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Hi. I'm Deborah Shadovitz. Friends call me Deb.

Note to Mac Groups & Users:

In this photo you see MacHEADS, The Movie playing. I have been on the Board of Directors of LA-based MUGs and been an advisor to many Mac groups, chapters, special interest groups.

I want to meet Mac users around the world. I'd love to come visit your group — attend a meeting, to meet some of your members if I can't be there for a meeting, or to speak if you'd like.

I hope to hear from plenty of folks!

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I'm an author, speaker, instructor, consultant, event producer, and radio person — specializing in Mac, Internet, and Web. In my 20s I spent 3 years living out of a backpack, travelling the world solo because it gave me the opportunity to learn about other people's lives and cultures — and I'm about to embark on another trip. This time I'm taking a Mac and continuing to develop web sites while also speaking to Mac groups and just visiting Mac groups that invite me.

Friends always teased, Deborah's out to change the world — and I am.
I share tech skills to help people achieve by making computers easy for people.
I write about great experiences you can have, family activities, things that make lives better.

And now, some of what I do....

Editor-In-Chief and Web Designer:

I did a stint as a magazine editor (Editor-in-Chief/Assigment Editor/Author) for a Southern California-based magazine for a while in '09. It was fun, but those who saw how much I put into each article and how much info I imparted, lamented that it had both a short reach and short shelf life so I designed LosAngelesAreaLife.com.

This is screenshot of the first "cover" of LosAngelesAreaLife.com, my online magazine for folks who live in the greater Los Angeles area or plan to visit.

My columnists, contributors, and I write about all sorts of things that tie into life in the greater Los Angeles area: entertainment, get-aways, dining, entertaining, home improvement, home design, home tech, gifts, golf, gaming, fashion, and more.

Web Design and Web site Authoring:

A website isn't much help if the right people can't find it or if visitors can't quickly see what your site offers them. Frankly, I'm rather unique in that I can design a clear user interface, write clean SEO-effective code, write copy that's right for a website as opposed to any other medium, and format the pages for the best search results. If you already have a site, you can still benefit from the expertise I can provide. In the past year people have found that my tweaks have brought their sites into top positions for relevant searchs.

Freelance writing:

Because of my web expertise, I have been writing reveiws of web software. I write about other Macintosh software as well. I link to some of my Macworld magazine reviews on my author page. I'm available to write about just about anything, as long as it's a legitimate issue or product. If you need a great writer, let's talk.

Radio & public speaking:

• You can hear me weekly on Computer Talk Radio if you're in one of our markets. It's a nationally syndicated radio with Benjamin Rockwell. (Some more about my Computer Talk Radio segments here.)
• I've been speaking to groups about the Mac, websites, internet use and more for many years as well. If you need a dynamic speaker for any of these topics, lets talk.
• From time to time, I'm a Mac expert on Jeff Levy's Computer show. I also help with segment ideas behind the scenes.
  You can hear some of my radio segments on my speaker page.

Editor-in-Chief of Lifestyle Magazine:

After years of writing only about Mac and Web stuff, I went back to a bit of travel and other writing. In 2009 I did a stint as Editor of a local magazine. These were my first issues and articles.

• June/July 2009: travel and adventure with white water rafting on CA's Kern River, motocross dynamo Chelsy Swenson, and an interview with Amy Brenneman. (This links to the June/July issue PDF as long as the publication's site remains active.)
  
• August/Sept 2009: Travel and sports at Big Bear Lake; Tim Petros about VR; In-Three's ground-breaking 3-D. (PDF)
  

I’ve been asked to have a donation button for those who'd like to thank me for something learned here or for other help I’ve given. So, if I’ve helped you and you’d like to say thank you in this way, I’d be honored.

Events:

• Mac Mingle (originally Party For The People) — my Macworld Expo party. I broke the mold by creating the first free, open to all badge-holders party. (I am no longer producing this party.)
  
• MacDayLA — a one-day Mac event (on hold due to the price of gas in LA and my travels).
• The MacGathering™ — a full-fledged Apple/Macintosh event. Custom-designed top-notch seminars & classes, plus unique social happenings. However, if you want to see local area Mac events happen, tell me to add you to our mailing list, please. And if you want to exhibit an Apple or Mac-related product? tell me!
  (I've put this event on hold due to the economy and price of gas in LA.)

Looking for my brother, David Shadovitz,
the ColdFusion software engineer
and bicycle mechanic?
You can reach him via this link.
Looking for another Shadovitz?
Chances are, he/she is a relative,
so send me a note to forward.

Thanks for visiting.
~ Deborah