Computer technician based in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. I fix machines, help people, and have been doing it since the 1980s.
If your machine is acting up, I can probably tell you why before you finish explaining the problem. That's not arrogance — it's thirty-odd years of staring at the same kinds of failures, over and over.
I'm based in Brantford and I work with anyone who needs help — whether your system is from 1985 or 2024. I don't care if it's Apple, Windows, Linux, or something you built yourself. I care that it works.
I've spent more time in Linux than almost anything else. I ran OS/2 for years when most people told me not to. Windows has always felt like the wrong answer to questions nobody asked to me — bloated, fragile, and controlled by companies that don't care about their users.
I don't use Macs and I'm not interested in them. The hardware is expensive for what you get, and the walled-garden philosophy goes against everything I believe about computing. You should own the machine you're using.
An Atari 800XL. Yellowed plastic, chunky keyboard, and the sound of a loading tape that would eat your patience. I fell in love with machines there.
I still own my original Commodore 64. It works, and I still boot it up sometimes. There's something about that 6510 chip that modern processors can't replace.
Super Mario Bros. 3. No contest. The overworld, the power-ups, the world map — it's a perfectly designed game. I've played it more times than I'd like to admit.
Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar. A role-playing game that was actually about role-playing. Ethics, virtue, character — it changed how I think about games.
I dislike Facebook and Twitter. They collect data about you, sell it, and call it a service. I don't use either of them. I'd rather just talk to people.
I've been a computer technician for years. I repair machines, help people navigate technology, and try to make things work the way they should.
I hate computer scammers. I actively try to protect people from them — from the "IT support" callers who want remote access to your machine, to the phony warranty scams, to the tech support ads that pop up on your browser. If something feels off with a tech offer, it probably is. Call me instead. I'll tell you the truth about what's going on and what it will actually cost.
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