Has worked with word processors since 1970 (mainframes) and now relies heavily on Word for preparing complicated documents with >1 language (mostly English/French/Spanish), tables and internal automation. Some VBA knowledge; uses Office XP on WinXP and Vista dual-monitor systems to provide specialized publication consulting services. Uses a GPS and Illustrator for producing maps; ThumbsPlus (and easing into Photoshop Elements) to manage a growing collection of >34K digital images; converts old out-of-print books to Word/PDF/HTML with OCR and Word VBA cleanup...

When the computers get too frustrating, I go out and drive my tractor or go for a horseback ride or a snowshoe trek through our 5-kms of trails ... or just soak in the hot tub.

I generally prefer to keep things within EE, but if there is a compelling reason to contact me, I use Gmail with my 2 initials (middle name is John) and surname all as a single word.