I've been writing about personal and business applications for PCs since 1983, when I joined the editorial staff of COMPUTE! Publications, which covered applications for 8-bit computers like the Commodore 64 and Apple II. At its height, this family of magazines had a circulation of over 500,000.
I started freelancing and specializing in financial applications when PCs became financial tools for consumers and small businesses (after a stint at Lawson, a high-end accounting software company).
I've written for numerous publications over the years, and about the only ones that have survived me besides PC Magazine (where I started writing in 1993) are Barron’s and Kiplinger's Personal Fi...