Jana Barberio has worked as a freelance writer since 1994.  She worked as a paralegal previously.  Since 1994, she has enjoyed work as a newspaper photographer and Microsoft Word teacher.

She and her husband, John, an I/T arhitect, co-founded the Holly Computer User Group  in Holly, Michigan, December 7, 1996.  It is still going strong.  They recently relocated to Chesapeake Beach, Maryland and founded the Twin Beach Computer User Group, January 13, 2001.

Jana works as a "writing coach" to help area residents write their life stories.  In addition to her columns, she  writes play reviews for the Southern Maryland Extra section of the Washington Post.  She has reviewed performances by the local theater group, Twin Beach Players, which include: "Run For Your Wife," "Steel Magnolias," "Little Women," and "Tartuffe."  Jana made her first national sale this year to "Massage Magazine."

• January 01 Column: You Use Mail Readers
• February 01 Column: Copyrights, Fair Use & The Internet
• March 01 Column: The Crouching Kitty
• August 01 Column: Public Records Go More Public
• September 01 Column: That Sure is One Smart Card
• October 01 Column: Pervasive Technology

• January 00 Column "Working From Home On-line"
• July 00 Column "What is Multimedia?"
• August 00 Column "Introducing DVD"
• September 00 Column "Another Multimedia: MP3"
• October 00 Column "Scams, Hoaxes & Chain Letters"
• November 00 Column "Virus Protection?"

• February 99 Column "Stats Worth Communicating"
• March 99 Column "Take Two And Call Me In the Morning: A Prescription for Internet Service Providers"
• September 99 Column "Find A Job Online"
• October 99 Column "Hodgepodge"
• December 99 Column "Y2K Revisited"

Jana Barberio is a freelance writer and former paralegal.  She co-founded the Holly Computer User Group in Michigan and the Twin Beach Computer User Group in Maryland with her husband John, an I/T Architect.