LA Computer Fair Seminars

Saturday, August 20, 2011
Time	Seminar	Presenter	Company
11:30-12:30	Q&A Your Questions Get Answered	Benjamin Rockwell	Computer Talk Radio
1:00-2:00	Upgrade or Buy What's your BEST option	Jeff Levy	KFWB Weekends
2:30-3:30	Buy It - Build It - Which Product is Right for YOU?	Richard Barrios	MadRhino Consulting
Sunday August 21, 2011
Time	Seminar	Presenter	Company
11:30-12:30	Buy It - Build It - Which Product is Right for YOU?	Richard Barrios	MadRhino Consulting
1:00 - 2:00	The Best Way to Digitally Create for Professional Artists, Students, and Business Entrepreneurs on a Tight Budget	Philip Staiger	TheBest3D.com
2:30 - 3:30	How to Make More Money Without Investing	Ken Yuen	VIP Money Card, Inc.

Q & A - You’ve Got Computer Questions? Rockwell Has Answers!

Benjamin Rockwell is the syndicated broadcast radio personality of Computer Talk Radio! He is passionate about living in Southern California, where all the IT breakthroughs happen! This is especially important to his audience, far from his home: Tennessee, Alabama, and Arizona, to name a few. What a treat for us to have him LIVE at the LA Computer Fair to Answer Our Questions!

Quirky and nerdy, Benjamin has been dealing with computers since as far back as he can remember – and can tackle almost any computer question or problem that you might have – with plain English answers, that don’t require YOU to have a degree in Computer Science.

At this session, bring your most difficult computer questions and get the easy “How To” Answers You NEED- without paying a technician by the hour!

Benjamin Rockwell is the LA Computer Fair's resident Nerd!

Upgrade or Buy... THAT is the Question!

by Jeff Levy, Radio Personality and Talk Show Host on KFWB

Jeff Levy is the Talk Show Host of "The Credit Line" (paired with Adam Levin) and "Living the E-Life", both on KFWB Weekends, brings us the tools to make our choice easier. Whether it is nobler to Upgrade or Purchase, THAT is the Question! Jeff will give us clear and concise information to look at the technology on the market today and upcoming technology for us to make an informed, and frugal decision.

PC or Apple? Smart Phone or Cell? Xune or iPod? Buy it or Build it?

by Richard Barrios

Richard Barrios is the Owner and Founder of Mad Rhino Consulting who is experienced in vital recovery, All Operating Systems - including LINUX ( as a website application) and much more.

He understands the importance of purchasing on a budget and getting exactly what you need!

He will help us decipher the plethora of electronic products on the market to help us make the best choice for home, school, and business.

Are you and Apple or PC? Do you Smartphone or simply need a Cell phone? What about Building your own system or Buy it off the shelf - and if you buy it off the shelf - What do you REALLY need!?

You will also gain the knowledge what NOT to buy and How to be SURE you are getting WHAT you Need.

Listen to his wisdom, and bring your Specific Questions BEFORE you buy your technology for college, business, or home.

The Best Way to Digitally Create for Professional Artists, Students, and Business Entrepreneurs on a Tight Budget

So you've bought or built a new PC, stuffed it with a 3D graphics card and lots of RAM...... and you're a graphics enthusiast, a creative artist with a digital mind, but a $1200 price tag for photo editing software doesn’t do much for you... Don’t chance the possibiltiy of downloading malware - Come to this Amazing Demonstration and Seminar by Philip Staiger of TheBest3D.com

Philip will lead us on the road to creativity to get the most out of our computer equipment without “breaking the bank”. Whether you are an Artist, Student, or Business Owner/Entrepreneur searching for new and better ways to make stunning presentations, artwork, business products that will “blow your professors and customers away” THIS is the Seminar for YOU!

Not only will you find a way to receive this software FREE, but you will aldo be introduced to THE Standard in Gaming and Professional Artist Equipment --- THE Drawing Tablet by Wacom!

There is NOTHING you can’t do with Dogwaffle and Wacom -- Come and See for YourSelf!

This Seminar/ Demonstration -is NOT To be Missed-- Artists, Animators, Students, Business Owners, Entrepreneurs, and Everyone who Loves to Create (with minimal investment) - Needs to see this in Action!

Jeff Levy Jeff Levy is the creator and host of "The Digital Doctor Show" and has devoted himself to the computer and technology lifestyle made easy. Jeff Levy's first "On Computers" broadcast aired at 5:00 AM Sundays in January of 1995 on KFI Radio in Los Angels. The show became an instant hit with his audience of "keyboard curmudgeons”, “Windows weenies” and “computer creampuffs,” Jeff Levy "On Computers" quickly expanded to Saturdays and Sundays and continued for 9 years. Deciding it was time to make a move the January 1, 2004 headlines read, "Nationally renowned computer expert Jeff Levy brings “Computer News” to KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO". Jeff then moved to radio station KABC for his renowned “Digital Doctor” show.

Jeff now has 2 radio shows on radio station KFWB, 980 on the A.M. dial. On Saturday mornings at 9:00 AM Jeff partners with consumer advocate and credit expert Adam Levin to bring you The Credit Line, a place where you learn to make your credit report your resume, not your rap sheet.

On Sundays Jeff does the Living the E-Life show at 5:00 PM, where he talks about technology and how to put it to work for you. It's all about making better choices."

From his opening greetings to his world renown weekly computer lessons, Jeff provides his loyal listeners with current news and information regarding computers, both hardware and software, and other technical diversions in a quick upbeat lively format. Always truthful and politically correct for the most part, Jeff leads his loyal listeners into the computer Bad Lands and wages battles in the fight against consumer rip offs.

Jeff’s listeners have bestowed upon him a long list of titles including: "The Master", "The Pontiff of all Pentiums", "The Computer Answer Man", "The King of Computers", "The Computer Guru" and his favorite "The Digital Doctor".

Jeff is a native of Detroit, Michigan and was graduated from Loyola Law School here in Los Angeles in 1963. Jeff Levy's passion for computers goes back to 1976 when he bought his first computer, a Radio Shack TRS 80. Thereafter he soon acquired an Apple II computer as well.

When not sermonizing about computers and technology, backing up your computer and life's other pleasures. Jeff enjoys a good WWF wrestling match. In his professional life has consulted to a number of doctors and clinics on the subject of technology as it relates to the field of medicine.

Jeff co-hosted TechLInk, a T.V. cable show, for four years, and wrote columns for the Los Angeles Times and the Daily Breeze. Jeff is frequently called on to do appearance on N.B.C. Channel 4 news in Los Angeles whenever the station needs a technology expert. He currently writes his “lessons” for Windows Vista, Windows 7 and the Mac Operating System. The lessons are little tidbits of new and different things you didn’t know you can do with your computer. They can be found on his Web site, www.jefflevy.com

Benjamin Rockwell is the host of Computer Talk Radio and has been working with computers professionally for years.

Benjamin started off in computers when he was a pre-teenager, and computer selection was small. His first class in computing was on a Commodore Vic 20, and he hasn’t stopped working with computers since. Along the way he became proficient in the Apple II series, a wide range of TRS-80’s, and other Commodore systems.

After getting married, he discovered Bulletin Board Systems (a type of precursor to the Internet as we know it), and became so fascinated with the concept that he set up his own BBS. A friend offered him a job as a field technician in 1990, and Benjamin hasn’t stopped since.

While he casually refers to himself as a computer nerd, he doesn’t come across as the stereotypical obsessed nerd with a pocket protector. Instead, he just seems like someone who is eager to help others. From being a field technician and help desk technician, to being a specialist in various fields, all the way to having spent over 8 years as Information Services Director for various small companies, and a computer consultant for hundreds of individuals and small companies, Benjamin has seen his share of computer problems.

Benjamin has years of hands-on experience with computers, and a passion for learning new things and teaching them to others. He works to ensure that he’s operating on the same wavelength as the people he talks to, and works to develop friendships at the same time. Benjamin’s polite nature, patience and understanding come from having been in the shoes of the new user on many occasions. With his easy going nature, he comes to the rescue and helps people see how their computer can work for them.

Benjamin's background includes a wide variety of technical roles, from helping people turn on their computers, and building computer systems for his clients, to conducting training classes, network troubleshooting, and database programming. Whether he’s developing a website, configuring a router, or tweaking a server, he excels at making things work. Everyone with computers has problems with them, and he specializes in making sure their computers are running as well as his.

Benjamin lives in Southern California near some of the headquarters of the biggest names in the computer industry with his wife and son.

Philip Staiger is a technical trainer at San Diego-based ESET LLC, the creator of NOD32 antivirus software. He also owns and runs thebest3d.com, where he educates artists about alternate & affordable tools for digital painting and animation, including 3D modeling and animation. Many years ago, Philip started as an Electrical Engineer and programmer with a computer graphics hardware manufacturer. He continues to dabble with programming inside Project Dogwaffle digital painting and animation as well as LUA scripting and some lite HTML or JavaScript, although he enjoys more the creative graphics side of web content creation.

Richard Barrios has been in the Internet Security and Marketing Industry since 2001. Specializing in server security, disaster planning and recovery, search engine marketing, and website development, he as made a career of helping small businesses succeed. Richard is the Owner of Mad Rhino Consulting. He has bee in the forefront of the latest in Internet Marketing and Technology and drives it! From hosting, web-design, search engines, and payment processing, Richard has experienced it all!