Tony Vlismas
I'm just a regular human being who likes having fun! |
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| How did you personally get into using the Macintosh family of computers? |
I remember the teacher introducing the Macintosh into our class, and I laugh every time I recall what she told us about it: "The Macintosh is not like those 'other' computers, and it's very difficult to use. You shouldn't use it on your own -- you MUST use it along with someone else who has used it in the past." |
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| **Status: | All of the above. ;) | |
First Mac:
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Classic II | |
Current Mac:
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PowerBook G3 Series, and Power Macintosh G3 Desktop | |
| When did you get your first modem? | Back around the intro of eWorld. | |
| Who did you call first? | A local library BBS because that the only phone number I had at the time. | |
| Present Occupation: | Service Programs at Apple Canada | |
| Claim to Fame: | Being the Oscar Myer voice in those commercials (no, not really). | |
| Dream Job: | iCEO, but Tim Holmes called it first. |
| Not So Random Thoughts... | |||
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| Was there ever a time in your life that you had to "Think Different?" What was the situation and what did you do? | |||
| Of course. I actually prefer to think of it as "shifting paradigms," versus "thinking different." There's too many examples in my personal and professional life to list them. I think the most profound situation was last year during a trip to the US. It greatly affected my "thinking." | |||
| How has using the Macintosh computer changed your life? | |||
| I use the word "GUI" way too often! | |||
| What is the weirdest thing in your office right now? | |||
| A whole floor above us thats filled with cubes and chairs, but no humans. | |||
| My Passions are: | |||
| The Mac OS, social gatherings, new cars, paintball, music, having fun, etc. | |||
| If you could have dinner with one person dead or alive who would that person be and what would you ask them? | |||
| Damn good question! | |||
| Do you play a musical instrument and/or are you in a band? | |||
| I sing (or scream at the top of my lungs) in the car with the windows rolled down, but my friends tell me I'm no good. (grin) | |||
| When I grow up I want to be: | |||
| Mr. Rogers from Mr. Roger's Neighbourhood. | |||
| The question never asked: | |||
| You're _how_ old? Really?! |
| Just The Facts, Please... |
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| Biographical Tidbits: | Use to head-up TforTALK, an electronical magazine (e-zine) on eWorld. Use to manage AskApple, Canada on eWorld (before, you know...). Had my program notices and internal procedures published (LOL). | Education: | Yuppers. | |
| Location at Birth: | Toronto. | Current Location: | MegaCity Toronto. | |
| Where you've been in between: |
Here! | Astrological Sign: | Saggitarius | |
| Available? | Single, but not actively looking right now. | Chat Nick: | TforTONY at Talk City | |
| Favorite Books: | Sidney Sheldon's Master Of The Game -- fanstastic book! | Favorite Music or Band: | Don't really have a favourite... like most styles and beats. | |
| Favorite Food: | Greek. | Cat or Dog Person: | Dog, but prefer a pet more like Alf. | |
| Tony's Personal Web Site | |
| Favorite Web Site: | At this exact moment? CarPoint and Saturn Canada |
| "What you take great pride in building, others take in destroying. You must not let them do that." - Diana from V.
"Everyday I have to add to the list of people that piss me off." - Calvin from Calvin & Hobbes. "Never be afraid to shift your paradigm." |
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Created Saturday, September 19, 1998, 4:36 AM, Edited: 10/2/98, 1/30/99