As any "computer guy" will probably tell you, I often play tech support for friends and family, doing everything from helping them choose their purchases to troubleshooting and fixing parts when things don't quite work right. And while I don't mind doing this to help out those I know and love, I don't generally offer my services professionally to the public. The main reason is time. Because I work a full-time job, any work that I do outside of that job is overtime to me, and the amount of money I would have to charge to legitimately get an overtime pay, plus all the taxes and costs associated with freelance work, would just be far outside of most people's budgets for work on their home computer. I have, on occasion, done a bit of work for a small business or something like that, but in order for it to be worth my (over)time, I still must charge more than typical rates for most services.

One exception to this is website hosting. More information on that can be found at http://www.kserver.net/

I am very open to the content on this site being published or reproduced in magazines, books, etc.  However, all information on this website is written and owned by Kris Kelso, and should not be copied or reproduced in any way without permission.  Please contact me if you would like to publish some or all of the content from this website.

The purpose of this site is to help people learn, and I encourage everyone to share the information on this website with others, preferably by sending them a link to the home page or the specific article you would like to share. 

People are always asking me about what brand of computer they should purchase, what software to use, etc. The answer, usually, is "it depends on what features are important to you", but I definitely have some favorites. I have created a list of some of my recommendations in the most frequently-asked areas.