Triona Guidry

P.O. Box 69 Cary, IL 60013 USA
Website: http://www.trionaguidry.com
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Professional Experience

I'm a freelance writer with over 20 years' experience in computers and information security. As an award-winning consultant I specialize in computer support for homes and small businesses, web site design, and IT security. As a writer, my specialties include computers and technology. I'm the author of Triona's Tech Tips, a blog and newsletter providing computer help to consumers, as well as a regular contributor to several publications.

Expertise

Writer
10 Years
Other, Specify
20 Years
Web Designer
15 Years

Specialty

Business (general)
20 Years
Technology
20 Years
Women's Issues
20 Years

Industries


Book Publishing Consumer
5 Years
Magazine - Trade magazines/publications (B2B)
5 Years
Other
20 Years

Total Media Industry Experience

20 Years

Corporate Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)

Guidry Consulting, Inc. (10+)

Other Work History

President, Guidry Consulting, Inc. Part-Time Instructor, College of Lake County (Illinois) Business School, Computer Science Department Help Desk Supervisor, ScottForesman/AddisonWesley Publishers Network Administration Supervisor, Northwestern University McCormick School of Engineering And Applied Science, Dean's Office

Equipment

Windows and Mac computers

Showcase

Computers

Internet Safety Begins With The ISP
(PC Magazine 2/22/2005)
Describes the shoddy advice provided to computer consumer users by most Internet providers.
Vista, Schmista
(PC Magazine 11/6/2007)
Explains why consumers are dubious about the Windows Vista operating system.
Triona's Tech Tips
(Guidry Consulting, Inc. corporate newsletter 5/15/2008)
A blog and email newsletter offering computer help for consumer and small business users. Triona's Tech Tips provides news, tips, tricks, and security advice for Windows and Mac users.

Adoption

Open Adoption Record Laws In All Closed-Records States
(USA Today 2/21/2008)
Explains why access to adoption records should be restored in states where such records are sealed to participants.
Voice Of The People: Adoptees Are A Largely-Ignored Minority
(Chicago Tribune 11/19/2007)
Describes how closed adoption records render adult adoptees a largely ignored minority in U.S. society.
Breakthrough Study Calls For Open Adoption Records
(Reunite 12/1/2007)
Cover story about the Evan B. Donaldson study "For The Records: Restoring A Legal Right To Adult Adoptees."