By now the news is out and I’ve received a deluge of email asking for details, so here they are. For those that don’t have the 43folders RSS feed piped directly into a neural connection and haven’t yet subscribed to the Omni blog as penned by the lovely and talented Linda, here’s the scoop: After over a year of collaboration I’m officially joining The Omni Group!

In terms of historical review: We first “dated” when I wrote Kinkless, then there was this whole OmniFocus collaboration which was sort of like getting pregnant. That would make this the next logical step: a shotgun wedding. Or maybe an elopement. In any case, we’re getting hitched and I couldn’t be more excited.

If you’ve had the opportunity to meet or speak with teh Omni, you’ll have a sense of what a swell bunch of folks they are. “People” rank number one on their list of priorities, and by people I mean all of us as users. For a year now Merlin and I have been talking weekly with Ken Case, Tim Wood and the rest of the Omni Crew and I’ve been very impressed at the care, concern and advocacy they have all voiced for doing the right thing for users. Time after time, development decisions reflect careful consideration of how they will impact real people. Simply put, Omni is at the top of the game when it comes to the craft, art, and science of producing mac software.

After this year of working together it seemed like the natural next step to hook up formally. Right now I’m here in Seattle getting my bearings and preparing to pull up stakes after 12 years in Asia. What exactly will I be doing? We discussed positions including “Chief Bottle Washer” and, my personal favorite “Minion”, but decided that I’ll be going back to my “roots” and will be working in OmniMarketing. For those that were worried I might somehow manage to get my hands dirty with code, rest assured I will be leaving that to the professionals ;) The good news for me is that I get to continue to work closely with all the big brains behind the apps.

Great things are in store and OmniFocus 1.0 is going to be just the beginning. Stay tuned!