1982 - Started programming on a Timex Sinclair 1000 (TS1000), which I still own.
1985 - First job as a programmer writing business apps in Pascal for the Apple IIe.
1988 - Started programming in CADOL on CADO Systems.
1989 - Started writing apps for UNIX using C.
1992 - Moved from Memphis to St. Louis and started programming for Windows using Microsoft C and later Visual C++.
1994 - The company I worked for switched from Visual C++ to Visual Basic, a low point in my career. Got my start with SQL Server.
1995 - Started programming with Delphi - bye bye VB.
1997 (or 1998) - Started writing web apps with ASP.
1998 - First attempt at being indie. Made $200 from my app Desktop Maid. Paid bills with contract projects.
2000 - Moved to New York, joined a mobile startup, dyed my hair green, flew countless trips between NYC and SFO.
2001 - Joined Avanade, a joint venue between Microsoft and Accenture. I specialized in the mobile solutions then later switched focus to web services leveraging Microsoft technologies.
2003 - Incorporated White Peak Software Inc.
2004 - Started full time work at White Peak Software Inc doing contract programming and consulting.
2005 - Released SMTP Diagnostics, White Peak Software's first product.
2007 - Released Killink CSV Editor, White Peak Software's second product. I also switched from being a Windows user to a Mac user, and I started writing Mac software for internal use.
2008 - Started iOS development and released White Peak Software's first iOS app Labor Mate.
2009 - Refocused White Peak Software as a Mac and iOS software shop, accepting only contract work for Mac and iOS apps, and ending of my long Microsoft and web technologies career.
2010 - Released Hey Peanut, White Peak Software's second iOS app. I became much more active in the Cocoa developer community, attending and speaking at conferences, meet ups and CocoaHeads, and started my own group called NSHappyHour. I also started writing a book on learning iPad programming.