About the Accidental Expert
The Accidental Expert is the byline of Mitch Stone, a self-syndicated technology writer located in Southern California.
Why He Writes
Mitch's writing is based on a lifelong interest in the issues found near the heart of human interactions with technology. Through his columns, he makes an effort to expand the general reader's understanding of how technology affects their lives. Because he is informed by a diverse professional and personal background, he is a once a technologist and technology skeptic, and is not the least bit shy about poking fun at the technology industry and its unique personalities and pretentions.
Mitch's objective as a writer is to cover the technology landscape in a way not frequently encountered in the media. He views himself as an interpreter, and his writing as a bridge, between the handful of technologically literate who are making the new rules, and the rest of us who are struggling to make sense of them.
A Brief Biography
Mitch Stone was born in New Jersey in 1955. He began avidly tinkering with computers and computer programming while in high school, during the days of time-sharing, acoustical modems, Winchester drives and paper punch tape.
He began his undergraduate education in architecture in 1973, moving on to urban planning after relocating to California in 1975. His graduate education is in geography. Mitch practiced as a city planner thoughout the 1980s and in addition to writing, is presently a partner in a Southern Californian historic preservation consulting firm dealing with history, architectural history and environmental issues.
An interest in computers and technology topics have remained a constant throughout his life. In 1995 Mitch began editing and publishing a Web site devoted to technology commentary, and in the process became a recognized critic of the Microsoft Corporation, many years before the company's behavior in the marketplace gained the attention of the United States Attorney General's Office. This site was maintained until mid-1999.
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