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My writing is focused primarily on the Macintosh market, but I write on other topics also. As my articles are scattered around, I put links to some of them here.
Computing Related Publications News and Reviews
FRESH AIR: Is 1984 Upon Us?,” Spymac.com, 1/27/2004. No longer available.

Helpful Hints: Get a life with iCal - Or get someone else's life,” Spymac.com, 6/15/2004.No longer available.

INTE-REVIEW: Jonathan Nathan and Name that iTune!,” Spymac.com, 4/04.No longer available.

All Keyed Up: Up Close and Personal With the Keychain,” Vol.21, #10, 2004.

RandomMaccess First Look: A User's First Look at Panther,” 10/24/03.

Cable Modem Guide
How one goes around, comes around, and hangs around - Reprint, MacTech Magazine, October, 2000.

Keep your training venues wide open with Instruction Set, TechRepulic.com, 9/9/1999.

CyberTech Institute makes strong certification promises, TechRepulic.com, September 10, 1999.
FotoMagico 2 Review, 06/01/07.
Cardette Multi-card Reader & Hub, 04/20/07.
Lexar 2GB 133x SD Card, 10/10/06.
Pantone huey Review, 9/07/06.
Apeiron X Review, Ambrosia    Software, 6/23/06.
Imation Clip Flash Drive, 6/15/06.
Folee XM Laptop Bag, 3/27/06.
Rambling Review of Crucial Ram,    3/27/06.
Sonic Impact i-Fusion, 1/20/06.
Mac OS X Tiger Simplified, 12/28/05.
Contour Design Minipro 2, 12/01/05.
Roxio Toast 7 Titanium, 9/15/05.
Daily Macintosh News - Spymac.com,    June 2004. (Do a Find for my name)

Books

Coauthor, Mac Visual Encyclopedia, Mac OS X 10.x, Wiley Publishing, Forthcoming.
Technical Editor, Time Saving Techniques for Dummies, Mac OS X 10.3, Wiley Publishing, 2004.
Technical Editor, Mac OS X Panther for Dummies, IDG Books, 2003.
Technical Editor, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Mac OS X, Alpha Books, 2002.
Blogs - 2006

My Blog entries exist on the Macintosh News Network Site. Most of them relate to my consulting position as Reviews Editor. You can search for them here:
MacNN Weblogs
Author, iMac Fast & Easy, Rev. Ed., Prima Publishing, October, 2000.
I walk you through all the features of your new iMac. It includes easy to understand introductions to AppleWorks, iMovie 2, and setting up an Earthlink account. Take a stroll through the book, and come out with a better understanding of the features of Mac OS 9.0.
TechRepublic Mac Articles
Note: You must sign up to see these offsite links. Hint: use a fake address so you don't get a bill!
Ilene's All Too Downbeat Party Report - Macworld New York July, 1999. Introducing AppleCare Technician training, March 14, 2000
Seybold Expo 1999 Boston, for MacFixIt, March 1999. The Macintosh Sauce, November 2, 1999. An Introduction to the following articles. Offsite link.
Education and Misc. Articles Preparing your hard drive for Mac OS 9, September, 1999. Offsite link.
Parent to Parent: Children and Spell Checkers. Written in 1996. Your Mac OS:"Go Fish," Part 1 - Reprinted from TechRepublic.com Mac OS:"Go Fish" - Part 2 of Part 1, TechRepublic.com, November 4, 1999. Offsite link. (Mac OS 7.5.5)
My Participation in 24 Hours of Democracy, ©1996. Your Mac OS:"Go Fish," part 2, November 3, 1999. Offsite link. (Mac OS 7.6 and 7.6.1)
My Funny Valentine, ©2000, unpublished as yet. Your Mac OS:"Go Fish," Part 3, November 3, 1999. Offsite link. (Mac OS 8.0 and 8.1)
TechRepublic decided to can their Mac drill-downs so Part 4 on OS 8.5 and OS 8.5.1 wasn't published. I'll get it online eventually.
Interviews and Macintosh Luminaries

Think Different: People of the Mac

MyMac.com: http://www.mymac.com/jun_98/interview.htm
QuickTime - not ready for prime time?, October 11, 1999. Offsite link.

Book review: Fine Points of Database Publishing, TechRepulic.com, August 20, 1999. (Maria Langer's Database Publishing with FileMaker Pro on the Web. Offsite link.
Sample Press Releases

April 5, 2004 - Spymac Launches The Internet's First Free 1 Gigabyte Email Service
June 22, 2004 - Spymac Rolls Into Online Services Market With Wheel
June 22, 2004 - Spymac Launches The Internet's First 3 Gigabyte Email Service
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