I write my opinions about tech products and people read it. I’ve been doing that for the last three years or so, but I’ve been a writer much longer. The first story I remember writing was the first-person tale of a young boy who built a time machine and flew to the future, where he met a middle-aged version of himself. It had a twist ending and everything!

Sometime around then, I used my first computer — a Hewlett Packard machine my best friend’s mom bought him. I was very taken with it, but we were too poor to buy a computer, so it would be years before my mother bought me a used Apple Performa 550, one of, if not the, ugliest all-in-one computers Apple ever made. I loved it! I also spend most of my spare time playing with it, writing on it, using the Photoshop demo that came with it, and playing free ware or shareware games. I would buy MacWorld magazine to learn the latest and get those sweet free CDs.

I spent a few years as an adult out in the wilderness, playing in bands, taking odd writing jobs or volunteer opportunities, working at bars and restaurants. I was a pedicab driver, a tour guide, a beer delivery guy, the assistant manager at a furniture store for… some reason?

I finally got a foothold in writing in 2020 during the pandemic, when I at last had the actual time to devote to it, along with an in. Since that time, I’ve been published at The Verge, Gizmodo, PCWorld, Tech Hive, Tom’s Guide, Tom’s Hardware, CNN Underscored, and as of this writing, I’ve begun a freelance relationship with Wirecutter. I’ve worked the ground floor for a startup media company, been laid off by a startup media company, and I’ve held long-term contracts. I’m looking for a home, though. Freelance is great for a lot of reasons, but I have a family and a desire to be more than a gun for hire.

If you want to offer me a job, freelance or full time, or pitch me something to review, feel free to reach out to me via e-mail. I’m also on Twitter, Mastodon, and LinkedIn for more casual communication (I don’t generally respond to pitches in those locations). Probably have some dead accounts elsewhere, so if you see me anywhere else, don’t bother.

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