About

by Mike Nichols

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My name is Mike Nichols, and I live with my wife and daughter in Columbus, Georgia, a mid-sized city on the state’s west coast.

I am a retired now, but the majority of my working life has been in music, first as an orchestra conductor and teacher, then in a private studio. Between these two were 14 years in the computer industry, as a publisher of third party manuals, a software developer, Customer Support manager, and Senior VP of Information Technology.

I started my first blog, Anxiety, Panic & Health, on June 22, 2008. I searched through literally hundreds of themes, and finally settled on a couple. They kept breaking and were very frustrating to work with. I finally happened on Thesis and was instantly struck by the simple, clean appearance and excellent typography. But what really sold me was the forum, where I saw that I wouldn’t have to struggle with Thesis by myself, and would find plenty of help customizing it.

I bought Thesis on August 3, 2008 and upgraded to the developer’s license soon after. I have never regretted buying Thesis for an instant, for all the reasons listed on my start page, and for many more.

Although I have a background in software development and know several computer languages, I never had any experience with css and php until I started using Thesis. Over the past year, I have learned css and enough php to make myself dangerous! I learned by working through the examples on the forum. Though I tried several books, it was the forum’s hands-on approach that helped me the most.

I started Thesis Theme Tools on June 30, 2009 as a way to give back to the Thesis community, which has been so helpful to me. I want to provide a repository of information that is not found elsewhere, with tips for everybody from newbies to the more advanced Thesis user.

The lifeblood of any blog is user interaction through comments and email. I urge you to feel free to comment on any post or page. And I welcome direct emails through my “Contact” page. I answer every comment and every email.

I want to say thank you to the Thesis community, and to you, my readers. I look forward to a rich and rewarding future together!
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