GREETINGS
Thanks for taking a moment to read this month’s update. I hope you’re doing well. The photo above is from my walk this morning.
Keeping BUsy
I’ve been keeping busy with my tech support business, taking care of several hundred people in the Iowa City area. Some of the tech support I provide is free of charge, which I enjoy doing. For example, short phone calls are enough to solve many questions. For people seeking in-warranty repairs, I can direct them to the appropriate local options. For people associated with the University of Iowa, I am able to direct them to free on-campus resources. Having worked there over a period of 30+ years, I’m familiar with tech services on campus.
One of my more recent tech guides, from April 7, describes how to repair a stuck RCA audio plug center post. You can read that article here — https://iowacitytech.com/2025/04/07/extract-broken-rca-plug/
I enjoyed taking the photos and writing up the instructions.
TECH GUIDES
Some of the tech guides I create are in response to common questions that I get from several people having the same issue. By writing up a thorough guide, everyone can benefit from the resource without having to pay for the time it takes to find a solution for a problem.
An example recently was a guide I wrote for users of Yahoo! Mail who recently found that the Yahoo! Mail system had changed significantly without much advance notice. Here is a link to that guide — https://iowacitytech.com/2025/03/06/yahoo-mail-original/
I’ve had phone calls and emails from people across the country expressing their appreciation and gratitude for that guide. It’s a good feeling to get that kind of positive feedback.
WRITING TOPICS
I continue to expand on the topic reports found on the Resources For Life dot com website. The list can be found on the What’s New Page. Adding incrementally takes very little time since the post and related context are already present.
TECH WRITING
If you’re interested in the latest tech-related guides and articles I’ve posted, you can visit the Posts Page on the Iowa City Tech website.
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THANKS
Many thanks to all of you who keep in touch and provide support for the work I do.
Origins. For those of you who are new to these monthly personal updates, they began about 24 years ago out of a desire to share from my personal life about topics of lifeways (faith/philosophy), health, career, finances, relationships, effective living, and public interest efforts. This is based on the Life Map presented on the Resources For Life website. [View]