I started with Apple, in a pre-Windows era when PCs seemed to involve more of a learning curve. But the fact that I'm yet to acquire so much as a single virus still seems a very good thing.
I like to say I've been working on big data for so long, it used to be small data when I started working on it.
I did software development for a while, and I also spent several years directing a nonprofit in San Francisco that did computer education for the poor. I also did a lot of work in fast food.
My first job was as a programmer. So I feel like I'm familiar with the information technology sector and the information technology culture.
We constantly push the edge on technology. But for us, technology needs to be fun.
When I came to Congress, I came to bring what I thought was a real-world business perspective to government because, in the business world, I spent over 20 years in the high-tech industry, but it certainly was not unique.
Google Photos is great. I enjoy using it to curate my photo collection online. The integration on iOS to Apple Photos is a bit too much voodoo for me.
The Windows 95 launch was such an incredible experience.
