Michael E. Callahan a.k.a. Dr. File Finder ™

I'm glad you stopped by to take a look and I hope you'll enjoy your visit. Since I've worked with shareware and traditional software companies for the past 20 years, I've tried to provide links to some interesting sites that have software available for download. If you're a software developer, you'll also find some ways in which I may be able to help you with your product(s). First of all, however, I suppose I should include some information about myself. Here's my standard bio, which was written for me by Dr. Rae M. Barent, a long-time friend.

A Brief Biography...

Michael E. Callahan, known around the world by the trademarked name "Dr. File Finder", is regarded as the world's leading expert on shareware. Dr. File Finder works with software programs and developers full-time, and in the average year he evaluates 10,000 programs. Since 1982 he has evaluated over 190,000 software and hardware products. He is an active member of the shareware community and a co-founder of the Shareware Industry Awards Foundation. Mr. Callahan is the author of several books, including the popular "Dr. File Finder's Guide To Shareware." In addition, he is an honorary member of the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP), the President of the Educational Software Cooperative, and the chairman of the Shareware Industry Awards Foundation. Dr. File Finder is also a recipient of the 1993 Shareware Industry Award for lLifetime Achievement and has been inducted into the ASP Hall of Fame. Mr. Callahan began evaluating software online in 1982 and no one has been at it longer. He currently works doing online PR and marketing for software companies.

Books: Stranger In A Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein , Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand and Siddhartha by Herman Hesse
Drink: Pepsi! I'm seldom without one! I also collect Pepsi-related items -- posters, tins, and so on.


Vacation Spot: - camping in the woods, with a fire going and a lake close by.


Quotations:

"The river flowed on and on, always different, yet always the same." Siddhartha by Herman Hesse

"Sometimes my life it seems like fiction, On other days it's really quite serene, I'm living proof of all lifes contradictions, One halfs going where the other halfs just been ..." - George Harrison

"There's a difference between knowing the path, and walking the path." - Morpheus, The Matrix

"Wish I didn't know now, what I didn't know then" - Against The Wind by Bob Seger

"I'm older than I once was and younger than I'll be, that's not unusual..." The Boxer by Simon and Garfunkel

Star Trek: The original series and ST:TNG, all of which I've seen multiple times. I have all of the movies and also collect Star Trek ornaments and other items -- an Enterprise phone, phaser, posters, and more!

Music: Favorite group:The Beatles. Also Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, Santana. I like Rock, blues, jazz, heavy metal, classical, and some country. I"ve played guitar for a long time and have a 1979 Les Paul Standard electric, a 1973 Martin D-35, a Harmony acoustic arch-top 6-string, a Fender acoustic/electric 12-string, a tenor banjo, and more.