It is with greatest pleasure I announce that Laurens (http://www.mobileread.com/forums/member.php?userid=957) has officially joined the team of Mobileread. Please help us warmly welcome him to his new position!

Most of you who are familiar with Plucker (http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2823) know Laurens for his work on JPluck (http://sourceforge.net/projects/jpluck) and its successor Sunrise (http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2815). Sunrise allows you to convert regular websites and newsfeeds for offline reading with Plucker on your handheld.

As we add Laurens to the editorial team, we are gaining a wealth of knowledge as well as the inside scoop from an experienced developer's perspective. Laurens has long been a kind and respected member of the mobile computing community, and it's a delight to have him officially join us as part of the team.

Welcome aboard, Laurens! Although I am still using iSilo/X (due to the reader), I am intrigued by all the good news around Sunrise.

Keep up the great work!

Let me add a warm welcome to Laurens as well! Im not a sunrise user (yet). Im still waiting for Vade Mecum to catch up to Plucker so I can try it as an alternative to iSilo (and then I'll be able to use Firefox to grab web pages, woot!).

Again, welcome aboard Laurens!

Welcome Laurens! I'm a Sunrise user who admires your excellent work :).

Congrats Laurens. I will be looking forward to you perspective on things mobile and e-readee :)

Thanks all! You made my day! :sunny: :balloon:

Congratulations on your new responsibilities Laurens and welcome aboard. I have always appreciated your contributions to mobileread and to the community.

Welcome, Laurens, to the toughest job you'll ever love!
I think. :wink:

I look forward to your contributions.
I think. :wink:

Congrats...

Congrats Laurens! You're the reason I even belong to mobileread!

And as a longtime Sunrise user, I now have a *burning* question--has your development of the follow-on to Sunrise been placed on a backburner with all of the recent developments?

Um, Laurens, have you considered seeing a doctor about your humongous hands? Is that what happens when you code too much?

Uhmg. Afraid I caused this misunderstanding. The person on the photo is NOT Laurens. And no, as far as I know, Laurens is not a woman either ;)

Uhmg. Afraid I caused this misunderstanding. The person on the photo is NOT Laurens. And no, as far as I know, Laurens is not a woman either ;)

And I'm not a dog either! ;)

I was just kidding, besides how would those spindly little arms support such ginormous hands?