Interviews with interesting people
Aaron Wall went from the corn fields of Illinois to the big city of Oakland, CA. In-between he discovered the military wasn’t for him, self imposed bland routines are better than those imposed by others, and having multiple irons in the fire is a good thing.
Jean MacDonald has modified her perfectionism. She now settles for being great. She is wicked smart, a wiz at Russian history, and loves guitar (electric, of course). Jean is a partner at Smile Software (aka, Smile On My Mac). Her new passion is helping girls get excited about computer programming.
Shannon Morse is co-host of the internet-TV show Hak5. Her story of how a difficult childhood can’t stop you from being an intelligent, talented and capable women.
Her childhood was a bit chaotic due to moving around a lot (military) and her father being a functional alcoholic (can hold a job but not stop drinking). But Shannon survived childhood and has moved on. Her story might help you do the same.
This is the story of a kid from Milwaukee who went to college at Stanford. But it’s more about how an introverted nerd became president of his senior class. Scott Jenson successfully learned to bridge the gap between programming and design. He’s a user experience designer of hardware and software.
And you’ll learn how Apple should have designed the IPad. To learn more about Frog Design, click here: http://www.frogdesign.com/
Lawyer by day and Mac-junkie by night, David Sparks likes being busy. He writes book about Macs, does a podcast about Macs and speaks at conferences about Macs. It’s not surprising his podcast (with Katie Floyd) is called Mac Power Users. David lives down the street from me (well, up the freeway but that’s pretty much the same thing in S. Cal.). Here’s the talk David mentions: http://www.43folders.com/2009/03/25/blogs-turbocharged.
I’m tempted to say he has a voice for radio but I can hear Andy asking “did you say voice or face?” For the record, I said voice. In addition to his melodic tones, Andy is a quick wit, a knowledgeable techie and a skilled writer. And when you want to know about technology, he’s the guy who will tell you what you need to know and do it in an interesting way.
Bill Storage studied engineering and now uses that knowledge base to solve business problems. He leads his clients through a process that identifies issues, specifies solutions and automates procedures. Bill makes a good case for being a generalist.
