au • da • cious |ôˈdā sh əs| adjective: showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks.

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About Audacious Software

Audacious Software was founded in late 2007 by Chris J. Karr in Chicago, Illinois. Chris founded Audacious Software as an organization to further facilitate and support the development of successful open-source applications like Audacious Books and Shion.

The goal of this organization is to invent and share innovative software and hardware that delights its users and solves mischievous "every day" problems.

About Chris Karr

Presently, Chris Karr is a graduate student in Northwestern University's doctoral program in Media, Technology, and Society (MTS). He is currently researching topics in the field of human-computer interactaion (HCI) and he focuses on intelligent ubiquitous technologies that enhance and transform daily life. Chris is originally from the eastern New Mexico and graduated from Princeton University with a bachelor's degree in Computer Science.

Website: http://www.aetherial.net