About the owner of
diy-computer-repair.com!

     I was born in South Dakota and lived the majority of my life in Wyoming. As the son of a Heavy Duty Equipment Operator and Mechanic I learned how to fix anything mechanical at an early age.

     My first bike I built  from a frame I found in the local dump. Now that was a heck of a bike, it was a 'Springer' front end and made for a smoother ride out in the boonies. Today they are called 'Mountain Bikes'.

     My first car was a '32 Chevy Coupe, never did get it on the road. One of my favorite cars is the El Camino, I have a hobby web site dedicated to the Classic Muscle Car of the late '60s and early '70s.

     I graduated from high school in 1966. Due to the economy I decided to join the US Air Force before going to college even though I had a scholarship to a large University, but would have had to work part time to complete my degree.

     I started my first career in 1966 as a member of the U.S. Air Force. As an Airman I went to tech school on the USAF's latest and greatest Jet Fighters (F-102, F-105, F-106, F-4, and T-38). After over 20 years of dedicated duty, traveling around the world (three times), and working on the F-16, I decided that I need a change in life and retired from Active Duty.

     I went back to school and graduated from Glendale Community Collage with an AAS (Associate Applied Science) in Computer Design Technology.

     Along the way I accumulated a lot of knowledge, some of it was hard earned, some of it came from years of study (a MCSE - Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer is a University course that is highly condensed) and of course the experience.

     There were times when working and studying made me want to find another job, then I would think about what I would be leaving behind and after some soul searching would buckle down to the job at hand and complete the task. Overall it was a very rewarding career. After a long career as computer repair tech and network administrator for a large company, I decided to change careers once again.

     I created diy-computer-repair to use my knowledge as an "Authorized Computer Repair Technician" and all around mechanic to help others gain their confidence to fix their computer problems.

     I am glad you stopped by to see what I have accomplished. I would like to invite you to come back often to see the new information I am always writing about. I receive a lot of questions through email and some of these emails trigger the thought process to write another article.

     Computers have always been "complex" but if a guy that grew up out in the boonies in Wyoming can fix 'em you can also!

And remember - "There is no such thing as a DUMB question".

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