This week on the People and Blogs series we have an interview with Eric Schwarz, whose blog can be found at schwarztech.net. People and Blogs is supported by the "One a Month" club members. Hi! I'm Eric Schwarz and my online "home" has been SchwarzTech. I grew up in Indiana in the United States and had a knack for anything involving computers from a young age. Although my first computer was a very-old Radio Shack TRS-80, I quickly shifted to an Apple IIgs and later playing with various used Macs. I really appreciated the intentional, but flawed aspects of Apple's products in the late-1980s and early 1990s. Despite my technology background, I went to college to work in media, especially audio/video production, but between the devaluation of a lot of creative jobs and the 2008 financial crisis/recession, I stuck around for more schooling, getting a graduate degree in Information & Communication Sciences, basically a mix of information technology, telecom, and a bit of business. From there, I ended up working in higher education, moving through different roles in an IT department at a small college, the bulk of which involved network engineering. A couple of years ago, my now-fiancée and I uprooted for her work and I'm at a different university, still doing a variety of IT things. I really enjoy working on a small team because it means you get to a little bit of everything!