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Auntie John was the pseudonym that used by John Kennedy when writing for [[WACCI]], simply because the first series of articles were in the form of an "Agony Aunt" column.
  
Auntie John was the pseudonym that I used when writing for WACCI, simply because my first series of articles were in the form of an "Agony Aunt" column. It seemed a good idea at the time.
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According to John, "It seemed a good idea at the time".
  
After WACCI, I worked for Amstrad CPC Magazine, then an Amiga magazine, then PC magazines.. and then I got a job in the real world as a Technical Writer working for Microsoft in Seattle. I wrote the documentation that came with Visual Studio C# Express, amongst other things.
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After [[WACCI]], John worked for Amstrad CPC Magazine, then an Amiga magazine, then PC magazines and then "got a job in the real world" as a Technical Writer working for Microsoft in Seattle.
  
These days I'm based in Dublin, but travel to Seattle a lot, and I'm a Program Manager in a team that works on Xbox stuff. 
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John Kennedy also wrote the documentation that came with Visual Studio C# Express, amongst other things.
  
Writing for WACCI certainly set the tone for my future career. But I can't really blame it for ''everything''.
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John now lives near Seattle, and develops iOS apps: [http://www.craicdesign.com/ Craic Design]
  
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According to John, "Writing for WACCI certainly set the tone for my future career. But I can't really blame it for ''everything''."
  
  
- John Kennedy, Dublin, March 2009
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Latest revision as of 21:07, 6 September 2012

Auntie John was the pseudonym that used by John Kennedy when writing for WACCI, simply because the first series of articles were in the form of an "Agony Aunt" column.

According to John, "It seemed a good idea at the time".

After WACCI, John worked for Amstrad CPC Magazine, then an Amiga magazine, then PC magazines and then "got a job in the real world" as a Technical Writer working for Microsoft in Seattle.

John Kennedy also wrote the documentation that came with Visual Studio C# Express, amongst other things.

John now lives near Seattle, and develops iOS apps: Craic Design

According to John, "Writing for WACCI certainly set the tone for my future career. But I can't really blame it for everything."