# The Tech Potato

A blog by Don Lekei

Don Lekei, owner of Help-My-Tech, has been servicing and teaching tech since the 1970's, before computers were generally available to consumers. His first site, [The Desk Potato](http://deskpotato.ca/) (1993) talked about how the Couch Potato was changing into a creature stuck in front of a computer.

In  [The Tech Potato](http://techpotato.ca/), Don now writes about the occasional topic of interest to users of all types of tech from PC and Mac computers to tablets, smartphones, smart watches and more.

Visit [The Tech Potato](http://www.techpotato.ca/) web site or follow Don on Twitter as [@techpotato](https://twitter.com/techpotato). If you go to the Contact page, Don will come to you for personalized service or training.

# Recent posts on [techpotato.ca](http://techpotato.ca/)

- ### [What is a “Tech Potato”?](https://techpotato.ca/what-is-a-tech-potato/)

Wed, Jul 31, 2019, 1:40:44 PM

[Way back in 1992 I coined the term “Desk Potato” while designing a satellite receiver that displayed satellite TV in a window on a PC. After the Mosaic web browser was released in 1993, I started a site called The Desk Potato home page talking about t...](https://techpotato.ca/what-is-a-tech-potato/)

- ### [Tech Potato is Returning…](https://techpotato.ca/the-return-of-the-techpotato/)

Thu, Jul 18, 2019, 12:02:20 PM

[Thank-you for visiting The Tech Potato.\
  \  
  As of the end of June, 2019 the primary server has fallen and can’t get up. I am working on rebuilding the site, newer and better! Please come back soon!](https://techpotato.ca/the-return-of-the-techpotato/)

[Thank heavens for the Internet Archive ...](https://techpotato.ca/the-return-of-the-techpotato/)