During the past 25 years, Jim has managed computer sales and networking at
Dominion Business Machines.
Throughout the years he has seen the introduction of systems like
The Sorcerer, Commodore PET, VIC and 8000, Sanyo 550, Olivetti M20 ,
and of course IBM's 5150 PC. He was present at the launch of IBM's 286, or 'AT'
(Advanced Technology) desktop in Boca Raton in 1984.
Today Jim continues to oversee computer sales and networking at Dominion, as well
as its growing electronics recycling section.
In addition to his business duties, Jim has written books and articles about Technology,
Computers, and their impact on our lives. He is the author of 'Lemon-aid: Personal
Computers' and The Computer Buyer's Survival Guide ,with Andy Walker.
Throughout the 1990's he contributed regularly to the Fast Forward section
of The Toronto Star and several other periodicals. He now writes a technology column
in The Digital Journal .
Jim has also contributed to technology programs on television, radio, and
the Web. He is a resident advisor on Homepage' on CHUM television, a seat he
shares with journalist Andy Walker. Jim and Andy answer questions from viewers
across the country and, via the Internet, around the world.