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Reflecting on 25 years in tech

Why I left Apple (2019)

Why I left Apple (2019)

2019-04-26
How I ended up at Apple (1999)

How I ended up at Apple (1999)

2019-04-17
Apple: Best and worst hardware product

Apple: Best and worst hardware product

2019-04-15
Don’t forget soft skills when interviewing engineers

Don’t forget soft skills when interviewing engineers

2018-06-22
How to easily create documentation

How to easily create documentation

2018-06-19
Delete previous word or path item in Terminal

Delete previous word or path item in Terminal

2018-06-12
App Switcher tricks

App Switcher tricks

2018-06-11
Using social networking at work

Using social networking at work

2018-06-05
How do I learn AppleScript?

How do I learn AppleScript?

2018-06-01
Ideas for better quality software

Ideas for better quality software

2018-05-30
“defaults” command tricks

“defaults” command tricks

2018-05-30
Keyboard tricks in Dock stacks

Keyboard tricks in Dock stacks

2018-05-29
Meet people in person!

Meet people in person!

2018-05-25
Delay for hot corners

Delay for hot corners

2018-05-23
Custom names for screenshots

Custom names for screenshots

2018-05-22
Send a nice email to someone’s boss

Send a nice email to someone’s boss

2018-05-14
Keyboard shortcuts in Confluence

Keyboard shortcuts in Confluence

2018-05-11
Creating human-readable Swift tool with Xcode

Creating human-readable Swift tool with Xcode

2018-05-10
My hierarchy of testing

My hierarchy of testing

2018-05-01
Invite people to lunch

Invite people to lunch

2018-04-26
How to have good work/life balance

How to have good work/life balance

2018-04-23
Why does rebooting fix everything?

Why does rebooting fix everything?

2018-04-20
The Help menu in complex applications

The Help menu in complex applications

2018-04-17
Hot corners + modifiers

Hot corners + modifiers

2018-04-16
Backing up iCloud Drive

Backing up iCloud Drive

2018-04-13

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