Author, Is This Thing On? A Friendly Guide to Everything Digital for Newbies, Technophobes and the Kicking & Screaming Abby has single-handedly helped a quarter million Digitally Challenged people cross the Digital Divide and get online. Over the past 20 years, she’s visited more than 22 states, 120 public libraries, over 100 senior centers/computer clubs and…
IT Security Expert and Avast Evangelist Bob Gostischa, after a successful career in banking, enjoys his retirement as an enthusiastic IT security expert, most notably for Avast; the creator of Avast Antivirus software. The Avast website has a discussion and help forum where Bob has been helping with security-related and general computer issues since 2004….
User Group Relations Gene Barlow has worked with computer systems for over 50 years and has specialized in backup technology and hard drive utilities for the past 20 years. He can make a complex topic easy for everyone to understand, yet still provide lots of details that you need to know. He is one of…
Ira is a member of the Golden Triangle PC Club, an Associate Professor at Lamar Institute of Technology, and writes a weekly technology column for the Examiner newspaper <www.theexaminer.com>. Ira is also a deputy sheriff who specializes in cybercrime, and has lectured internationally in computer crime and security.
Jim has served APCUG since May of 1997 when he was appointed to the Board of Advisors. In addition to his APCUG duties as Secretary and Director, he has served as both Vice President and Program Chair and Associate Editor for his own User Group, the Greater Cleveland PC Users Group. His history with UG’s…
Corporate Computer Support Technician Jonathan got his first computer in 1983, an Atari 800. Since then, he has been a self-proclaimed “geek,” as this sparked his interest in computers. For the past 20 years, Jonathan has provided technical support for large corporations. Jonathan has been a member of Toastmasters since 2010, and an active member…
Sarah Dutkiewicz is a seasoned technology professional and has been working in a variety of technologies for over a decade. Her well-rounded background includes roles as technical support, desktop support, database administrator, system administrator, professional developer, and business owner. She has a reputation for being a programming language junkie – having worked with or spoken…
Teacher, Seniors Now Computing Learning Center of Orlando After retirement from aerospace to Central Florida, Gary became a volunteer teacher for the Seniors Now Computer Learning Center of Orlando. He is their current teacher for a very popular four- week course on eBay Buying and Selling Techniques. Gary, by degree, is an Electrical Engineer but…