Times puzzle editor is a longtime Mac user; Interview: Will Shortz.(macbeat)(Interview)(Brief article)
Macworld, February, 2007 by Seff, Jonathan
Will Shortz is the crossword editor of the New York Times, the puzzle master for National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Sunday, the founder and director of the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, and the only person in the world with a college degree in Enigmatology (the study of puzzles).
And anyone with a keen eye who has watched the 2006 puzzle documentary Wordplay (www.wordplaythemovie.com) also knows that Shortz is a Mac user. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] What's your history with the Mac? I'm a big Macintosh fan and have always worked with Macs. I started out with one at Games magazine in the late 1980s and have always had one since. How do Macs fit into your Times workflow? I typeset the New York Times crosswords on them, and...
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