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Way back in the summer of 2015, a very different Spiceworks editorial team had an idea: What if we could round up the most important tech news stories of the day in a simple little featured topic to help keep our community in the know? What would that look like? What would we call it? 

The end result was Snap, a Spiceworks feature that has evolved more than once from its earliest incarnation to its present day shape. Since its beginnings, Snap has been a work of love and the end product of days spent culling the headlines and the news for the most important — and fun — news of the day. 

Snap went so well that we introduced the morning Spark series in April 2016.  The idea with Spark was to start your day with a few top headlines and some fun features to enjoy over your coffee. 

There are, of course, days when finding that news has proved more difficult than others (usually around the end of December, things slow down a bit), but we're proud to say we've published Snap for just about every work day since July 23, 2015. 

Now, we're proud to update you on the latest evolution of Snap and Spark. Starting today, we'll be passing the torch to our new Editorial Intern, Connor Leech, who will begin writing and editing both series. The latest addition to the Editorial team, Connor originally hails from the San Francisco Bay Area and is a Journalism student at The University of Texas at Austin. 

We couldn't be more thrilled to watch Connor realize his interest in journalism by taking on Snap and Spark. And we couldn't be happier to see this moment come to pass — from a meeting room asking whether a news roundup would work to seeing a feature successful enough to hand off to another aspiring writer almost two years later. It brings a tear to our collective eye (not that we're emotional or sentimental or anything). 

From all of us on the Spiceworks Editorial team: a warm welcome, Connor. May you find this community as interesting as we all do. 

P.S. — If you want to open a conversation with Connor, you might try asking him about how he roasts his own coffee beans with an old popcorn popper — it's a fairly ingenious trick, if you ask us :). 

Edited Mar 30, 2017 at 20:54 UTC

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Rod-IT
Pure Capsaicin
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Rod-IT

Welcome Connor, looking forward to your first post. Aaron has the bar set high.

Be aware, people here have a keen eye and like to critique speeling* and grammer*.

*Wait for it...

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BiscuitKing
Mace
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BiscuitKing

Welcome Connor, welcome to the jungle.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1tj2zJ2Wvg

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skymut
Serrano
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skymut

Welcome Connor.  Tell us more about 'hacking the coffee bean'.

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Robot_Overlord
Chipotle
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Robot_Overlord

If I could have any job I wanted, I would probably pick journalist. Hope you enjoy the internship, Connor. I think you landed a good gig. Looking forward to reading your stuff!

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csanford
Cayenne
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csanford

Lots of pressure that comes with this job. I rely on Snap every morning to get my day started off right.

Lots of articles about cosmic stuff please. Those are always the best.

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Chris (Microsoft)
Ghost Chili
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Chris (Microsoft)

Brand Representative for Microsoft

Very interesting.  Welcome to the fray! lol

I am intrigued with the editorial direction and the community discussions that Spiceworks develops.  I look forward to your contributions and hope to see some more great content from the team.   

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Edwin_Eekelaers
Habanero
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Edwin_Eekelaers

Welcome to the community Connor


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Jimmy T.
Mace
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Jimmy T.

Don't let Peter (Spiceworks) and Aaron W (Spiceworks) push you around, you've got this!  Welcome!   

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Mike400
Mace
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Mike400

I heard SpiceRex was looking for an assistant.

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Connor (Spiceworks)
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Connor (Spiceworks)

Rod-IT , me sppelling and gramer r out standing.  No wories.

Thank you for the warm welcome, it sounds like you all will be the best team of editors one could ask for.


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IT Engineer_98
Jalapeno
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IT Engineer_98

Welcome! As an avid coffee drinker, definitely intrigued with your method of creating of the perfect cup of joe. ;)

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Rod-IT
Pure Capsaicin
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Rod-IT

Good to see you are already joining in, though GrammarPolice is probably gritting his teeth about now and cringing.

Connor (Spiceworks)  

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Connor (Spiceworks)
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Connor (Spiceworks)

All it takes is an old-school popcorn popper (can find one at any thrift store for less than $5), take it apart and remove all safety mechanisms (this is why I do it outside), buy some green coffee beans from somewhere like Sweet Maria's, and roast away!

Sweet Maria's is an awesome resource in general, and their roasting guide is a great place to start.  When you consume coffee at the rate I do, it's a lot of fun to see the process through from start to finish!

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Edwin_Eekelaers
Habanero
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Edwin_Eekelaers

Connor (Spiceworks) wrote:

All it takes is an old-school popcorn popper (can find one at any thrift store for less than $5), take it apart and remove all safety mechanisms (this is why I do it outside), buy some green coffee beans from somewhere like Sweet Maria's, and roast away!

Sweet Maria's is an awesome resource in general, and their roasting guide is a great place to start.  When you consume coffee at the rate I do, it's a lot of fun to see the process through from start to finish!

Is that something like making popcorn in a microwave without using a special bag??
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Ricardo272
Thai Pepper
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Ricardo272

Welcome to a community of very nice people; eager  to hear from you every day! I know it's not easy but Have Fun!!

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PenguinWrangler
Thai Pepper
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PenguinWrangler

Connor (Spiceworks) wrote:

Rod-IT , me sppelling and gramer r out standing.  No wories.

Thank you for the warm welcome, it sounds like you all will be the best team of editors one could ask for.


Yer incredibly smart an' witty. ah see nothin' wrong wif thet impressive spellin' an' grammar.

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Michael.SC
Datil
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Michael.SC

Remember, half your paycheck goes to me every 2nd payday. I'll be waiting by the mailbox!

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David Auth
Thai Pepper
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David Auth
 impressive spellin' an' grammEr.

FTFY
Edit: Oh, look, it's a joke! 
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MarkPayton
Cayenne
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MarkPayton

Welcome, Connor! And I heartily second your Sweet Maria's recommendation. The only thing I would add is that the popcorn poppers with vertical vents around the bottom of the popping chamber work WAY better than the poppers with a screened bottom. The former keep the beans stirring better and do a better job preventing scorching of the beans.

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Captain Hotsauce
Thai Pepper
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Captain Hotsauce

Ok what gives, I've gone my whole life only meeting 1 other adult Conor and now I've met 2 in 2 days (turns out my new SonicWALL rep is also a Conor).  Welcome aboard sir, glad to have you on the team.  Also welcome to Spiceworks.

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Bobbye Archer
Thai Pepper
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Bobbye Archer

Welcome home, Connor!

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Logansaurus
Jalapeno
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Logansaurus

Rumor has it if you're nice to Connor it increases your chances of winning a ticket to meet SpiceRex this October or getting a free flash drive in the mail. Hi, Connor.

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IceBair Does IT
Datil
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IceBair Does IT

im so excited for all the new snaps and sparks! some of my favorite parts of the day!!! welcome connor!

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