Chris Betcher is a 44 year old Australian educator with a passion for technology and learning. He has been actively involved with computers in the classroom for over 20 years now and is still excited about the promise that it offers our 21st centiry learners.
Chris is also a blogger, podcaster, writer, artist and father. He has an innate curiousity about the world and continually asks too many questions.
As he moves into the next phase of his life with Linda his Canadian girlfriend, he continues to look for new challenges and experiences for them to share together.

My passion is ...

to live a life that matters

I know too much about ...

technology

My parents always told me ...

I could do anything I put my mind to

My childhood ambition ...

to fly

My favorite memory ...

family holidays together

Why I write ...

i enjoy exploring ideas through the power of words

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

blogs and books

My first job ...

TV delivery guy

My best moment ...

being in love

My inspiration ...

my kids

Computers & Technology > Operating Systems Comparing the Windows operating system and the Mac OS X

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I started using a personal computer in 1982. It's now 2007, and for the majority of the past 25 years I've used computers running some version of Microsoft Windows. My first experience with Windows started with version 3.0, then 3.1, WfW, 95, 98, 98SE, ME, 2000 and XP. On the server side I've used Windows NT, Windows 2000 and Server 2003. I have also been a Microsoft Office trainer, hold a Microsft Office Specialist certification and have even been a technical writer for Microsoft. Professionally, I'm currently responsible for managing a Windows network that encompasses 6 Windows servers an...

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