The new kid on the block

Greetings TUAW compatriots!

I'm Dan Pourhadi, a new blogger
'round these parts. I've been instructed to introduce myself, so when I ascend the ranks and eventually assume my rightful place as King of All That Breathes, you will know enough about me to properly align yourself as either a member of the honorable Loyal Followers or the filthy sewer-dwelling Resistance. Choose wisely.

A little about me: I'm a Senior Editor (and feared moderator) at Macteens.com, and a contributor to the MacVoices podcast. I co-founded iCompositions.com and DashboardWidgets.com (the bestest Mac community sites in the world! — and that's a totally impartial plug) and I've contributed to MacAddict Magazine
(including an article titled "Make your Mac look like Windows," which I thoroughly regret). I'm from the beautifully bland northwest suburbs of Chicago, just minutes from three very nice Apple Stores (two of which welcomed me as a feature speaker in their lovely auditoriums).

My expertise lies in the user-end of technology; I'm no programmer and no l33t UNIX hax0r, but I know OS X like the cheese-drawer in my fridge. I'm looking forward to working at TUAW, and blogging about all-things Apple!