Technical Answers for Small Business.



 

James E. Gaskin writes books, articles, and jokes about technology.

Check out my Small Business Technology coverage at Network World.

Technology Is Broken site and blog (both with video clips).

        Recent Posts and Articles

Focus on restore, not backup

Facebook at Work: Stop or Support?

Remembering longer passwords easily

Roundup from the Charlotte ITEC show

Say Bye-Bye to Tape

MS Office 2007 or OpenOffice?

Save money with the 80/20 rule

Feature Story on Network World's Cover, June 23, 2008:

Whatever Happened to Artificial Intelligence?



Laptop
Safety
Seminar




Next seminar will be in Houston - watch here for details. And in Indianapolis again. And maybe Tampa. Keep watching for all the details.

Talk Is Cheap

My latest book (#16) on broadband phones for consumers and small businesses, listing your options for services like Vonage and Skype (the two leaders in their markets)..Here is the Table of Contents. and other information about each chapter.

 

Broadband Bible: Desktop Edition

My book (#15) on broadband service options for consumers and small businesses. Includes details on DSL, cable, satellite, and wireless broadband. Additional chapters include networking details to spread broadband connections throughout a home or office.

 

Articles

Long list of articles from a variety of trade publications.

 

Need a speaker?

I have translated "technical" to "people" speak for over 20 years. Sometimes the audience needs "technical people" to "normal people" translation, and sometimes they need "detailed technical" to "technical people." No matter the technical experience of the audience, whether highly technical or highly allergic to technology, I explain how to trick technology into working for you instead of against you.

 

Press Materials

Bios of various lengths, photos, and press information of various kinds.

 

Writer tips

People helped me when I started, and here are a few tips I've given in talks to writer groups over the years. I think the term is "pay it forward" so here is one small payment I'm making to repay the help I've been given.

 

 

Contact James.via e-mail: james AT gaskin.com

 

Hamlet

(NMHS Students click Hamlet)

NMHS Orchestra Concert -Dec. 20, 2007