My name is Dan De Sousa and I’m a computer programmer living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

I currently work in the field of financial software and have previously worked as an intern at Motorola and Google. I have a software development experience ranging from Java, .NET, Python/C++ server development and most recently, objective-c and mobile application development. I’ve created classic desktop applications, mobile applications, web applications, flash and 3d games, distributed AI systems, multi-touch interactive desktop apps. My interests are varied but generally focus on application, UI and general high level design. I love working on new projects that tend to be quite different from one another.

My personal interests include reading, video games, camping, soccer, occasionally gambling, range shooting and spending time with family and close friends.

I believe strongly in giving advice and sharing experiences with the world. This site is intended as a forum for me to post the things I discover that give me trouble or I find interesting. I have articles on writing code, fixing roombas and TVs and other things that I think the rest of the world might be interested in. I love getting comments so feel free to leave them. If you have any questions about me you want to ask, feel free by e-mailing me questions@dandesousa.com. I’d be more than happy to answer any questions about programming, work life, ownership experiences etc.


3 Comments

  1. Austin
    August 24, 2010

    I am thinking of installing this startrek desktop on my OSX 10.6.4 Macbook pro 15″ BUT before I do so I’m wondering how easy it is to “undo” all this terminal-line work if I want to revert the computer later on back to “normal”, your documentation makes no mention of the reverse process unless I am misreading it. Thank You :-)

  2. Dan
    August 28, 2010

    I haven’t actually tried this on Snow Leopard (I put this together a while ago). Basically you undo it by un-installing geek tools and removing the wallpaper. All it is, is a set of scripts you install. But unless they are called they won’t affect you in any way, since all the invocations are in geek tools.

    This is by no means permanent!

  3. Dan Healy
    January 31, 2011

    Dan – I have a few permanent positions in the Philadelphia area that look like a strong fit for your background on Linkedin – I just wanted to see if you were currently looking for opportunities and if so what you would be looking for with regards to a position, commute, salary, etc. If you are interested in permanent opportunities – I have a Sr. .NET Developer in Philly dealing with WPF – Thanks for your time.

    Dan Healy
    TechUSA
    610.897.2404
    dhealy@techusa.net

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