I guess it’s just the way things are these days. Long-time staples of the Mac community are dropping like flies. Last year, Macworld Magazine ceased publication of their print version and let go (fired) a large percentage of their editorial/writing staff. Shortly thereafter, IDG, Macworld’s parent company announced their annual Macworld conference was on indefinite “hiatus” and this year’s conference wouldn’t happen. The event that hosted the introduction of the iMac in 1997, the iPod in 2001 and the iPhone in 2007 is no more. I know, the official word is “hiatus”, but c’mon, let’s be real here. Jesus is more likely back and living in New Jersey than the Macworld Conference ever happening again. Now, TUAW (The Unofficial Apple Weblog) is shutting down and being folded into another AOL publication, Engadget. The reality is, most of the TUAW writers and editors have been given a pink slip so the unique Apple-centric content that was TUAW is (most likely) gone forever.