So here we are, the big 5-0. I was really excited a few months ago contemplating this milestone for us. I thought it would be great if the staff could also acknowledge this issue with something special in their columns. Most did, and I cannot tell you how much their words means to me when I read them. Some have mentioned me specifically, like I am anything special. Really, I just came up with the idea, and have nurtured it along with a whole lot of help. This is not the Tim Robertson show, nor would I ever want it to be. I am simply the first guy here, that's all. Everyone else who has followed should take the credit (or is that the blame?).

Creating My Mac month after month has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life (though it doesn't come close to the birth of my daughter, Raechel, both "born" within a few months of one another).

This is a special issue for us. We welcome your feedback, which tends to make our letter page a little better the next issue :-)

On other thing: Bob came up with an idea a few months ago which we had to put on hold until this issue and the new website were all done. With all that behind us now, and looking toward the future, we can move ahead with it. We would like to ask you to send in your own experience or story about your first Mac. What was it like when you first sat down in front of the smiling Mac face, the first time you went online? Did it change your life? Did you have a heart attack the first time your Mac crashed on you and you didn't know what to do? Did you get a huge discount on your first Mac, making it even more special? Please write to us with your stories about your first Macintosh experience. Our address can be found on The Last Page.

See you next month!
Tim Robertson, Publisher, My Mac Magazine
publisher@mymac.com

The Website Redesign
One of the biggest changes for this, our 50th issue, is our completely new website design. Once again, we took up the challenge and put many long hours into creating a website that is attractive, efficient, and user-friendly, and we're all extremely pleased with the finished product. For those of you who read My Mac off-line, we invite you to visit it at http://www.mymac.com and give us your opinion. We think you're going to like what you see.

Last December, when Tim asked me to redesign the website for issue #50, I knew it was going to be no easy task. Our website has been totally redesigned from the ground up, but it blends the best of our old site with the best of the new. The new features are many, and I'll give you a brief rundown here:

What's New