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TWShelp.com

I’m available for hire as your computer guy in the Florence, Decatur, Athens, and Huntsville, Alabama areas. I offer a wide variety of services, including:

• general troubleshooting (eg. spyware and virus removal)
• website design and upkeep
• video work, including broadcasting live events and helping you set up your own broadcast
• basic (home, small-office, wireless) network installation
• business consulting (how to use technology to improve your productivity) and security assessment
• training and teaching on a plethora of topics: from navigating Windows PCs and Macs to using online software and office applications to website design and coding.

I also am available for speaking and teaching (See MoreTechTalk.com). I specialize in “new media” (eg. podcasting) and on using new technology (eg. wikis, blogs, streaming video, youtube, podcasts, “powerpoint”, and online office suites) in your Jr. High / High school classroom.

To contact me, get a price estimate, or inquire about speaking engagements (I’ll occasionally do these for free):

• via Facebook (preferred, guarantees I’ll receive your message)
• call (next preferred method, you will be connected toll free if you click on the phone number at tollie.org)
• email (If you send an email and do not receive a reply in 24 hours, please call. Your message might have been sent to the spam folder.)
• or @tollie me on Twitter

Now the blogger stuff:

Bio: 26/m, Florence, Al.

Interests: blogging, broadcasting, education, journalism, lifeguarding, media, NASA, officiating, podcasting, science, talk-radio, teaching, technology, volleyball

Favorite Books: Blue Like Jazz, Boy Meets Girl, Evidence for Christianity, Harry Potter, Mere Christianity, Lord of the Rings

Favorite Music: The Beatles, Caedmon’s Call, Chris Tomlin, Derek Webb, Hootie and the Blowfish, Oasis, Point Of Grace, Relient K, Switchfoot, U2

Favorite Quotes:

“Speech is conveniently located midway between thought and action, where it often substitutes for both.” -John Andrew Holmes

“To be great is to be misunderstood.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Good government is no substitute for self-government” - Mahatma Gandhi

“It is not what we do, but also what we do not do, for which we are accountable.” - Jean Baptiste Poquelin (Molière)

Favorite TV Shows: Heroes, The West Wing, Macgyver, the Dick Van Dyke Show, the Mary Tyler Moore Show, What’s My Line?, Stargate SG-1, Myth Busters, Gilmore Girls

Favorite Movies: Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings, The Matrix, Star Wars, Saving Private Ryan, The Sound of Music, Stick It

Faith Statement: I am a sinner, but I am a sinner forgiven by Jesus the Christ, and that affects every aspect of my life. I dissociate myself from many of the stereotypes given to Christians, however, so please don’t assume.