Contributors
Providing Semi-Regular Product Reviews, Articles & Commentary Contributions
David Goodspeed – David is the editor of AutoworldToday at Today Newspapers in the Dallas suburbs. He is also a webmaster and photographer. He got started doing photography for the newspaper while working as a firefighter/paramedic in one of his towns, and he came to the newspaper group full time in 1992.
David entered automotive journalism in 1998 and became AutoworldToday editor in 2002. On the average, he drives some 100 new vehicles each year.He enjoys the great outdoors and as an avid fly fisherman, as is his girlfriend Tish. He especially enjoys nature photography and is inspired by the works of Ansel Adams.
Thomas R. Hall – Thomas is a mobile gadget and digital productivity junkie who is trying to find the perfect mobile device(s) to give him on-the-go productivity. Thomas currently is interested in Android, iPhone, and BlackBerry smartphones, eInk eBook readers, and Mac computers, among many, many other devices.
Thomas and his wife, Chotima, live in Indiana and enjoy travel of any sort (especially international) and the outdoors when time permits.
Allistair Lee – Allistair is 23 years old and currently reside in Ames, Iowa. He has been a user of Windows Mobile for over 8 years now. Being a gadget geek, he’s always trying to keep up with the latest phones, PDAs and other electronic gadgets.
Whenever he gets a chance, he is always up for some volleyball and fishing, not to mention nature photography on his Nikon D90. His current gadget collection includes Sony Ericsson Xperia X1, AT&T Tilt 2, 8GB iPod Touch and the upcoming Nook!
Adjunct Members
Mitchell Oke – Mitchell Oke is a 19 year old university student studying film and TV production at the JMC Academy “down under” in Sydney, Australia. He has a great love for gadgets, always wanting to have the latest and greatest phones, PDAs and other electronic toys.
He is a huge fan of Star Trek, Seinfeld and NCIS, citing them as his favourite TV shows. In December 2006 he became a Mac convert, having used Windows since he was 5. Gadgets he uses regularly are his MacBook Pro with HSDPA Data Card, Nokia N95 8GB, 16GB iPod Touch and Canon 400D DSLR, as well as a self-built Media Centre PC running Vista displayed on a 26″ Samsung LCD TV.
Kerry Woo - Kerry, aka “WonderDawg”, is a certified gadget nut since he was able to walk and hold a transistor radio. His friends lovingly tease him about perpetuating the Asian stereotype with his love of anything that has an electrical cord or batteries attached including electronics and woodworking tools.
Kerry can’t stand to throw anything away, in the hopes that should he become famous or win the lottery, the WonderDawg Museum of Music, Schwag and Gadgets will serve as a repository of cardboard boxes containing artifacts of life before the dawn of digital such as several thousand LPs, old Macs, electronics and promotional items from the sixties, seventies and eighties. Otherwise, excellent yard sale stuff.
Married to Becky with two grown kids and two dogs, Kerry resides in Nashville, TN. He is heavily wired into the blogging community with his own blog. Kerry loves life, people and especially practical jokes.
Clinton Fitch – Clinton is a member of Mobius, a Microsoft MVP in Mobile Devices, andhas been writing Windows-based mobile device reviews since 1999. Currently Clinton operates Clinton Fitch (Dot) Com! and HPC:Factor, the later being dedicated to the Handheld PC platform.
By day he is a System Engineering Manager for a leading Voice Over IP Call Center implementer and software company. When not at work or at play you can usually find Clinton watching the latest Formula One (go Kimi!) or MotoGP (go Nicky!) race on SpeedTV.
Drew Guttadore – Drew is a native of Denver Co, who currently resides in Sydney, Australia. He worked for many years in a number of IT roles, but made the switch to Marketing after running his own company and realising Sales & Marketing rocks! Since then a variety of roles across the globe have kept him following his true passion, which is learning about new places and cultures.
Adrian Leibas – Adrian is 27 years old and lives in Newark, Ohio with his wife Katie, 2-month old son Cooper, and two cats Tyson & Samar. He is a claims adjuster for State Farm Auto Insurance, and he has also worked in their systems department. He was a computer science major at Mt. Vernon Nazarene University, where he also played baseball. He quickly realized that he did not like writing code or script, which is why he changed both majors and schools, graduating from Franklin University with a BS in Business and minor in HR Management.
Adrian has been a gadget enthusiast as far back as he can remember, and his wife might say that he spends more time in Best Buy than he does with her. In his spare time he likes to spend time with his new little family, reading, watching baseball, and assistant coaching on his high school varsity baseball team. He is also in the process of deciding if he is ready for the transition from PC to Mac, as he’s sure many of you can relate.
