•Experienced - I wrote my first line of computer code before Pierre Trudeau was Prime Minister—the first time. I bought my first computer in 1982; I just bought my 18th a few weeks ago.

•Expert on MS Word - I literally wrote the book on Microsoft Word: The Power of Microsoft Word, MIS Press, 1988.

•Software Developer - In the 1990s, I created a document management system for lawyers then created a software company to market it. Then I modified it and marketed it to writers under a different name.

During my last week articling at the Immigration and Refugee Board, they flew me to every one of their offices to install a database system of my own invention and train their people in its use.

•Computer Journalist - For fifteen years, ending last fall, I was the computer columnist for The Scrivener, the magazine of the BC Society of Notaries Public. I’ve also been computer columnist for several other magazines, was a contributing editor for ComputerWorld Canada, and have written features for a variety of other magazines.

•Technical Writer – I’ve written documentation for everything from complete computer systems to laser printers, dot matrix printers, peripheral boards, and software packages (my own and those of other companies).

•IT Management – In addition to setting up and managing the networks for my own law firms, I’ve managed IT for two law firms at which I’ve been a staff lawyer, dealing with most issues myself but liaising with outside IT professionals when necessary.

•Versatile - I work in Windows, Linux, OS X, DOS or even CP/M with equal ease. In fact, as I type this, I have three computers running on my desk, one running Windows™, one running Linux, and one running both Macintosh OS X and Windows™ XP simultaneously.

I can work in MS Word (Windows, DOS or OS X), OpenOffice, WordPerfect, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Pagemaker…pretty much you name it and I’ve worked with it at some point.