Taking a stand

By John Locke on April 22, 2006

I'm the token computer consultant in a local chapter of a business group, and I provide all kinds of services related to computers. Earlier this week I announced to the group that I don't fix Windows machines. I know plenty of other computer consultants who make a fine living cleaning viruses, spyware, and fixing Windows issues.
I prefer to address business problems, come up with creative solutions that help businesses move forward, not fix what should already be working. And today I read a fine post by one of my favorite bloggers, which illustrates some of my motivation: Seth's Blog: "No" to average.

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John Locke is the lead developer and founder of Freelock, LLC. In addition to being a proficient web developer, he is an experienced technical writer, network administrator, and all around problem solver. He has worked with computers since 1984, and currently advises small businesses on open source software.