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Hello everyone! My name is Robert Palmer, and I'd like to first thank you in advance for letting me blog for you here at TUAW. I've been using a Mac since 1992, and have owned five Macs since. By day, I'm a web developer, specializing in clean, honest, standards-compliant XHTML and CSS. By night, I am asleep.

Here's me a dozen years ago, photographed with my high school girlfriend.*

Up until I started working for myself last November, I was the de-facto IT guy for a 15-workstation Mac network in a graphic design studio environment. I plan to cover plenty of ground for you at the crossroads of the design and Mac worlds.

Cheers to everyone, and be so kind as to leave your best "Addicted to Love," "Simply Irresistible," or "Looking for Clues" jokes in comments. That's right, get it all out of your system now.

*First commenter to correctly name the model pictured wins at the Internets. Hint: It was photographed in a classroom.

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Hello everyone! My name is Robert Palmer, and I'd like to first thank you in advance for letting me blog for you here at TUAW. I've been...

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Michael Bolton de Silva

Welcome to Tuaw, brethren.

May 07 2008 at 4:07 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Jas

Not only did I know it was a 5500, I have two of them in the basement, awaiting ADB peripherals to give out to needy folks!

Unless, that is, Robert, you would like one for old time's sake?

May 06 2008 at 11:26 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Jas

Not only did I know it was a 5500, I have two of them in the basement, awaiting ADB peripherals to give out to needy folks!

Unless, that is, Robert, you would like one for old time's sake?

May 06 2008 at 11:26 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

starwxrwx

Oh I was just about to ask if you inspired that OfficeSpace scene :)

May 06 2008 at 9:52 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Allister

Samir: No one in this country can ever pronounce my name right. It's not that hard: Samir Na-gheen-an-a-jar. Nagheenanajar.
Robert Palmer: Yeah, well at least your name isn't Robert Palmer.
Samir: You know there's nothing wrong with that name.
Robert Palmer: There was nothing wrong with it... until I was about 12 years old and that no-talent ass clown became famous and started winning Grammys.

May 06 2008 at 9:14 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

twink boy

mmmm.... you're a cutie!

May 06 2008 at 8:42 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Luigi193

Welcome to TUAW!!! Nice to see new faces!

May 06 2008 at 8:13 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Ron K

Did you replace the video cable in the Performa 5xxx..... Ah, all the thousands of times I did that in the 90s :-)

May 06 2008 at 6:25 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

lane

Actually, not it looks like the apple modem, or maybe a US Robotics. Def. a 5200 on the machine in question. (I think)

Had a SE, SE30 LC 1,2 and 3, Powerbook 145, a Color Classic, a Performa 450, Quadra 950, Centris 610, Performa 6115CD (I like the CD part, lol) a clue and white G3, an early iMac, a G4 digital Audio version, a G4/400 a Dual G5 1.8 and now a Mac Pro 2.8 Man I'm old!!!!

And probably spent 10-15,000 on all this and accessories if not more. ouch!

Faslane

Faslane

May 06 2008 at 6:24 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

lane

I like the Square mouse next to it more and what is probably a Hayes 2400, possible 9400 Baud modem in the background on the desk.

Faslane

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