User:Gary D Robson

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I am a writer with a fairly wide range of interests, so my Wikipedia edits cover quite a few different areas. In addition to what's shown below, I've worked in computer science and microelectronic engineering, and I own a bookstore in Red Lodge, Montana.

Contents 1 Closed Captioning and Court Reporting 2 Where I Live 3 My Who Pooped in the Park? Children's Books 4 Licensing

[edit] Closed Captioning and Court Reporting

My primary area of technical expertise is in closed captioning (I wrote the "World Book Encyclopedia" article defining closed captioning). My wife and I used to own a court reporting software company, and I was co-inventor of an ergonomic stenotype machine. I've written four books about captioning and reporting:

• The Closed Captioning Handbook (2004) - ISBN 0-240-80561-5
• Alternative Realtime Careers (2000) - ISBN 1-881859-51-7
• Inside Captioning (1997) - ISBN 0-9659609-0-0
• The Court Reporter's Guide to Cyberspace (1996) - ISBN 0-9651518-0-8 (with Richard A. Sherman)

[edit] Where I Live

I live in the Clarks Fork valley in Carbon County, Montana, where I have a small cattle ranch and grow alfalfa. Slowly but surely I'm trying to add information about the small towns in our area. I wrote a booklet about the Smith Mine disaster of 1943 for the Carbon County Historical Society:

• The Darkest Hour (2003) - ISBN 0-9659609-1-9 (with Fay Kuhlman)

[edit] My Who Pooped in the Park? Children's Books

I am the author a series of children's guides to scats and tracks, each set in a different National Park or ecosystem.

Who Pooped in the Park? books in print:

• Acadia National Park - ISBN 1-56037-338-5
• Glacier National Park (2004) - ISBN 1-56037-279-6
• Grand Canyon National Park (2005) - ISBN 1-56037-319-9
• Grand Teton National Park (2004) - ISBN 1-56037-280-X
• Olympic National Park - ISBN 1-56037-337-7
• Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area - ISBN 1-56037-371-7
• Rocky Mountain National Park (2005) - ISBN 1-56037-320-2
• Sequoia/Kings Canyon National Parks - ISBN 1-56037-327-X
• Shenandoah National Park - ISBN 1-56037-339-3
• Sonoran Desert - ISBN 1-56037-349-0
• Yellowstone National Park (2004) - ISBN 1-56037-273-7
• Yosemite National Park (2005) - ISBN 1-56037-318-0

Who Pooped in the Park? books scheduled for release during 2006:

• Big Bend National Park (ISBN not yet assigned)
• Black Hills (ISBN not yet assigned)

Who Pooped in the Park? books scheduled for release during 2007:

• Death Valley National Park (ISBN not yet assigned)

[edit] Licensing

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