I started programming in the 70s on Radio Shack "trash 80s", bought my own Commodore 64, then promptly sold it for a ticket to Europe. PCs, Macs, and 3 degrees (last 2 at Illinois) followed. I combined teaching and technology working for educational institutions, government agency, and in the semiconductor industry. Finally, at ASU, I put my teaching hat aside and focused primarily on application developement and database administration. Now, at UA, I'm back in a teaching environment. Good to be around faculty and students again.