{"id":48890,"date":"2025-08-13T17:17:23","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T21:17:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=48890"},"modified":"2025-08-18T14:37:04","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T18:37:04","slug":"macsurfer-is-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2025\/08\/13\/macsurfer-is-back\/","title":{"rendered":"MacSurfer Is Back"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/macsurfer.com\/\">MacSurfer<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/macsurfer.com\/\">\n<p>MacSurfer is relaunching &mdash; watch as the upgrade continues<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p>Via <a href=\"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@ecschwarz\/115017715208889055\">Eric Schwarz<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@ecschwarz\/115017715208889055\">\n<p>I can&rsquo;t find any details or who&rsquo;s behind it? I really hope it&rsquo;s not AI slop or someone trying to make a buck off nostalgia like iLounge or TUAW.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p>Previously:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/29\/macintouch-paused\/\">MacInTouch Paused<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2024\/07\/10\/the-unofficial-apple-ai-weblog\/\">The Unofficial Apple AI Weblog<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/03\/macsurfer-shutting-down\/\">MacSurfer Shutting Down<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p id=\"macsurfer-is-back-update-2025-08-18\">Update (<a href=\"#macsurfer-is-back-update-2025-08-18\">2025-08-18<\/a>): <a href=\"https:\/\/schwarztech.net\/articles\/interview-with-macsurfers-new-owner-ken-turner\">Eric Schwarz<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/schwarztech.net\/articles\/interview-with-macsurfers-new-owner-ken-turner\">\n<p>Over the past week, I&rsquo;ve been <a href=\"https:\/\/schwarztech.net\/articles\/macsurfer-is-back\">working to track down<\/a> the new owner of <a href=\"https:\/\/macsurfer.com\"><em>MacSurfer&rsquo;s Headline News<\/em><\/a>, a beloved site that <a href=\"https:\/\/schwarztech.net\/snippets\/the-end-of-macsurfer\">shut down in 2020<\/a> and has recently had somewhat mysterious revival. Fortunately, after some digging that didn&rsquo;t really lead anywhere, I received an email from its new owner, Ken Turner, and he graciously took the time to answer a few questions about the new project.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@lapcatsoftware\/115040962457131989\">Jeff Johnson<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@lapcatsoftware\/115040962457131989\">\n<p>Does MacSurfer have an RSS feed?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MacSurfer: MacSurfer is relaunching &mdash; watch as the upgrade continues Via Eric Schwarz: I can&rsquo;t find any details or who&rsquo;s behind it? I really hope it&rsquo;s not AI slop or someone trying to make a buck off nostalgia like iLounge or TUAW. 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