About

Printing

  • Started full time in printing 1981 – Pre-press for 40 inch Heidelberg 6 color presses.
  • Started Hobart’s Printing Place in 1995.
  • Printing experience – over 32 years, main area has been Graphic Arts, and pre-press.

Programming

  • Programming began with the Atari, and then the Commodore.
  • Platforms include DOS, Windows, and Mac.
  • Ink Coverage was created using XCode, Cocoa framework, and Objective-C.
  • Web markup and scripting, including WordPress plug-ins, and coding template pages.
  • Dynamic languages: PHP, and Python.
  • Compiled languages: Java, C, C++, and Objective-C.
  • Favorite javascript library: jQuery.

Software

  • InDesign, Illustrator, PhotoShop, Acrobat Pro, QuarkXpress.
  • OpenSource Apps: Gimp, InkScape, Scribus, LibreOffice.
  • MS Office.
  • Editors: BBEdit, CSSEdit, Eclipse, Vim, Komodo Edit, XCode.
  • Databases: MySql, HSQLDB (HyperSQL DataBase).
  • Web Servers: Apache, Tomcat.
  • Console Apps: Macports, ImageMagick, Ghostscript.

Other Passions

  • Art, Violin, Kayaking, and fly fishing.
  • Playing with our grandchildren, niece,  and nephew.