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

I'm an author, speaker, instructor, consultant, event producer, and radio person — specializing in Mac, Internet, and Web. I played magazine editor for a while last year. It was fun but friends lamented that it didn't reach far enough and that the publication had a short shelf life. So I just designed and launched LosAngelesAreaLife.com.

Friends always teased that I'm
    out to change the world — and I am.

I share tech skills to help people achieve by making computers easy for people.

I keep pretty busy. Here's some of what I do.

Editor-In-Chief and Web Designer:
This is screenshot of the first "cover" of LosAngelesAreaLife.com, my new publication. It's the never-ending, online magazine for folks who live in the greater Los Angeles area or plan to visit.
My columnists, contributors, and I will be writing 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.

Editor:
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. In 2010 I'm working on a new publication not yet announced. These are a couple of my issues and articles from 2009:

• June/July 2009 —: motocross dynamo Chelsy Swenson; the Kern River Valley and white water rafting; and an interview with Amy Brenneman.
  Direct link to the June/July issue PDF.
• August/Sept 2009 —: Big Bear Lake; Tim Petros about VR; and In-Three's ground-breaking 3-D technology.
  Direct link to Aug/Sept PDF.

Freelance writing:
Since September, because of my web expertise, I have been writing some reveiws of web software for Macworld magazine. Last summer I reviewed Freeway. I reviewed iWeb '09 for both the website and the April print edition, and then SiteGrinder. Then several more reviews for Macworld.

Radio:

• From time to time, I'm a Mac expert on Jeff Levy's Computer show.
  You can hear some of my radio segments on my speaker page.
• I'm a regular guest on Computer Talk Radio nationally syndicated radio with Benjamin Rockwell. (Those segments are not on this site yet.)

Events:

• Mac Mingle — my Macworld Expo party. I broke the mold by creating the first free, open to all badge-holders party.
  (First called the Party For The People.)."
  
• MacDayLA — a one-day Mac event each odd month or so.
  
• The MacGathering™ — a full-fledged Apple/Macintosh event. Custom-designed top-notch seminars & classes, plus unique social happenings. I was going to hold the MacGathering™ on May 1-3 this year but the economy is hurting expos greatly, so I'm waiting.
  However, if you want to see local area Mac events happen, And if you want to exhibit an Apple or Mac-related product?

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 throw a couple of dollars into my MacBook Pro and Mac Events fund, I’d be honored.

So what can you do on this website?

• Read some misc thoughts on my not fully linked blog. It's for stuff that doesn't have a set place on this site yet.
• Get to know me through the Deborah and Travel menus on the left.
• Learn about me as a speaker. I can talk about many things tech including what comprises a great website, teach at your event, or help your company with Mac or word processing efficiency.
• Invite me to write about computer use. I write about aspects of computer use making it understandable in ways that most people don't. People say reading my work is like having me standing over their shoulder explaining it.
• Contact me as an expert for your news piece or feature. The Los Angeles Times and Los Angeles Daily News have. I've also been featured in Women's Day magazine. See those pieces here.
• Developers — contact me to check out or comment about your product. Many vendors have benefitted from my UI reviews. I also write or advise on manuals.
• Expand your Macintosh computer knowledge.
• Learn about world travel or about visiting LA or NYC through each respective menu.

Looking for my brother, David Shadovitz, the ColdFusion software engineer and bicycle mechanic?, You can reach him at

Looking for another Shadovitz? Chances are, he or she is a relative so to forward.

If you don't see menus on the left, you likely have JavaScript turned off. IE in Windows does this for security reasons. If you miss JavaScript consider switching browsers or give up on Windows. Meanwhile, you can use the Site Map to see what's here.

Thanks for visiting.
~ Deb