User Friendly tells the story of Columbia
Internet,
"the friendliest,
hardest-working, and most neurotic little Internet Service
Provider
in the
world." Take three techs, two salespeople, a
designer, two
executives, a couple of administrative staff, mix in a
mischievous
Artificial Intelligence and a "dust puppy" born from the
innards of a
mega server, put them all together in a crowded little
office, and you
have the makings of one of the most off-beat, original, and
funny
comic strips to come along in years.
User Friendly reads like Dilbert for the open-source
community.
Already in syndication in The National Post, one of
Canada's
leading national newspapers, and with a massive online
following,
it provides outsiders a lighthearted look at the world of
the hard-
core geek, and allows those who make their living dwelling
in this
world a chance to laugh at themselves.
About the author
J.D. "Illiad" Frazer is the CIO and Creative
Director for
userfriendly.org, the leading IT-oriented cartoon site on
the Web today.
He has been involved in the creative and high-tech
industries for over twelve
years, employed by various Internet and other high-tech
companies in
creative and project management capacities. Although he
currently spends
most of his time cartooning, he has a love for visual art,
writing, and
game design, all of which he will address when time
permits. He is an
avid science-fiction and technology fan, although he notes
the two
can occasionally be mutually exclusive. While not
cartooning, participating
in the UFie community, or gaming, he writes, reads, and
plays with his dog,
cats, and ferrets. As a member of the worldwide computing
community, he
strongly believes in strength through moderation, and is a
supporter of
the Open Source and Free Speech movements.