This page will tell you about me, Keith Price. I'll tell you about how I got started with computer productivity and why I love it so much.

None of this is all that important, but I'm hoping it will help you see that I'm doing what I do because I love it. It is my passion. I would do it even if I were independently wealthy. You will sense that passion when we work together.

Hi.

I have a confession to make. I love computers. I love all the many things I can do that I could never do without a computer. I love reading computer manuals and books (I'm getting professional help to fix that). Computer manuals and books teach me what a software program can do.

I remember my first job where I had access to a Personal Computer. I was overwhelmed at the huge 10 megabyte disk drive, and the blazing 8 mh speed! It was loaded with a word processing program called Multi Mate. It had Lotus 123. I can't remember the name of the database it came with. My job was as an assistant to a Certified Financial Planner. He used the computer to create customized financial plans for his clients.

I remember bringing home a manual that was three inches thick about how to use Muli Mate. When I'd read about a feature, I'd think, "Wow! What a great time saver!!" As I would read, I would imagine how I would use the various features to make my work easier.

I found myself constantly showing other people how they could do things on the computer better. One of my great thrills in those days was when I could get someone else to say, "Wow! I didn't know you could do that!!". That hasn't changed. I still love it when I can show people how to do things faster, or how to improve accuracy, or how to do things they couldn't do before.

I continued with my fascination with computers. Later, while working at one of the Big 6 accounting firms, one of the consultants there suggested that I was in the wrong profession. He said that they way I loved computers and showing people how to use them more effectively, that I ought to be a professional computer trainer.

He introduced me to a friend of his who happened to own a training company. I was hooked. I became obsessed with figuring out how to make computers fun, interesting, accessible. I was committed to helping people understand the concepts behind the features. I found that when people understood the concept, the specific steps became much easier to remember.

I found that my teaching skills translated very nicely to creating powerful, entertaining, and motivating Power Point presentations.

I hadn't thought of myself as a programmer, but I realized that I had begun writing fairly complex macros and templates in Word and Excel. I began to study Access, and that's when I truly realized how much time companies can save by systematizing their redundant tasks.

I've literally spent over a thousand hours mastering Microsoft Access. I've spent hundreds of dollars on books. I've been through the frustration of knowing there must be a way to do something, but not being able to figure it out. I remember many times scouring the index and table of contents of book after book, and crying out in agony, "It must be in here, somewhere!!".

There is still a lot I don't know. And, I'm constantly learning. But, I really want to share what I do know. I want to try to save others from going through what I went through.

I seem to have two skills that go far beyond programming, and they are:

1. Explaining complex concepts in an easy to understand way.
2. Desiging computerized systems that are easier, faster, more accurate, and more efficient than they way it was done before.

None of this is all that important, but I'm hoping it will help you see that I'm doing what I do because I love it. It is my passion. I would do it even if I were independently wealthy. You will sense that passion when we work together.

Please take time to get to know me. Sign up for my weekly newsletter. Participate in my Access Productivity Forum. There is never any risk in doing business with me. Your trust is always returned with a complete guarantee.

-Keith Price
zMagic Solutions