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Howdy!
Howdy, TUAW-ites. My name is Steve Sande and I'm the new kid on the block here at TUAW. Saying that I'm the new kid is a bit misleading, since I'm over the half-century mark in the age column. I've been writing online since 1986, when I started up a Mac/Apple IIGS Bulletin Board System called MAGIC. That BBS continued for 8 years until 1994, when I began publishing a blog-like website called PDAntic.com on the web, writing about the Apple Newton MessagePad. That site went through various incarnations, ending with the latest - MovableBeast.com. I also blog and podcast occasionally on TalkingWordpress.com, and I can be heard on the MacJury podcasts as a regular jury member.
My first Mac purchase was in December of 1984; a Mac 512K with an ImageWriter II printer. My latest? A MacBook Air! My next dream machine is going to be a 3.06 GHz 24" iMac with 4GB of RAM and a 1 TB HD. I'm not sure how many Macs I've owned since 1984...
So, what do I do when I'm not blogging? I'm currently an ACN (Apple Consultant Network) member, which means I'm a certified Apple consultant. I write documentation for several commercial Mac applications, I've written a couple of ebooks for Take Control Books, and I teach Business Analysis classes all over the country.
I'm thrilled to be part of the TUAW team, and I look forward to your comments and story tips.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Allan said 4:03PM on 5-06-2008
TUAW hiring binge?
I'm a fairly new reader here as it is... but welcome anyway!
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YodaMac said 4:09PM on 5-06-2008
Welcome aboard. Many of us appreciate reading a fellow "seasoned" perspective. :)
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Maikel said 4:18PM on 5-06-2008
You are utterly welcome!
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Jt Hollister said 4:27PM on 5-06-2008
Welcome to TUAW! Just to be sure...you're not the guy who writes the (lack of) documentation for the Software updates right??? Good. We'll get along just fine then.
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mikekochansky said 4:36PM on 5-06-2008
welcome! can't wait to hear from you
htp://www.mikekochansky.com
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robogobo said 8:31PM on 5-06-2008
Mike, if you're going to link to yourself in every post (I wish you wouldn't), at least make the link work. I actually decided to check out your stupid blog but I don't care enough to fix the typo.
Jeff said 4:42PM on 5-06-2008
Yes, we like experience when it comes to talking Macs. Welcome! I beat you on the Mac purchase: got the very first Mac when it came out in 1984. 125K of RAM. Sigh. Those were the days.
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ofitch said 4:58PM on 5-06-2008
Welcome! Don't know where else to ask this, but I suppose the comments in one of the flurry of introduction posts is as good as anywhere. (Two in one day!)
Is there any way to add a blogger who focuses on mac applications and uses in a research/engineering/science setting? I know there's lots of folks who are starting to use it beyond just the design and web content fields. Would definitely be nice to have that perspective as well. Thanks, TUAW!
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Marc Smith said 5:03PM on 5-06-2008
Welcome Steve...look forward to having a fellow ACN member on my favorite blog!
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pop said 5:29PM on 5-06-2008
What gives with the "I've been using Mac since the dawn of time blah blah blah." It doesn't add street cred, looks suspiciously elitist, and smacks of the "Deader than thou" and "I'm more punk than you" nonsense. Enuf.
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DistortedLoop said 8:27AM on 5-10-2008
Ah, don't be so cynical...maybe it's just a way of saying "this has been a lifelong passion of mine" and "I'm not just here because I want to get a few bucks for blogging, I actually like the products"...?
SirCrumpet said 6:01PM on 5-06-2008
My guess it was a suggestion from TUAW as to what to write in the intro post. Both new bloggers used the same format for their intro post, including their "First Mac", "Current Mac" etc.
In any case, hi Steve, looking forward to your posts!
pop said 6:04PM on 5-06-2008
Yah... probably too cynical... or sensitive about being a late adopter on the Mac.
puhsitch said 8:29AM on 5-07-2008
Understandable, pop...but just so you know, the really early adopters of Macs are generally the opposite of elitist and are really welcoming to people who are more recent to the game.
Not me, though. I've been using Macs since 1991, and I want you to get the hell out of my face, newbie.
Kidding, kidding!
Mick said 9:00PM on 5-06-2008
So, does this mean we can get rid of Erica?
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orinjuse said 2:33AM on 5-07-2008
You teach classes all over -which- country? Spain? Georgia? Malaysia?
It may come as a shock, but people from Not-America-Land read this site.
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Allan said 8:09AM on 5-07-2008
But if it's an American-based site, I think it would be safe to assume he means the USoA.
Tice said 3:48AM on 5-07-2008
Welcome. looking forward to read from you. : )
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jeez@ivvvi.net said 7:24AM on 5-07-2008
Good. These functional illiterate kids who have been writing articles make me sick. It's about time they brought someone in who can maybe set a decent literary example. You do know the difference between "loose" and "lose", I hope?
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David Owens said 9:56AM on 5-07-2008
Glad you are here! Looking forward to your input.
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