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This TR Member Spotlight podcast shines a light on long-time member Marty R. Milette.
Find out about Marty’s IT history, his opinion about formal education vs. hands-on experience, why he believes offshore outsourcing can be beneficial, and much more. Listen to the podcast.
This TR Member Spotlight podcast makes history by being the first interview with a husband and wife IT duo — namely, Darryl and Leanne Matheson, better known on the TechRepublic forums as Darryl~ and PurpleSkys.
Find out how they both became interested in IT, how they use TechRepublic, and a little bit about their life together outside of the boards. Oh, and of course there’s plenty of playful banter. Listen to the podcast.
The TR Member Spotlight series continues with this interview with Christie, better known in the forums as ganyssa.
Find out how ganyssa got involved in IT, the most and least enjoyable part about her current position, a highlight of the TechRepublic Community Event (which she attended this past June), and much more. Listen to the podcast.
This TR Member Spotlight focuses on a multi-talented, long-time TechRepublic member — Ernest Bywater, better known in the forums as Deadly Ernest.
Learn about the story behind Ernest’s 40-year old nickname, his return to formal IT education in 1999, which distributions of Linux he thinks are most popular with tech-challenged end users, and much more. Listen to the podcast.
Besides being an IT consultant, Ernest is also a writer and a photographer. The links and explanations below were provided by Ernest. Please take a few minutes to check them out.
Writing
Dpdotcom sells pdf versions of the stories ($5 each), and Lulu sell On Demand printed versions as well as pdfs. The Ernest Edwards nom de plume was requested by my publisher to differentiate the Clan Amir series from the general writing. All the Clan Amir books are novel length, but some are collections of short stories - some of those short stories are available at Writer’s Block and SOL to encourage people to buy the rest - hint, hint.
My best recommends are Rough Diamond available free at SOL in html or paid for pdf and book at Lulu - Ed’s New Life, Out of Reach, and Stand in Time at dpdotcom or as a book from Lulu. Hell Hound is good for those who like military related action, as is the entire Clan Amir series.
Photos
Sonja Thompson shines the TR Member Spotlight on a relatively new member to the TR community, Kathi Soniat, better known in the forums as KSoniat.
Kathi talks about her transition from music to IT, how it was getting back into IT after an eight-year hiatus, what she enjoys about being a systems analyst, and much more. Listen to the podcast.
This TR Member Spotlight shines a light on Jack Brosch, better known in the TechRepublic forums as jbrosch.
Jack talks about how he first got started in IT, his multiple efforts to make a decent income (sales, consulting, and volunteer work), things he likes doing outside of technology, and much more. Listen to the podcast.
In this TR Member Spotlight, Sonja Thompson interviews Glen Ford, better known in the forums as PMP’sicle.
Glen talks about his entry in IT, his previous work experience (including writing for TechRepublic), the companies he owns, his philosophy about what makes a strong IT department, and much more. Listen to the podcast.
To take a peek at the companies behind the man, here are a couple links:
Sonja Thompson catches up with a very vocal — and sometimes controversial — TechRepublic member in this TR Member Spotlight interview: Donovan Colbert, better known in the forums as dcolbert.
Does dcolbert really have something against Linux, like most of his popular discussions would have us believe? Find out the answer to this question, and then learn a little bit about the man behind these posts. Listen to the podcast.
In case you’ve missed some of dcolbert’s hot discussion threads, check out these links below:
In this TR Member Spotlight interview, Sonja Thompson tries to decipher the answers of a very interesting member in the TechRepublic community: santeewelding.
Please note that this podcast contains some adult language. Find out what roles technology plays in santee’s welding business, his perception of self and others on the TR boards, how he responds to some key technology words, and much more. Listen to the podcast.
Sonja Thompson catches up with John, better known in the TechRepublic forums as jck, in this TR Member Spotlight podcast interview.
Find out what John thinks about his TR persona, when he first became interested in IT, why music is one of his biggest loves outside of technology, and much more. Listen to the podcast.
