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Visicalc – The first killer app

Jul 5th, 2009 | By admin

As I mentioned in my last post, I was not convinced that personal computers would be necessary for the small business in the early 80’s.  I had sold a few computers to small business owners, though I don’t even think they knew what they were getting themselves into.
Shortly after my promotion to store manager in
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What the heck is a word processor?

Jul 4th, 2009 | By admin

I get asked every so often how I became the Technology Pro.
People want to know if I studied computers in college. I took one class on computers in college. Not a semester long course, but one class as a part of a calculus course I took freshman year.
I got involved with
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Pay Me Now or Pay Me Later

Jul 3rd, 2009 | By admin

Remember the Fram Oil Filter commercial that used that tag line?
This is how I feel many times.
I spend about a third of my time fixing client’s computer problems. Printers that don’t print, routers that don’t route, and computers, well you get the picture.
I have a couple of presentations and workshops in which I
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Dinner with WOZ

Jul 2nd, 2009 | By admin

It’s not that I don’t like Apple computers, it just that I never really used them. Or had use for them for that matter.
I live and work in the PC World. My clients use PC’s and I help them learn to use computers to grow their businesses. It is what it is.
I
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Am I really a GEEK?

Jul 1st, 2009 | By admin

I am THE Technology PRO!
I have told people for years that I am not a geek, that I am a guru with geek tendencies. Yes, it is true that I worked in the audio visual department in college and I did work for Radio Shack for several years. Yes it is
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