My first experience with David occurred at the CorelDRAW User conference in 1994. I was the new kid at the CorelDRAW user conference and since David and I had chatted on the Corel CompuServe forums I wanted to meet him and put a face to the name. Before I could introduce myself he took to the stage to teach a class on PHOTO-PAINT and in front of 200 people he started the session with..."Ladies and gentlemen, you're going to think I'm crazy when I ask you this, but please bow your heads and pray with me...".David was a deeply faithful man who enjoyed getting into long discussions regarding his passions. He was very direct and you never had to wonder how he felt about a topic, he simply told you. A trait I have always appreciated. He always showed an interest in helping others experience more out of life. He was always willing to share his gadgets and mastery.He was a great person to work with and he will be sorely missed by Corel, and the people he helped.Safe travels David,T.
David wrote the first book I'd ever bought about Corel products - for Photo-Paint 8. I enjoying his wacky humor along the way, but ultimately learned many useful & practical things that laid a strong foundation for what was to come in my own Corel-related endeavors.
One of the lines in the introduction to that book was: "If you're not having fun with Photo-Paint, you're probably doing something wrong."
I believe in that 100%. A good reminder to "play" in Photo-Paint and see what happens.
The Titan & Guru that David was should inspire all of us to reach high standards of productivity and effectiveness with our own lives. He'd certainly done that with his. David's accomplishments are both remarkable and irrefutable.
Jeff Harrison