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Daniel Jalkut

Like some others in this list, Daniel spent time working at Apple. Unlike some others in this list, when he left, he didn't do so to pursue technology -- he left to pursue music degree. When he did come back to the technology fold, he founded Red Sweater Software -- a consulting and in-house software development company.

Combining his two talents, one of Daniel's first products was Clarion -- an ear training application for musicians. Daniel has become a well-known and active member of the Mac developer community. Never shying away from challenges, Red Sweater Software recently acquired MarsEdit and MacXword earlier this year. Both are now undergoing the Red sweater software treatment, with a MacXword becoming "Black Ink". Keep a close eye on Daniel, Red Sweater and what comes next. - erm

Dave Nanian

It's incredibly telling that Dave Nanian is on this list (as is his business partner, Bruce Lacey, as an 'Honorable Mention'). Shirt Pocket software filled a need. A huge need for users of OS X: Reliable Mac-like backup. While a number of utilities like this surfaced over time, SuperDuper quickly rose to the top on its technical merit, but also thanks to Dave's quick and friendly customer support.

Most of this is probably the result of good karma: Dave's first mark on the map came from "Brief", a programmer's text editor. Think emacs for DOS (yes, it was that good). You can even think of TextMate! This is Dave's first appearance on this list, and we're hoping that he finds ways to give us interesting things every year so we see him back on a consistent basis. - erm

Glenn Fleishman

Glenn is a freelance writer who writes about wireless networking and Macintosh technology from his home in Seattle. He is a contributing editor at TidBITS, a columnist for The Seattle Times, and a regular contributor to The New York Times, Popular Science, The Economist, and Macworld Magazine. Glenn has written a goodly number of "Take Control of..." books, on graphics, scanning and halftones, and Golive (see his blog at http://glennf.com/).

Glenn writes about WiFi on a daily basis at http://www.wifinetnews.com/. This web site is an incredible encyclopedia of information of all things WiFi. One would be wise not to overlook this valuable resource.

Glenn lives in Seattle, Washington, with his wife and son. He has a degree from Yale College, and has lived at various times in New York, California, Oregon, Connecticut, Maine, and Washington. - jr