nothing for the christmas tree

“Nothing for the Christmas Tree” is a rough translation of the Swedish expression “Ingenting att hänga i julgranen” or “Nothing to hang in the Christmas Tree”. My Swedish isn’t perfect, and I prefer my version of the phrase anyway. My translations are really nothing for the Christmas tree.

Nothing for the Christmas tree perfectly describes the contents of this site. It is what it is, which really depends on what the meaning of is is. It may or may not be appropriate for a May Pole.

about me {.org}

I have a lovely wife and two amazing kids. I’m one of five siblings and the proud uncle of three beautiful nieces and one handsome nephew. 

I am the President and CEO of Teach & Test Software LLC. Teach & Test develops and manages the technical underpinnings of The DAVE Project, an open-access, community generated, peer-reviewed, web-based medical education portal. It is safe to say that my business partners in no way endorse the opinions entertained on this site. I may not entertain them myself in the morning.

Home is currently in Stockholm, Sweden with regular trips to the Boston area. I can be reached via email by following the contact link on each page. You can look me up by name on Skype, and my phone numbers are:

+1 617 326 7350 (US) 
+46 760148631 (Sweden).

I have been involved with object oriented software and web application development for over ten years. I taught myself BASIC on an Apple IIc when I was ten years old and haven’t stopped collecting computers and learning languages since.

what i do [.biz]

My current focus is managing Teach & Test Software and The DAVE Project. I am a founding editor of The DAVE Project. At Teach & Test Software, I am the lead software developer, technology manager, chief cook and bottle washer.

In my ten years in the IT industry, I have delivered solutions of all flavors, shapes and sizes for organizations working at start-up commercial software development companies, in educational organizations, and as an independent contractor. Recent clients include Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Cape Cod Community College, Brewster Afterschool Childcare, and Glacier Bay Adventures. Data flow, data storage, database design, and reporting and analysis of data are frequently the heart of the technical projects I find most interesting.

miscellaneous and sundry (.net)

You can find me on LinkedIn.

You can see websites and application I’ve worked on my portfolio page.

posted by: dan @  16 Mar 2008 13:48