Jeff Lauterette
 Jeff Lauterette is President of the National Macintosh Wire Service. They review hardware and software for non-technical publications like USA Today. Jeff has been able to combine two of his passions -- rock music and Macintosh computers -- by working for some of music's top performers, including Michael W. Smith, Shania Twain, Jimmy Buffett, Elton John, and Billy Joel. |
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| How did you personally get into using the Macintosh family of computers? | In 1984 my father bought a 128k mac. Before long, I had it apart in pieces. I used it so much he bought me a 512ke when it came out. | |
| Status: | Evangelist. | |
First Mac:
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128k | |
Current Mac:
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g3 desktop | |
| When did you get your first modem? | 1985 - 300 baud. | |
| Who did you call first? | Local BBS. | |
| Present Occupation: | President of National Macintosh Wire Service/Mac Consultant. | |
| Claim to Fame: | Work with "big name" rock bands around the world. | |
| Dream Job: | Already have it!! |
| Not So Random Thoughts... | |||
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| Was there ever a time in your life that you had to "Think Different?" What was the situation and what did you do? | |||
| I was in pre-med to be a doctor and fell in love with the Mac so much that I started a Macintosh dealership in Orlando, Florida called MacUnlimited. I changed my carreer to Macintosh. I will never use a PC!!! | |||
| How has using the Macintosh computer changed your life? | |||
| My whole life is mac. If Apple went away I am not sure what I would do. | |||
| What is the weirdest thing in your office right now? | |||
| A computer that dispenses M & M's or maybe the pinball machine. | |||
| My Passions are: | |||
| Macintosh, music, snow skiing. | |||
| If you could have dinner with one person dead or alive who would that person be and what would you ask them? | |||
| Steve Jobs. I would ask him about the future plans for Apple (more then you can get from MacWeek, excuse me, EMedia Weekly) | |||
| Do you play a musical instrument and/or are you in a band? | |||
| I played piano, but now I just do band production using Macintosh. | |||
| When I grow up I want to be: | |||
| I am grown up and I am doing exactly what I want to do. In the music field it is great for a famous singer/musician to want to meet me and talk about Macs as much as I want to meet him/her. |
| Just The Facts, Please... | ||||
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| Biographical Tidbits: | Lived in Florida for 10 years, but hated it and moved to Washington, DC where I worked a year with AmeriCorp and the White House. During this time I still owned MacUnlimited, Inc. in Florida, but closed it in 1995. | Education: | BS in Management (University of Central Florida), Apple Certified Technician. | |
| Location at Birth: | Alexandria, Virginia. | Current Location: | Springfield, Virginia (near Washington, DC). | |
| Where you've been in between: |
Wow, thats about 5 miles, I have been to most of the bars and restaurants. | Astrological Sign: | Gemini | |
| Available? | Divorced. | Chat Nick: | MacJeff | |
| Favorite Books: | Don't read much, Mac books probably. | Favorite Music or Band: | Billy Joel and Michael W. Smith. | |
| Favorite Food: | Pizza (New York Style). | Cat or Dog Person: | Dog. | |
| Jeff's Personal Web Site | |
| Jeff's Professional Web Site | |
| Favorite Web Site: | Version Tracker |
| "Get a life, get a Mac." |
Created Sunday, January 31, 1999; Edited: 2/6/99