Friday, June 27, 2003

For the first time, I posted to Craigslist.

It read thusly:
Will trade expert Mac/PC services/software for busted laptop/parts
Reply to: anon-12928365@craigslist.org
Date: Fri Jun 27 17:06:27 2003

My Dell Inspiron 3500 is dying. It needs parts that I cant afford, so Im looking for a anyone with a busted Inspiron 3500 for the parts. (or even a dead laptop I can resurrect).
In exchange I will fix the nagging or complicated software or hardware issues that have been keeping you (small business, home business, self-eployed etc) up at night.

You trade, I give high-priced and competent services you would be spending cash money for. It works.
I invoice, you get to write it off.

I dont need a hard drive or its caddy, CD rom drive, memory, screen battery or even keyboard. Just the machine. (Or a dead laptop I can resurrect and slip my HD into)

I have no munny, but I am very good at what I do.. MacOS, OS X, Windows and networking, applications, imaging, database support.

And yes, laptops.

I'm an itinerant writer and photographer who happens to be a tech with 12 years of experience. Worked for AOL, AT&T, Intel, Deloitte, TheStreet.com even gay.com (through PlanetOut) and an independent consultant before I regained my senses (well before the dot-com bust) and started following my dreams.

Im currently in Berkeley as I travel across the country taking pictures for my site and books.

If youve got a machine lying around in a box, dead and pining for the fjords, my blue parrot could use a frankenhand :-)

I will return the favors in kind.

Call and we'll talk, no big whoop.

Joe Pennant
Itinerant Images


it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests


Clint peruses this and opines...
That is the best will work for food sign Ive ever seen.


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