A Year in Review: Macstock’s Past, Present and Future
The winter holidays are a time of reflection. A time to step back and give thanks for those around us: Our friends. Our family. All those closest to us that we hold dear. And as we come to the end of another Macstock-less year, I’ve been thinking about all of you. A...
Macstock Stories: Jim Rea
In this episode of Macstock Stories, we chat with Jim Rea about his history with Apple and developing for the Macintosh, the origins and development of the database app, Panorama, some cool use-cases of Panorama, and what encouraged him to attend his first Macstock in...
Virtual Macstock on The Geekiest Show Ever
Thanks to Elisa and Melissa for having me on the show this week! I had a great time taking a look back at the beginnings of Macstock and sharing a little peek at what's headed everyone's way at Virtual Macstock in September and Macstock 2022 next July! From the show...
IMPORTANT: Virtual Macstock COVID-19 Policy Updates
From the beginning of this pandemic, one of the driving forces behind my decisions to postpone Macstock twice from July 2020 to, what I hope will be, July 2022, is your safety and the safety of the Macstock community. After all, Macstock's heartbeat -- the very thing...
Virtual Macstock is Back!
For 6 years we've gathered in the halls of the Luecht Conference Center the third or fourth weekend of July for a fantastic weekend of Macstock (okay, okay, technically the FIRST year it was the third weekend of June, and last year we gathered virtually, but bear with...
Macstock Stories: Meet Frank Petrie
In our very first episode of Macstock Stories, I sit down to chat with Frank Petrie about his history with Apple, lessons from film school, being a creative person in a technology-driven world, the origins of his blog, YMPNow, and what brings him back to Macstock each...
Virtual Macstock Was Here!
I had two thoughts on my mind as Virtual Macstock came to a close last Saturday: Wow, that actually worked! and...Man, Virtual Macstock was a BLAST!! We had speakers in their virtual green room, chatters in the chat room, and avatars zipping around the Macstock Lounge...
Virtual Macstock is Coming!
The rumors* are true! Two weeks from today we were slated to gather for the 6th annual Macstock Conference but, despite our best wishes and hopes, prudent caution and doing right by Macstock’s attendees took precedence, and Macstock 2020 was officially rescheduled for...
IMPORTANT UPDATE: Macstock 2020 Postponement
Making the Call... We're Moving to 2021 2022! *NEW* FEBRUARY 2022 UPDATE #2: Where we’re at with the next Macstock, what needs to happen before we can get together again, and a couple ideas I have for the Macstock community in 2021.Though I can't confirm the dates...
Macstock and COVID-19
Current Status as of April 11, 2020: Macstock 2020 will be postponed to July 2021. IMPORTANT UPDATE: Macstock 2020 is officially postponed to July 2021. For more details, please see the following post:...