 Marc
has always had a love for technology, it all
started when he first began "playing" on a ZX
Spectrum in 1982.
But it was in 1994, whilst serving as a medic in the Royal
Navy, he "discovered"
the Internet - and was instantly hooked!
When Microsoft released
Windows XP in 2001, home users were starting to
connect to the Internet in large numbers. By
then Marc was an IT manager for a charity based
in Brighton and could often be found online, in
his lunch breaks, supporting newsgroup users
with Windows software issues.
In 2003 Marc decided to create
a website dedicated to hosting articles on the
common Windows XP support issues and so
UpdateXP.com was born.
Microsoft spotted his work supporting the
online community via his website and newsgroup
contributions. This recognition of his
technical knowledge and willingness to help
others led to him being awarded their
Most Valuable Professional (MVP)
award - more
here.)
Marc gave up his job as an IT
manager in the summer of 2004 and has worked
full time ever since supporting users of Windows
software and services. (However 2009 see Marc
expanding his consultancy in UK Local Search).
Working from his home office
he regularly tests "beta software" from
Microsoft, and with his MSDN and Technet
subscriptions can access virtually any server or
client operating system for evaluation and
review.
In addition he
provides consultancy to small businesses looking
to understand Social Media Marketing and Traffic
strategies, working with online video/audio and
search engine optimization.
As well as being an
established authority on Windows XP and Windows
Vista. Marc has a keen interest in audio and
video compression techniques and in 2004
released a small utility for listing installed
codecs on a Windows XP computer -
SHERLOCK The CODEC Detective. (now over
1 million downloads!)
In 2007 Marc co-created an application for
small businesses to utilise the Amazon.com S3
storage network
Data
Bucket Pro,
as well as co-creating the worlds 1st
offline utility for creating Google Video
Sitemaps (Video
Sitemap Pro. - no longer online)
More recently he has released
a small utility for listing all system and
signed drivers on a Windows Vista computer -
SHERLOCK the Driver Detective.
Marc also has many years
practical experience as a webmaster and
using online tools such as Google Analytics,
Google Adsense and Google Optimizer.
2009 sees the
publication of 2 paperback books being written
by Marc: "A Guide to Windows Vista Services" and
"An Introduction to Windows 7"
In June 2009 Marc also
released a new training course on UK Local
Search -
www.LocalSearchProfits.co.uk
and is now offering his services as a UK Local
Search Specialist -
www.marcliron.co.uk
 Sarah
Liron
Marc is married to Sarah...
They first met at their local church youth
group, but their friendship started to grow a
few years later after meeting again at a friends
Birthday party in 1991.
Sarah was then at Reading University completing
her Physics & Maths degree and Marc was based at
a Nuclear Submarine base in Scotland. After spending the
whole evening talking about sub-atomic physics
Marc just new she was the girl for him!!!
They married 5 years later and Sarah has been
a long suffering "geeks" wife ever since!
She enjoys using technology, is even considering
completing her Masters degree in Medial Physics,
BUT she has no intention of
being labelled a "geek" herself...
They
live in the historic town of Lincoln, UK.
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