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Knock on wood…

Sunday, February 17th, 2008

Life has been good these days, and often I feel like I need to pinch myself. I hope I’m not dreaming and will likely wake up any minute to realize it’s all been too good to be true.
I’m now a Team Lead for my group at work. My current manager is new at management, but […]

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Two years and time for a change

Tuesday, September 18th, 2007

Change seemed imminent. Two years on one team, and it felt like time to move on. Further details are insignificant now, but the timing was appropriate.
It’s been over 3 months now working on the iPod UI team. So far, I couldn’t be happier. The team consists of individuals who truly feel like my family away […]

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End-of-Year Wrap Up 2006

Thursday, December 21st, 2006

1. What did you do in 2006 that you’d never done before?
Saw products I helped design annouced and featured at MacWorld.
Took a swim class to officially learn how to swim.
2. Did you keep your New Year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don’t really have official New Year’s resolutions. I am constantly […]

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I’m not one of those people who could boast that, “I’ve wanted to be a designer as long as I can remember.” If anything, I’ve wanted to be many things in the 30 years I have been alive. My family still reminds me on occasion that when I was about six or seven years old, […]

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Friends and Family in iLife apps

Wednesday, January 18th, 2006

As I was helping to finalize content and cut assets, I did my best to use my original photography and/or names of friends and family, hoping it would make it into the final release.
Here’s what made it in:
iDVD Themes

For iDVD’s “Shelves” theme, you see photos of my mom, dad and my brother David for the […]

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