Teaching Northeast Missouri Residents the Art of Escaping Corporate Surveillance
Teaching Northeast Missouri Residents the Art of Escaping Corporate Surveillance


Practical tech help in Kirksville
I fix computers, connectivity, Linux systems, and small electronics.
Clear rates, fast service, and a local focus near the Kirksville courthouse square.
Switchboard Tech Services is a small mobile service in downtown Kirksville that fixes what others replace.
I handle everyday computer issues, restore old hardware, and build or maintain simple websites for locals and small businesses.
No contracts, no gimmicks – just direct repair and practical help within a couple miles of the courthouse.
If it plugs in, powers on, or connects to the internet, thereβs a good chance I can make it work again.
Transparent, local, and explained in basic English.
These are major projects I’ve created or am working on.

Guides, local stories, and practical how-tos from the Switchboard workshop.

Teaching Northeast Missouri Residents the Art of Escaping Corporate Surveillance

A practical guide and case study: successfully troubleshooting and fixing an industrial dryer (early 2000s model) by replacing the main reservoir capacitor near the power supply transformer. Problem solved.

Windows 10 support has officially ended. Discover why Linux is now the smarter, faster, and more private choice for Kirksville and Northeast Missouri users.

A deeply informative guide to Debian Stable β its history, reliability, and why it remains the backbone of the Linux world.

An authoritative guide to Fedora Linux β its enterprise-grade tools, developer focus, and modern workstation experience.

A detailed comparison of costs and benefits for small businesses switching to Linux, with special focus on rural and low-margin operations in places like Kirksville, Missouri.

A complete onboarding guide to Linux Mint for Windows users β bridging familiarity with open-source power and stability.

A detailed breakdown of openSUSEβs powerful ecosystem β from YaST and zypper to Btrfs snapshots and enterprise-grade stability.

A practical, good-humored look at Windows vs. Linux for K-12 and community college teachers in Northeast Missouri β what the meme gets wrong, what history got right, and how schools can save money while teaching real computer literacy.

An in-depth look at Ubuntuβs ecosystem β from desktops and classrooms to servers, cloud infrastructure, and beyond.