Please Welcome Solomon Kleinsmith

Recently, I was back in my home town visiting with friends, and the subject of mobile technology came up.  I myself lack extended expertise in the subject, so I was talking to my friend Sol Kleinsmith, who I knew had a strong and growing interest in that area of technology.  Well, a few strong drinks later, we were examining his new Acer netbook and talking about the future of cell phones.  Needless to say, I was very impressed with his level of knowledge.  By the end of the night, I’d asked him to join this blog as a contributing writer on mobile technology, and he accepted.

During President Obama’s campaign, Solomon was a grassroots organizer for the state of Nebraska, running several political groups in Omaha.  During this time, he learned how to leverage technology to mobilize his groups and organize activities.  Since he worked mostly without an office, he learned very quickly which technologies work, and which aren’t worth the time.

I’m extremely glad to have Sol as a member and writer of Tux in the Midwest.  I think he’ll be able to fill in a huge gap here on the mobile technology front.  Please welcome Solomon Kleinsmith!!!

Giving Blogging a Shot

Umm... Hello...

I've always wanted to make this work. I like the idea. But I've never been able to make a habit of this blogging thing. Maybe this time it'll stick.

So my idea is to just write about whatever is on my mind at the time. That should be just about as confusing as any writing can get. But again, the idea of blogging... journaling... has always intrigued me.

So here goes..................

To give you some background, I am a late-twenties, married man living in a major city in the midwest. I work in computers, so you're probably going to read quite a bit about computers and technology. I also play music, which will be another major topic I write about, I'm guessing. Right now I play mostly in churches, but I've been in all sorts of bands, and don't like to limit myself to any one kind of music. So be prepared to read about anything from jazz to rock to gospel to, well, just about anything.

As I said above, I'm married. I love being married. I love living with my wife. This will not become a bitch-session about the negatives of married life, so if you're looking for some drama, so elsewhere. I probably won't write too much about personal stuff, because I'm a firm believer in not hanging your dirty laundry where others can sniff it, and the internet being the ultimate public hanging place, you won't find any here.

I'll warn you that I have a silly, sometimes crass sense of humour (I love a good fart joke), so be prepared. I hope you find my writing interesting, perhaps informative, and at the very least entertaining!

Thanks for reading!