I’m Mark Ratledge, and this is my consulting - Songdog Tech, LLC - and tech writing web site, where I cover information technology issues that concern my clients, post my articles and columns, answer Mac questions and show some of my photographs, too.
I have a full range of IT experience in hardware and software gained working in the computer industry over the last 25 years, and I can talk with you about what you need to be able to do for work and business. Read more About me and my work, see some of the Web sites I’ve built and/or administer and Contact me.
I write two columns on technology for the Missoulian; a preview of this week’s upcoming column is This week in the Missoulian: can data centers be green?. My most recent column posted on this site is Data centers enable cloud computing. And my most recent Montana InBusiness Monthly column is June’s Mumm is the word when talking iPhone in Montana.
I also answer questions on Macs in Mac Q and A; my most recent is Mac Q and A: MainMenu for maintenance.
I’m active in the arts and humanities in Montana, and currently serving as vice-chair of the Montana Cultural and Aesthetic Trust. I’ve been a grants evaluator for the Montana Arts Council, and received a MAC fellowship in photography. I write tech columns for the Montana Arts Council’s newspaper State of the Arts, available above under the articles link; the lastest is State of the Arts for March/April 2009: Social Networking.
I’ve recieved grants from Humanities Montana for my forthcoming book titled The Falls Creek Grizzly and a set of CDs called Eat Stone and Go On: The Recorded Poetry of Richard Hugo, which were distributed to public libraries and schools around the state of Montana.
