Where do I start? Well, I've been an Apple user since 1989 when I bought a used powerbook 100 and was amazed at the ease of use compared to the typical PC. Eventually the powerbook broke so being who I am, naturally I took it apart and fixed it in a matter of hours (I'm a natural) so I started to repair them for fun. Well fun as you can see turned into a busy part time business.

The Apple Newton, which came out in 1993, was a handheld device akin to the Palm Pilot but had a bigger screen and actually recognized your hand writing and converted it into text as opposed to learning Graffitti (a shorthand writing Palm used). I bought one for my videography business (one of many jobs that I enjoy) for scheduling. I later found that there was a market for used ones. That was when I started my first online (when the web was just starting to boom) business called The PDA Connection in which I repaired and sold Newtons.

I became a Newton guru spending countless hours fixing and modifying them. Even after it was discontinued in 1998 my business was going strong, but when the iPod came out in 2001 I instantly fell in love with it! Imagine a music player the size of a deck of cards and holding 5GB's of music! I immediately took it apart and found my new online business. Which has grown to include most Apple products.

On another note, I also do what I love most and that is graphic design. As former graphic artist for the Berlin Reporter, I've been doing it professionally for 12+ years and an artist (oil painting) since the age of 10.

In 2007 I was hired as graphic artist for a new newspaper venture called The Outdoor Gazette (www.theoutdoor gazette.com) I am the former president of the NH Monte Carlo Club (www.nhmontecarloclub.com). I run the local White Mountain Apple User Group (www.wmaug.com) I've designed all my websites and just started my own graphic design business in 2009 called Think Different Design (www.thinkdifferentdesign.com).

I hope you found this interesting and I appreciate your reading this to find out about me and welcome your business. Feel free to email me any time.

Regards
Dan