I had the privilege of working with John and Freelock in launching a new Little League website.  The process was flawless and the end product was magnificent exceeding our expectations.

John knows his stuff!  He had a wonderful ability to bring the perfect solution to our community based organization.  Being volunteer run, we needed some special considerations in the way our website works, John understood this and delivered solutions that were perfect for us.

We now have a cool website that also has the ability to grow with us into the future.

I highly recommend John Locke and Freelock Computing.

 - Brian Boone, Pacific Little League

There is no chance you won't learn something important from reading this book.

--Jerry Pournelle, Dr. Dobb's Book Reviews

... if you are a user of business software and are interested in finding out more about open source options for your business or office, you may be a little bit frustrated about the lack of introductory-level information on this topic.... The best single source of such information that I have found so far is John Locke's "Open Source Solutions for Small Business Problems."... provides an excellent introduction to the concepts, advantages, and disadvantages behind open-source.

--Julius, SOURCECIO review  

-- Denis Du Bois of P5 Group,
referring to the backup system we created for them

... Again, good job on the site. Unfortunately, most people won't be able to tell just how cool it really is. There is definitely a better look and feel on the outside, but where it really shines is under the hood.

In today's world of crappy software vendors who provide crappy products and next to zero service at premium prices, it's refreshing to work with someone who is honest, thorough, reasonable and willing to do what it takes to meet the customer's needs. (you may quote me on that too:)).

-- Eric Leung, IS Manager, Outdoor Research Inc.

Heyyyyyy I'm writing you all to let you know how cool John Locke is! As you know, he has a gift for turning computerese into english, and as a result I am now the proud owner of "duckdaddy.com" and my own email address at ...

-- Tony Markey, AFLAC agent

what is it I like about working with you? let's see:

you are punctual
you always return calls
you are flexible
you present *extremely* well to the customer
you "get it" at the business level
you are quick yet thoughtful
you're able to learn new things quickly
you always smile
and, of course, you're an excellent, clear writer in a variety of formats.

improvements?

clone yourself!

-- Polly Hopkins, VP, Ascentium Corp.

"Open Source Solutions for Small Business Problems" is a very highly recommended book for anyone who is looking at the open source market and particularly anyone considering Linux as an operating system of choice either on the desktop or as a server. This is easily one of the best Linux books of the year; providing a management level view of the Linux world without the technical focus of other books.

-- Harold McFarland, in an Amazon review of John Locke's book, writing for Readers Preference Reviews.