6 MacDirectory
Markin Abras – Publisher & Founder
Markin, a native from Brazil, has a strong interest in arts, design, science and business.
Mr. Abras studied at Parsons School of Design in New York and founded Abras Design
in the early 80's before launching MacDirectory Magazine. In existence since 1993,
MacDirectory has become a leading Macintosh publication worldwide. In 2001, Mr.
Abras launched Miami Living Magazine, an entertainment focused publication for South
Florida. Mr. Abras is currently involved in design, business operations and development
for both magazines.
CONTRIBUTORS
Claudia Paredes (Managing Editor)
Claudia has always had a strong passion for writing. She likes to write about
technology, music, food, and recently found that she really likes to conduct
interviews. Claudia has worked as a contributing writer for Miami Living Magazine
& Mac Directory Magazine since 2009, and it wasn't until 2012 that she became
managing editor of MacDirectory. Claudia studied Advertising at Boston
University, and minored in Russian and Eastern European Studies, which came
as no surprise since she spent a year in Russia when she was a teenager. After
college, Claudia worked as a copywriter for Gap in San Francisco, Talbots, and
Staples, and is currently working as a Production Manager at Pearson Education
in Boston. In her spare time, Claudia likes to play the piano, go to Zumba class,
and cook. Although Claudia has moved around, she never forgets her Peruvian
roots, and will always make her favorite Peruvian dishes for dinner.
Ric Getter (Writer, & Contributing Editor)
Ric Getter arrived on the media scene in the early 70's when nothing could
out-gun a motor drive Nikon SLR and a bandolier of Tri-X film. He moved into
video, mastering the "preroll and pray" technique of videotape editing, moving
up to CMX's and non-linear editing when that came into fashion. Fast forward
to Silicon Valley 1980. He found himself rebelling against the cubicle caverns
where he tried to resuscitate old database and Cobol code and burning much
of his energy trying to stay out of the 3 piece suite that was trying to replace his
Banana Republic photographer's vest. Life in the Valley paid off in early 1984
when a Mac 128 landed on his desk and he's been in love with the system and
its descendants ever since. He has since retreated to Portland, Oregon with
his Mac-loving wife where he writes, works with computers and still obstinately
refuses to completely leave the television business.
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