Jason KridnerJason got an early start with computing at age 9 programming his mom s Tandy Radio Shack TRS-80. He was also a big fan of Forrest Mim s Getting Started in Electronics. Much of his allowance was spent developing projects. He really enjoyed the adventue of trying new hardware and software projects. His goal is to bring back this spirit of adventure and discovery to the BeagleBoard.org community. While still in high school, he worked extensively with AutoCAD as a leak and flow testing company. He joined Texas Instruments in 1992 after a co-op with them while a student at Texas A&M University. He started using Linux at about the same time. Since joining T.I. he has worked on a wide variety of projects including audio digital signal processing, modems, home theater sound, multi dimensional audio, and MP3 player development. Read More Read Less