Evan Koblentz
evan (at) snarc.net
Hello world! You found my very simple web site. I used to publish an elaborate site, but that consumed too much time. So, this page has links to all the important online aspects of my life, just like personal pages when the web was new a decade ago. I hope some people think it's interesting or helpful.
I live in northern New Jersey but I'd like to move a bit more to the south. Most of my day focuses on computers. For work I write about them and fix them too, and for fun I lead a user group and volunteer at a technology museum. I am especially interested in historic portable computers. When it's time to relax, I like to drive my Miata, watch sports, and listen to rock and 80s music. I love gadgets and I'm a passionate advocate of media freedom. I hate being single, so if you know anyone who might be a good match for me, send them to this link. (Yes, I know that last part is lame. But what have I got to lose?)
Now it's time to elaborate on some things.
My work: Currently I'm an editor at Wireless Week and I blog for Computerworld. Previously I worked at Electronic Component News. I was the editor of the former FierceEnterprise. Before that I wrote for eWeek, TMC Labs, and the Home News Tribune. I co-wrote the Vault Guide to Technology Careers. I've also been published in Technology Review, The Institute, and Light Reading. I appeared on BusinessWeek TV and contributed to Modern Marvels.
Antique computers: I joined the hobby of collecting very old computers in 2002-ish. Late in 2003 I thought there should be a hobby news publication so I co-founded a weekly e-newsletter simply called Computer Collector which became the much snappier Technology Rewind. By spring 2006 that endeavor became too much like work so I stopped. Someday I will resuscitate it but you can view the old site, not updated, here. Now most of my hobby writing is for a book about the history of computers. I don't want to divulge too much of that idea online, however, I posted some very specific research about the history of PDAs. Meanwhile in early 2005 I co-founded a user group called MARCH -- that's "Mid-Atlantic Retro Computing Hobbyists" and it's been going very well. We are building a computer museum at InfoAge (in Wall, N.J.) and we host the annual Vintage Computer Festival East. If you work at a computer museum or plan to start one then click here.
What else: Driving my red 2004 Mazdaspeed Miata GT always makes me happy. Before this car I had a 1996 Miata. I'm a member of the Miata Mob and the Lehigh Valley Miata Owners Club. I'm fanatical about the Yankees and Giants. I always have Springsteen in my CD player and MP3 player. Gadget-wise, my favorite is the Treo 700p. Regarding the issue of free speech, I support the American Civil Liberties Union,
Committee to Protect Journalists, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press,
Society of Professional Journalists, The Freedom Forum, and others.
Etc.: I protect my computer by using Firefox, Avast, and Spybot Search & Destroy -- and I suggest that you do the same.