Steve Diamond

Here's an excerpt from my new blog entry about why I am not "your company's computer guy" and who I really am:

If you were watching Saturday Night Live during the 1990s, you remember Jimmy Fallon’s hilarious sketches as “Nick Burns, Your Company’s Computer Guy.” If you weren’t watching or if you’d like a refresher, scroll down to where I’ve embedded an example from YouTube.

Nick Burns was the help desk guy from hell. He could help with your computer problems, but you had to pay the price of being insulted and made to feel stupid. After taking care of your difficulty, Nick would always finish by asking “Was that so hard?”

So why am I writing about Nick Burns today? Here’s why. I’m trying to differentiate what I do for my clients from what Nick does. Most people see the phrase “computer consultant” or “technology consultant” and they think of Nick, the guy from the help desk, the only one who knows how to keep the computers and the networks running smoothly.

Read the whole post about what I do as a consultant in Tucson on my blog.

Apparently I'm number 12 on the list of the top 100 world's most interesting tweeters. I don't expect this to last long, so better check it out fast!