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Ben Brooks
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Ben Brooks

Ben lives in Seattle and writes about technology and Apple. Writing in-depth reviews and talking about where technology fits into our lives.

Topics: Technology, Reviews, Software, Apple

Brett Kelly
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Brett Kelly

Brett is the Technical Communications Manager for Evernote Corporation, a developer, caffeine-abusing tattoo collector and coffee enthusiast. He's also the author of the popular eBook Evernote Essentials.

Topics: Technology, Learning, Creating, Productivity, Efficiency, Working

Jonathan Christopher
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Jonathan Christopher

Husband, Co-owner of Iron to Iron, Web developer, designer, WordPress big fan, Pods CMS dev team member, writer, and I like Seinfeld a lot.

Topics: Web, Design, Development, WordPress, Professionalism

Shawn Blanc
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Shawn Blanc

Shawn Blanc lives in Kansas City with his wife and their two green couches. He has a black belt in Tae Kwon Do, drives a 20th Anniversary Edition GTI, and writes full time for his eponymous tech- and design-centric website.

Topics: Apple, Technology, Design, Marketing, Writing

Stephen M. Hackett
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Stephen M. Hackett

Once a Lead Mac Genius at Apple, Stephen now runs IT for a large non-profit in Memphis, Tennessee. That journalism degree is going to good use.

Topics: Apple, Design, Journalism

Patrick Rhone
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Patrick Rhone

Patrick is a writer who explores ideas and tells stories about living a life of mindfulness, compassion and truth. He is the author of Keeping It Straight – You, Me, & Everything Else, available at http://keepingitstraightbook.com.

Topics: Writing, Mindfulness, Productivity, Technology, Analog, Minimalism

Aaron Mahnke
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Aaron Mahnke

Aaron Mahnke lives in the Boston area. He is the founder of Read & Trust, a freelance graphic designer, and author of the fantasy novel The Hand of Andulain.

Topics: Productivity, Technology, GTD, Creativity, Design, Apple

David Sparks
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David Sparks

David is a productivity con-man who claims to help you get more efficient with your technology but can just as easily wreck your day with some bit of fiddly awesomeness.

Topics: Apple, Mac OS X, iOS, Workflows, Technology

Adam W. King
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Adam W. King

Canadian designer + social enterpriser. Son of Baptist missionaries, former Green parliamentary candidate, and urban contemplative.

Topics: Craft, Focus, Social Innovation, Beauty

Randy Murray
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Randy Murray

Professional business writer, playwright, and author of "Writing Assignments."

Topics: Writing, Focus, Productivity, Future

James Shelley
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James Shelley

Ideas, Footnotes and Revelations.

Topics: Culture, Technology, Philosophy, Spirituality, Leadership, Ecology

David Chartier
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David Chartier

A former editor of Macworld, Ars Technica, and TUAW, David is a Herald for AgileBits and writes about tech, nuance, and culture.

Topics: Apple, iOS, Technology, Design, Productivity, Happiness

Chris Bowler
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Chris Bowler

Organize, craft, refine. In any order.

Topics: Simplicity, Technology, Design, Words, Spirituality, Web

Kyle Baxter
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Kyle Baxter

Kyle writes long-form commentary on current events and technology issues.

Topics: Apple, Politics, Current Events, Technology, Business, Foreign Policy

Brett Terpstra
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Brett Terpstra

The creator of nvALT and Marked performing mad science with Mac scripting.

Topics: Ruby, AppleScript, nerdery, markdown

Iain Broome
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Iain Broome

Fiction writer and professional copywriter for leading UK design agency, The Workshop. Founder of Write for Your Life, a site about writing.

Topics: Creative Writing, Copywriting, Publishing, Writing Tools, Productivity

Christian Ross
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Christian Ross

Naturally, slightly sweetened musings with an occasional bitter bite. Purveying awesome since '78.

Topics: Design, Freelancing, Men's Fashion, Random Internet Gold

Federico Viticci
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Federico Viticci

Federico is the Editor-in-Chief of MacStories.net. He also writes at Ticci.org.

Topics: Apple, Writing, Gadgets, Technology

Jorge Quinteros
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Jorge Quinteros

Avid traveler & photographer based in Brooklyn.

Topics: Photography, Travel, Craft, Vision, Camera, Nikon, Lightroom, Tips, Essays, Lens

Matt Gemmell
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Matt Gemmell

User experience designer, developer, writer and industry speaker passionate about the human side of computing. Based in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Topics: User Experience, Design, Usability, Technology, Writing, Accessibility

Marco Arment
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Marco Arment

Marco is the creator of Instapaper, the former cofounder of Tumblr, and a frequent coffee consumer living in the suburbs of New York City.

Topics: Web, Electronics, Apple, Geekery, Coffee

Dave Caolo
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Dave Caolo

Misanthrope, New England yankee, Apple fan. Dave is the news editor at The Unofficial Apple Weblog and the writer/curator behind 52 Tiger.

Topics: Apple, Software, Design, Writing, iOS