><strong>The Apple Context Machine</strong></a>, and follow him on <strong><a href="http://twitter.com/TMOBryan">Twitter</a></strong>.</p> <p><strong>Dave Hamilton</strong>  is co-host of<strong> <a href="http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/features/mac_geek_gab/">The Mac