Author Archives: Matt Swann

Matt Swann lives with his wife Amanda outside of Seattle, WA. He is currently employed by Microsoft and works on SharePoint.

In his spare time, Matt enjoys reading, writing code, playing guitar, and taking photos around the Pacific Northwest.

You can contact Matt via email at swannman at mac dot com.

Herbfarm IV: A Mycologist’s Dream

October 25, 2009 – 3:13 pm

The Herbfarm is a Seattle treasure — just a few miles from our doorstep, they serve spectacular dinners featuring local ingredients and starring luscious herbs. Amanda and I have had the pleasure of dining there each year we’ve been married (I, II, III) and each visit has been a new revelation to our tastebuds. We’ve [...]

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Pick of the week: Passion Pit

September 6, 2009 – 4:18 pm

One of my favorite things about Seattle is KEXP — if I’m not listening to my iPod, then I’m tuned in to our local community-supported radio station. With the possible exception of Joel, it has been my primary source of new music over the last few years.
True to form, KEXP gave me another “what [...]

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ScriptSaver updated for 64-bit Snow Leopard

September 2, 2009 – 11:32 pm

By popular request, I’ve updated ScriptSaver to support 64-bit systems running Snow Leopard.
You can download the updated version here.

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Tolstoy on marriage

July 29, 2009 – 9:12 pm

Recently I’ve been savoring Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina — his vivid descriptive ability makes late-nineteenth–century Russia come alive. It’s in his semi-autobiographical character Levin, however, that Tolstoy really speaks to me… in my favorite passage, Levin is coming to grips with his new life as a husband and with his wife’s seeming lack of “real” [...]

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Late afternoon

July 21, 2009 – 9:17 pm
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