November 2009

Functional

I've been attempting get FunctionSwitch back online for far too long.
Generally unhappy with what was presented, both visually and content wise. I determined a while back how I want to focus content, but the design was horrible, I didn't want to view my own site.

After several failed attempts, I reached out to a twitter acquaintance for help. @matthewrex is a young designer who is doing great, admirable work. In a matter of a few hours, he had the new logo and design aesthetic in place. I then spent a few days theming around Matt's work and what we came up with is what you now see.
This is it, simple, clean and most of all; Functional.
Content is coming soon, starting with an essentials thread.
Mac Essentials, iPhone Essentials and Dad Essentials.

About

Function Switch is for the most part me, Brad MacDonald. I'd describe myself as a mid 30s geek Dad.

I find passion in many things large and small.

My family; my wife and 2 daughters, they bring me true joy.

I find I love Apple Inc too much, but they are just a company and I'm the first to say that. I may love them, but they do not love me.

Music keeps me moving when even coffee fails, and coffee is something I love far too much. I live 12 hours on an average day with white earbuds attached to my body. Want me to like you? Give me a Venti Iced Americano with 2 Splenda.

On top of all of this I find a strange connection to The Force, I am Star Wars, Star Wars is me. It defines so much of what I am it is odd to express.

Recently I worked as a Project Manager for a small development and media firm Blackbarn Media, through an acquisition I now work as a PM and analyst for a public health org focusing on CMS projects leveraging Drupal and Joomla. Prior to that I wore multiple hats at a health care software startup, recently gobbled up and spit out.

I've spent a large part of my adult life working in Software QA and process improvement. I spent a few years toiling at AOL when it seemed they might still make it.

I love software, databases and problem solving. Give me a problem, coffee and a whiteboard and I am happy.

where to find me?

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