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E-mail Bugs@raskincenter.org to report new bugs or provide information about existing ones.
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Personal Raskin Center e-mail addresses
are created in the following standard format: FirstnameLastname@raskincenter.org
David Alzofon,
Chief Documenter
David received a degree in art from UC Santa Barbara
back when the last dinosaur died and wrote a book on
classical guitar in 1981, which led to writing user
guides for Information Appliance in 1984. He has
worked with Jef off and on ever since, sometimes on
software, sometimes on music, but always on fun stuff
(e.g., The Humane Interface, p. 55, "quasimodal"
illus.). Languages spoken: English.
Simone Joseph,
Chief Operating Officer
Simone received a BA in English from Sorbonne Universite and
has worked in other non-profit organizations previous to The
Raskin Center. Languages spoken: English, French and Spanish.
Dick Karpinski, Documentation
Generalist
Dick is a former system administrator who wishes computers were
easier to use, lives in Santa Rosa, and hangs out at the Raskin
household in Pacifica. On a good day, Dick speaks English, of the
American persuasion. On a bad day, no one can say.
Hanhwe Kim,
Chief Financial Officer
Hanhwe Kim is an information scientist with a PhD in the human
factors
of computing. He has extensive software development experience.
Languages spoken: Korean and English.
Brad Lauster, Communications & Volunteer
Coordinator
Brad lives in San Francisco and works for Stanford University as a
Designer. He specializes in interaction, organization and
communications design. Languages spoken: English.
Doug McKenna,
Consultant
Doug McKenna has been an award-winning programmer for nearly 30 years,
specializing in editors, graphics, and interface ideas. McKenna was a
member of the board of Information Appliance, Inc.. and authored the
first graphics library for the Canon Cat. Best known as the designer and
author of Resorcerer, the professional resource editor for software
developers on the Macintosh platform, Doug also researches space-filling
curve constructions, and helped illustrate B. Mandelbrot's book, The
Fractal Geometry of Nature.
Galen Panger,
Webmaster
Galen is a Political Science and Economics major at Stanford
University, and lives in a small suburb north of Chicago when
he is not away at school. Languages spoken: English, high school
Spanish, currently taking la meilleure langue au monde, le français.
Aza Raskin, Software Architect
Aza Raskin left high school after 11th grade to attend the University
of Chicago as a math-physics double major, where he is also principal
horn in the University's orchestra. For recreation, he is co-authoring
a physics textbook because he's not old enough to buy alcohol. Languages
spoken: English and Japanese.
Jef Raskin,
Chief Architect
Jef is best known for his book, "The Humane Interface",
for creating the Macintosh project at Apple, as the founder and
CEO of Information Appliance Inc., and as a pioneer, teacher,
and leading figure in the computer/human interface field. Languages
spoken: English.
Atul Varma,
Software Architect
Andrew Wilson, Software Architect
Raised on a farm in southern Wisconsin, Andrew is a math-physics
double major at the University of Chicago. While much of his
extra-curricular time is spent at his church, he likes to pretend
he can play piano, and loves to bake bread. Languages spoken: English
and Spanish.