larryaronson.com

About

Hi. Welcome to my weblog. I’m a systems engineer who’s been working with computers for 40 years; specializing in distributed, end-user applications; helping people and computers understand each other and work better together.

What I Do

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I provide expertise in many areas of Information Technology to help individuals and small organizations get their ideas and businesses online. I design, build and maintain Web sites, applications and services. I write user manuals, proposals, RFPs, system documentation and the occasional book.

So, how’s your Web site looking these days? Does it help you communicate with your customers or does it just sit there like an old brochure in a waiting room?

Contact me for a free Web site assessment

Learn how you can leverage Web 2.0 and Social Media tools to lower costs, build traffic and grow your business.

Background

I graduated from the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana, worked a couple of years at IBM in Chicago before moving to New York City and joining the faculty of Columbia University. I worked several years for the computer services division of the Boeing company before starting my own firm, Larry Aronson Associates, doing major software projects for: CBS News, Mobil Oil, M&M Mars and Merrill Lynch.

HTML Manual Of Style I’ve been online like forever. I began building Web sites in 1993, wrote the first book on Web publishing, The HTML Manual of Style (ZD Press, 1994,) and taught the first online education courses for Compuserve. I was co-chair of the New York Macintosh Users’ Group’s (NYMUG) Internet SIG in the ’80s and a founder of the World Wide Web Artists’ Consortium (WWWAC) in the ’90s. I’m currently on the board of the New York Software Industries Association (NYSIA) and I’m a founding member of the Social Media Club’s New York City chapter.

Larry Aronson

Featured Articles

The Easy OfficeThe EasyOffice is a Cloud Computing service started by Philip Meese. Building this Website was fun! It features nice drop-menus, javascript sliding content effects and a couple of cool plugins for SEO and site management.

Please help support my friend and colleague, Howard Greenstein raise money for Stand Up To Cancer.

WWW — Should we continue to use the www. prefix in our Web addresses?

Double Bliss

Ann Phelan | Bonaire BlissAnn Phelan has a dream job. She facilitates and books vacations to two of the best islands in the Caribbean, Bonaire and Antigua. I recently helped Ann create two sites: BonaireBliss.com and AntiguaBliss.com, to share her love of these two wonderful destinations.

Amazon Kindle2 Amazon.com announced today a new version of its Kindle reader. I’ve occasionally seen people using a Kindle on the NYC subway. It’s a beautiful device and I want one.

KateNasser.comI’ve just finished a new Website for Kate Nasser, a wonderful customer service consultant, trainer and popular speaker on the subject. It’s been one of the most enjoyable collaborations I’ve ever experienced.

Lawyers In New Media

DigitalHHR – I just completed this Wordpress blog for the Intellectual Property department of a major law firm. It features an integrated BBs, an event manager, feature-rich videos, a Flash-powered header, customized navigation menu and special lawyer profile pages.

Two New Browsers

Two new Web browsers have recently become available for exploring the Internet. Google Chrome and Flock take radically different approaches to the browsing experience and I recommend you take a look at them when you get a chance.