Mr. Modem
Encyclopedia
Richard Sherman is an author
, syndicated columnist
, publisher
, and radio host
. He is President of Get-the-Net, Inc. and the creator and publisher of the online computer
and Internet
help service and weekly subscription newsletter, Ask Mr. Modem.
As a member of the National Speakers Association, he has presented more than 500 seminars and keynote addresses. He has appeared on approximately 500 radio and TV talk show
s, and served as host of the Mr. Modem Minute segments produced by FOX-TV. In addition, he co-hosts the weekly Gutsy Geeks radio show on 1100 KFNX in Phoenix, AZ
. The Gutsy Geeks
radio program focuses on helping "average users" understand the benefits of Linux and open source computing.
and Canada
. As "Mr. Modem", Sherman is a featured columnist in Smart Computing magazine and the financial publication, Making Bread magazine.
Among his eight books are Ask Mr. Modem!, a collection of answers to hundreds of frequently asked computer and Internet questions, and Mr. Modem’s Internet Guide for Seniors, named “Internet Book of the Year” by the Independent Publishers Association. His latest release is Mr. Modem’s Web, a CD-ROM
featuring entertaining and informative profiles of more than 1400 of Mr. Modem’s favorite Web sites.
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
, syndicated columnist
Syndicated columnist
This list of syndicated columnists comprises columnists whose recurring columns are published in multiple periodical publications .*Ghaith Abdul-Ahad*Yasmin Alibhai-Brown*Timothy Garton Ash*Lucius Beebe*Max Boot...
, publisher
Publishing
Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of literature or information—the activity of making information available to the general public...
, and radio host
Radio personality
A radio personality is a person with an on-air position in radio broadcasting. A radio personality can be someone who introduces and discusses various genres of music, hosts a talk radio show that may take calls from listeners, or someone whose primary responsibility is to give news, weather,...
. He is President of Get-the-Net, Inc. and the creator and publisher of the online computer
Computer
A computer is a programmable machine designed to sequentially and automatically carry out a sequence of arithmetic or logical operations. The particular sequence of operations can be changed readily, allowing the computer to solve more than one kind of problem...
and Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
help service and weekly subscription newsletter, Ask Mr. Modem.
As a member of the National Speakers Association, he has presented more than 500 seminars and keynote addresses. He has appeared on approximately 500 radio and TV talk show
Talk show
A talk show or chat show is a television program or radio program where one person discuss various topics put forth by a talk show host....
s, and served as host of the Mr. Modem Minute segments produced by FOX-TV. In addition, he co-hosts the weekly Gutsy Geeks radio show on 1100 KFNX in Phoenix, AZ
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
. The Gutsy Geeks
Gutsy geeks
Gutsy Geeks is a weekly radio show dedicated to explaining the benefits that the "Average Computer User" would experience by switching to Free and Open Source software. The show is designed to help introduce people to GNU/Linux and FOSS. These open technologies help listeners save money while...
radio program focuses on helping "average users" understand the benefits of Linux and open source computing.
Publications
A nationally syndicated columnist, his Ask Mr. Modem! column appears in more than 140 publications throughout the U.S.United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. As "Mr. Modem", Sherman is a featured columnist in Smart Computing magazine and the financial publication, Making Bread magazine.
Among his eight books are Ask Mr. Modem!, a collection of answers to hundreds of frequently asked computer and Internet questions, and Mr. Modem’s Internet Guide for Seniors, named “Internet Book of the Year” by the Independent Publishers Association. His latest release is Mr. Modem’s Web, a CD-ROM
CD-ROM
A CD-ROM is a pre-pressed compact disc that contains data accessible to, but not writable by, a computer for data storage and music playback. The 1985 “Yellow Book” standard developed by Sony and Philips adapted the format to hold any form of binary data....
featuring entertaining and informative profiles of more than 1400 of Mr. Modem’s favorite Web sites.