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    Hi! My name is Bill and I pronounce the last name like barrette (a bar or clasp for holding a girl's hair in place) with a 'P.' I live in a suburb of Cincinnati, OH called Sharonville where I have been employed -- over the years -- variously as a programmer, a software engineer, a trainer and a course developer.

    I tend to be a conservative sort of guy in my technical life and, since I realize that the entire world does not yet use Netscape, or Internet Explorer, I have decided to try to adhere to the HTML Level Four standard specification since most all browsers support most its syntax. I will be converting my pages to take advantage of the new language features when time allows. However, I am still desperately trying to stay away from any and all Netscape and Internet Explorer extensions to the language. Now I know that this will make my pages less exciting to look at but, who knows, maybe one of you visitors can convince me to change my mind. So, with that in mind, these pages are always under constant construction and will change on an "as I get the time" basis.

    With recent employers I have had to travel frequently. I have (as the saying goes) been "from coast to coast and everywhere in between;" with trips to Canada, Mexico, and a very special visit to Santiago, Chile! I have traveled so much that I am currently a lifetime Silver Medallion frequent flier and Million Miler with Delta Airlines. So, I will continue to make changes as time permits. My site is hosted by LunarPages (Taking your site higher). And my Internet Access Provider is Cincinnati Bell's ZoomTown

    I support the Anybrowser campaign (follow the link to the right to learn more).     And, I am trying very hard to make these pages Lynx-friendly. If you are browsing these pages with Lynx (or any other text-based browser) and find a problem, please let me know. I've recently become enamored with the HTML level three concept of tables and I've noticed that some text browsers do not handle them very well. Follow the link above to learn more.

    You will also notice that this site is a completely frame-free environment. In my opinion, frames are the bane of the World Wide Web and I have seen very few Web-page developers use them effectively, with style, or with flare. Follow the link at the right to learn more.

    Since you are here, you may want to know a little something about me. I've taken the time to assemble both some personal information and some professional information. Follow any of the links in the topic map on the far left side of your browser's window to learn more about who I am and what I do: There is also a site map below that will take you to the more popular topics people visit on this Web-site.

    I hope you enjoy your visit -- please stop by often. Use the "mailto" link at the bottom of any page to leave me a note saying "hi" if you like. And I would sincerely appreciate it if you could notify me about any broken links that you might find. (Or, you could leave me a note trying to convince me to Netscape-ify my pages! :-) ` ) And, as I am often wont to say in closing, may you always grok in fullness. Thanks for stopping by!

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