About

I used to fly for a living but have retired a little early. When I touched down in Singapore inbound from Sydney during December 2013 I had a weird premonition that it might be my last flight in command. It was.

I was finally diagnosed with MND/ALS during January 2015. ‘Stuff happens, sometimes it happens to you’. We count our blessings and move on, at least that’s how I have conditioned myself to face this pesky complaint.

The Flying Soup Dragon identity is a light-hearted salute toward aviation, my diet and a mild fascination with the mythical creature. Teenage memories play their part of course.
I have been using the Mac since the 90s, but I’m not partisan, PCs are pretty cool these days. I’m excited by Assistive Technology’s potential to improve lives, particularly where disability and education are concerned.

Discussing how the disabled might exploit an ability to automate many operations on the Mac using a slew of different applications provides an opportunity for me to learn. I can also share my discoveries, scratch a writing itch and hopefully provide leads for my fellow MND/ALS ‘travellers’ to read across. This being the case I will try to keep explanations accessible to the layman. Rampant geekery tends to confuse and discourage those new to Macs or disinterested in the more technical side. Incidentally, I count myself in the latter category. I enjoy Macs for the creative tool they are, coding and the other deep and dark arts leave me reaching for a good book and a half glass of good sipping wine.

Please comment at will: suggestions, inspiration and observations welcome.

Norman