Senior Editor

Dan Cohen – Having a father who was heavily involved in early laser and fiber-optical research, Dan grew up surrounded by technology and gadgets. Dan’s father brought home one of the very first video games when he was young and Dan remembers seeing a “pre-release” touch-tone phone. (When he asked his father what the “#” and “*” buttons were his dad said, “Some day, far in the future, we’ll have some use for them.”)

Technology seemed to be in Dan’s blood but at some point he took a different path and ended up in the clergy. His passion for technology and gadgets never left him.

A long-time Windows Mobile and Tablet PC user, things started to change for Dan when we tried an iPhone late in the summer of 2007.  That led to his first Mac and then, before he knew it, a complete switch to all things Apple. He currently uses an iMac, unibody MacBook Pro and iPhone 3GS.

Now that his initial “switcher’s fascination” has passed however Dan has been reaching out and using a wider ranger of devices that now includes a Blackberry and a netbook running Windows 7. He is enjoying the experience of using multiple platforms but keeps coming back to the comfort and safety of “all-things OS X”.

Dan began writing for Just Another Mobile Monday and Just Another iPhone Blog in the fall of 2007 and during 2008-2009 he launched and ran an iPhone application review site. Dan is also a frequent contributor to iPhone Life Magazine and has also written on the meetings points between his work in the clergy and technology.

You can peruse Dan’s Amazon Wish List, or send him an email.

Editors

Larry Greenberg – Larry has always had a passion for gear and gadgets. It all started for him with the release of the very first Palm Pilot. He has always had an interest in handheld electronics. From handheld PDAs, to cell phones, Mp3 players, watches and other products, Larry is the first person his friends, family and colleagues call when they need advice on tech.

Larry has roots in the online tech. forum community. He served as the Administrator to Howard Forums.com and as a Moderator at both Treo Central.com and Blackberry Forums.net. Under the screen name “lgreenberg” he’s amassed 50,000+ postings. He’s always eager to help.

As a Blackberry user he ran a web site showcasing accessory reviews for the Blackberry. However that all changed when the iPhone was born, and Larry has since become a Mac user through and through. He recently launched a You Tube channel doing product reviews for the iPhone.

Larry is a trained Chef and a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America. He worked in the food industry as a Chef, Food Researcher, in Sales and Marketing and in Recipe Development for close to twenty years.

While living in NYC Larry was greatly effected by the events of 9/11 and shortly after left the foodservice industry and fulfilled his dream of becoming a firefighter. Larry likes to say that he takes his gear places where most people don’t dream of going, and if they do it’s probably a nightmare.

Now living in the suburbs of Philadelphia Larry spends his time with the Ludwig’s Corner Fire Company. When he’s not answering the fire alarm he’s usually caring for his three young daughters. Larry also enjoys running and is planning on running his 10th full marathon in May of ’09.

You may peruse Larry’s Amazon Wish List, or send him an email.

Carly Z – [Our resident eBook Goddess!] Carly blames her sense of humor on genetics and walking into too many things head first as a child. She developed a love of gadgets sometime in college and it has snowballed since then. She loves her MacBook, but cheats on it with a windows mobile phone (Samsung Epix). Her non-geek time is spent hanging out with her dog and patient and wonderful girlfriend, reading voraciously, and being a bum around the house. Occasionally she remembers to do her chores.

Carly majored in philosophy in college, a degree that while fun, is generally non-applicable to real life. However, she’s always available for discussions of whether a chair is really a chair, and whether your pinkie can be you if it contains your personality.

She lives in New Jersey, and is one of the few residents of the state who maintains there are good parts to it beyond being close to New York City.

You can peruse Carly’s Amazon Wish List, or send her an email.

Team Members

Joel McLaughlin – Joel is a system admin for a local college in Columbus, OH. He is married and has one son. These people also try to curb his techno gadget lust, but fail, most of the time! His passions in technology are Open Source, UNIX, Handheld computers of all sorts from the Nokia Internet Tablets to Pocket PCs and the new UMPC’s that are coming out.

He also tends to be pretty mobile. When he knows of an issue with one of his servers he wants to fix it NOW! Hence the propensity to go more towards mobile computing. Operating systems he uses are Windows XP, Mac OS X and Ubuntu Linux.

You can view Joel’s Flicker, peruse his Amazon Wish List, check out his Think Geek Wish List, or send him an email.

Jason Reese – [Our weekly wrap-up guy!] – Jason has worked in IT and telecommunications the last 12 years, focusing on wireless/mobile technology and applications for the last 5 — which has become his passion. Mobile applications have become the “great new frontier” and our devices (don’t call it a phone or pager) are now just beginning to live up to the promise we’ve been hearing about for so long.

A native of Johnson City, TN, Jason moved to Atlanta in ‘94 and has been there ever since. Jason was fortunate enough to support emergency teams sent to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina and was able to see how a wide scope of mobile devices and applications made a positive impact to not only restore services to families — but even save lives.

When Jason isn’t working to promote and support new technologies in the enterprise, he is spending time trying (key word) to pick up the latest updates in mobile application development — working on Java/J2ME for BlackBerry, xCode for iPhone, and Android. Maybe one day he’ll have enough time to get proficient and even add some more to the ever-growing list.

Jason lives in Atlanta with his wife, Stephanie and their dog. They enjoy traveling, cooking, spending time with family and friends, and — of course — technology.

You can peruse Jason’s Amazon Wish List, or you can send him an email.

Michael Anderson – [Our resident netbook and all-around Gaming Guru!] – Despite living in New York’s ‘Southern Tier’ (more precisely the ‘Crystal City’ of Corning) for nearly a year, Mike and his family still consider themselves Massachusetts natives. They love the vineyards and hiking and climbing offered by the Finger Lakes, but miss the Boston influence on arts and shopping. Mike made the move to work as a Statistician with Corning Incorporated, famous for products such as Pyrex and Corelle, but now the biggest maker of optical fiber, LCD flat panel glass and ceramic filters for car and truck engines.

Mike has been a techno-junkie for ages, mixing a love for gadgets, computers, electronic music making, and video games. From the Apple ][ to the HP 200LX to a new Macbook Pro powering Mac & Windows games and music software, he has had his fingers in nearly every generation of device ... except for phones, which have remained fairly utilitarian for him. This hasn't ben helped by restrictions at his last two employers, including a 'no camera' rule at Corning. His main gadgets right now are a new 15" Macbook Pro, a Lenovo s10 netbook, a Dell Axim x51v, a Nintendo DS, a Sony PSP and a Motorola Z6cx phone.

While not crunching numbers for Corning, Mike and the family enjoy spending time outdoors and generally doing stuff together - anything from hiking and biking to watching movies and playing board games or thrashing around playing Guitar Hero World Tour.

You can peruse Michael's Amazon Wish List, or you can send him an email.

Christopher Gavula - Chris has been a COBOL programmer, a desktop support technician, network engineer, telecommunications manager, and even a professional musician. Currently, he is focused on deploying Voice over IP technologies in a large, corporate setting. He started working full-time at the tender age of 14, even before there were PCs, and will probably be working and trying to finish “just one more project” as he’s lowered into the grave.

Chris says “the great thing about this business is that it is always changing with new things to learn and do - but then that’s also the hardest thing about this business!”

You can peruse Christopher’s Amazon Wish List, or send him an email.

David Goodspeed - [Our resident automotive expert!] David is the editor of AutoworldToday and has been covering the automotive industry since 1998; he is also a webmaster and photographer.

David became AutoworldToday’s editor in 2002. On 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.

Travis Ehrlich – [Blue Plates are his specialty!] – Travis has been a high school teacher and coach in a small South Texas town for eleven years.  His love for gadgets began at a very early age, and he has been a cross between a jock and a geek for most of his life.  He has two boys (ages 4 and 2), and a wonderful wife who lets him be a gadget freak.

In December Travis will graduate with a Masters of Education Administration from Lamar University.  He is a fairly new Mac convert and has drank the whole pitcher of kool-aid!  He is also an avid guitar player and turns handmade pens whenever he can find a spare moment.

You can peruse Travis’ Amazon Wish List, or send him an email.

Jeff Frantz – Like many geeks, Jeff’s interest in computers and technology began by watching too many Star Trek reruns after school. His first computer was a Timex-Sinclair, for which he had the 16K – yes, 16K – add-on pack. His current interest in gadgets was spurred on by the original Palm Pilot; from there it was a slippery slope to Pocket PCs, Archos media players, Sony Cliés, and various Apple products.

Jeff’s non-technology hobbies include listening to music, reading, playing golf very poorly, and spending time with his family. To fund his gadget hobby, he works as an environmental planner for a large engineering consulting firm.

Jeff lives in the Chicago area with his wife and daughter.

You can peruse Jeff’s Amazon Wish List, or send him an email.

Jessica Fritsche – Jessica is a writer, editor, and designer hailing from Dallas, TX.  She is currently the associate editor for So New Publishing, blogs about writing at paper graffiti and about technology at Daily Tech Diva.

Jessica is an Internet junkie-slash-geek. She has been an early adopter since somewhere around the age of 3 or 4, when her father brought home an Apple ][ computer and she became addicted to Frogger.  It was all downhill from there, and now you’ll have to pry her technology from her cold dead hands. She is an avid Apple and Ubuntu user and is always on the prowl for the “next best thing” in gadgets. By day, Jessica works in the eLearning industry writing, designing, and managing corporate adult learning and marketing projects.  The rest of the time you’ll find her blogging, reading, listening to her vast music collection, playing video games, doing something with new media, plugging away on her first novel, or spending time with her husband Shawn and their three cats.

You can peruse Jessica’s Amazon Wish List, or send her an email.

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.

You can peruse his Amazon Wish List or send Thomas an email.

Doug Moran – Doug is a nerd from way back, falling for a Commodore PET at the age of 15, and never looking back. Riding the nerd wave, he got a Computer Science degree and entered the tech industry at a young age, deciding after a year and a half of front-line phone technical support that he should try something, *anything* else. He settled on technical writing, and has been cranking out documentation for companies like Unisys, SGI, Cisco, Juniper, and many others ever since. The fact that he commutes between his family in Austin and his day job in California is something that he is simply trying to live with.

A major PDA fan, Doug ran through every Palm from the Palm Pilot 1000 up to the Palm III before moving to a Handspring, a Tapwave Zodiac, and a brief flirtation with Windows Mobile via an unlocked HTC Universal, before settling on his current iPhone 4 32Gb. He loves eBooks, and has been lusting after and trying to squeeze aside money for the iPad ever since it was announced. Aside from his beloved Sami, “the fam” consists of Maggie, Joseph, two dogs, and five cats.

You can peruse his Amazon Wish List or send Doug an email.

Francis Scardino – Francis is a 30-year-old Technical Analyst living in Hatfield, Pennsylvania. He works for Deluxe Corporation, which probably makes your checks if you still use them. He is a 13 year veteran of the Army National Guard, where he just finished his third overseas deployment. He is a Network Administrator and Electronics technician for the Army, and he often gets to use the best the US Government has to offer in technology. He is still a big gamer and loves to build his own gaming systems. He is addicted to gadgets and anything tech, and he spends tons of time online — always looking for latest and greatest (often spending more than he should on new gadgets and phones).

Frances is always the one called when friends and family members’ computers need fixing. His gadget life goes way back to the days of his first 8088 machine, and running up the phone bill calling any BBS that would let him in. He can remember saving up about $400 one summer just to buy his first CD drive, which included the game “the 7th Guest”. He enjoys long walks at Best Buy and Micro Center, and his other interests include sport shooting, paintball, motorcycles, addicting TV series, working on his house, making fun of MAC users .. and he loves his Land Rover LR3.

You can send Francis an email.