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Online Reviews

In a past life, I sold 100 software reviews to the former ZiffNet for Prodigy. At two reviews per week, the project contributed to an interesting year. I’ve been under contract to manage, write, and edit a substantial number of online reviews of products related to Microsoft software certification programs.

On a related theme, I’ve also moderated a broad range of online communities since 1986, from a modest PC-based international bulletin board system in the early, bad ol’ days of the modem through CompuServe and AOL to Web communities. And currently I’m editing and tech editing an online coursebook on Web design.

CONSULTATION SERVICES

If your Word-related needs go beyond the free and inexpensive services described elsewhere on this page, you may want to retain me as a consultant or troubleshooter. Doing so is especially appropriate if you want full confidentiality, if you need expedited answers, or if you have (or expect to have) multiple questions.

My base rate is $100 per hour ($200 minimum). This rate is negotiable for agreements that extend beyond a few hours, and for certain small organizations and individuals.

Personally Speaking

A relic of the ’60s, here’s the short version (I sometimes can be merciful) of the four major periods of my life–my three (and counting) careers to date, plus my early years. I’ll begin with my writing career to spare those who would be utterly bored by the rest.

Youth Services & Other Rebellious Years

For another decade, the 1970s, I was on staff (mostly as director) of local, regional, and national nonprofit agencies that provided counseling, advocacy, and other services to youth while based in Chicago, New York, Washington, Winnipeg (Canada), and Los Angeles.

SITE CREDITS

Many vendors have generously contributed to this site’s development with complimentary products and services. Among them are the following, which deserve special mention.

MicroVision Development

MicroVision Development donated the HTML editor I use for most Web pages. WebExpress provides the basics (and usually much more) for the majority of pages, yet permits me to hand-code cutesy content when required or the whim strikes.

Wendy Peck

Wendy Peck, an independent graphic artist in Canada, has ignored requests for ideas to enhance some of the site’s graphics, instead doing all of the dirty work of polishing them herself and providing finished art, which you will find here and there on the site, in microseconds after my queries.

Curtis Frye

Curtis Frye (like Wendy Peck, above, in the past) has contributed many great Word tips to this site.

John R. Levine

John R. Levine, primary perpetrator of Internet For Dummies and all-around leading Internet guru, makes this site’s All About Microsoft Word™newsletter and discussion group possible on a cost-free basis by donating most of their automated subscription and distribution services.

Atomz

Atomz provides the most effective results for searching this site’s contents when searching for straightforward phrases.

Trend Micro

Trend Micro provides visitors to this site with up-to-the-minute information about viruses, including those that target Microsoft Office products, and lifesaver help when your computer is affected by a virus.

Micrografx

Micrografx has supplied various products, including Webtricity, that have made some of my graphics possible.

Ulead Systems

Ulead Systems has provided other graphics tools, which have been especially helpful in animating graphics.

Jerry’s Recommendations

The best Web search site can change faster than you can blink. I’ve written about a ton of search engines, but I continue to be impressed with Google. http://www.google.com. One of biggest personal frustrations is all of the pop-up and pop-under windows generated by Web sites.One of my favoriate solutions is entirely free, Google’s tooolbar. It’s effective and a quick download. The trick is to consider its verious options so it works the way you want. Don’t miss it!

Surf anonymously

Does it bug you that Web sites you visit as well as individual snoopers on the Internet can follow your every move and learn a lot else about you, too? If so, one way to fight back is to surf anonymously by routing your requests for Web pages through one of the following site’s servers. IDsecure (one of two solutions at the IDzap site–their other solution is free) is probably the best, but the others are free and work well enough for many of us. http://www.idzap.com http://www.safeweb.com http://www.anonymizer.com