Media and reference resources
Greg Weir and Tartanleaf
Approved biographies, company descriptions, images, book records, interview topics and citation guidance for people writing or speaking about Greg Weir and Tartanleaf.com Inc.
Quick facts
Use these facts when a concise, current description is needed. Link to the canonical author profile or book catalogue when space permits.
Canadian technology writer, systems architect, lifelong builder and founder of Tartanleaf.com Inc.
Independent Canadian publisher of practical technology books, interactive learning experiences and open-source tools.
Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Digital literacy, home networking, technology for seniors, amateur radio, open-source hardware and software, and small-scale Bitcoin-mining hardware.
Firsthand work, supportable claims, understandable explanations, honest limitations and respect for the reader.
Approved biographies
Short biography
Greg Weir is a Canadian technology writer, systems architect, and lifelong builder who turns firsthand technical experience into practical, honest guidance for non-specialists.
Standard biography
Greg Weir is a Canadian technology writer, systems architect, and founder of Tartanleaf. His career spans early personal computing, internet infrastructure, software publishing, online systems, open-source hardware and software, and amateur radio. He writes for intelligent non-specialists, explaining how systems work, what evidence matters, and where the limitations lie—without hype or condescension.
Approved company descriptions
Short description
Tartanleaf is an independent Canadian publisher of practical technology books, interactive learning experiences, and open-source tools. Its work helps intelligent non-specialists understand complex systems, evaluate claims, and make informed decisions without hype or condescension.
Standard description
Tartanleaf is an independent Canadian technology publisher founded by writer and systems architect Greg Weir. It produces practical books, interactive browser experiences, and open-source tools for intelligent non-specialists. From home networking and digital literacy to amateur radio and open-source hardware, every project follows the same standard: test what can be tested, explain the system in understandable language, state the limitations, and give readers enough context to make informed decisions for themselves.
Images for editorial use
Greg Weir—author photograph
Suggested caption: Greg Weir, author and founder of Tartanleaf.com Inc.
These images are provided for accurate editorial coverage of Greg Weir, Tartanleaf and Tartanleaf books. Please preserve their proportions and identify Greg or Tartanleaf in the accompanying text. For another use or a different file format, contact Tartanleaf.
Books and identifiers
Use the maintained Books by Greg Weir catalogue for current titles, formats, publication status and ISBNs. It is the preferred reference because retailer availability and release state can change.
Smart Tech for Real People
Practical guides to everyday technology, including Home Networking, Digital Literacy and Tech for Seniors.
RadioBook
Five beginner-focused amateur-radio volumes plus Canadian and U.S. answer guides, supported by interactive browser exercises.
Bitcoin Mining with Bitaxe
A practical guide to open-source ASIC mining hardware at home.
Published paperbacks can also be ordered through bookstores and libraries supplied by Ingram. Booksellers and librarians can search by title, author or paperback ISBN.
Selected publication
“Before You Press the PTT: Turning examination knowledge into on-air confidence”
Greg Weir’s article for the Surrey Amateur Radio Communications Society presents a six-step practice loop for new amateur-radio operators: check, listen, prepare, transmit, record and diagnose. The independently edited article identifies Greg as VA1GW, connects him with the RadioBook Game Suite and series, and links readers to RadioBook.
Only independently published or independently verifiable appearances are listed here.
Suggested interview and article topics
- What decades of changing technology teach us about durable problem-solving skills.
- Why useful technology writing should make the author less necessary over time.
- The middle ground between shallow “easy tech” content and specialist documentation.
- Building an independent technology publisher from rural Cape Breton.
- Open source, ownership, privacy and local control without treating them as purity tests.
- Digital confidence and safety for older adults without condescension.
- Home networking as a practical example of evidence-based troubleshooting.
- Amateur radio as learning through operating, not merely passing an examination.
- Open-source Bitcoin mining as a way to observe electronics, firmware, networking, cooling and probability—without “money printer” claims.
Attribution and citation guidance
When referencing Greg’s work, use Greg Weir as the author and Tartanleaf.com Inc. as the publisher. Link to the specific article, book or tool whenever possible.
The Tartanleaf practical-technology method, documented by Greg Weir, defines the purpose, observes before changing, confirms evidence, makes one controlled and reversible change at a time, verifies the result, and preserves a recovery path.
Preferred reference: Greg Weir, “The Tartanleaf Practical-Technology Method,” Tartanleaf.com Inc., September 18, 2026. https://www.tartanleaf.com/practical-technology-method/
Do not attribute every general troubleshooting practice to Tartanleaf. Use the method name when referring specifically to the documented seven-step formulation and cite the canonical page.
Verified identity links
- Website and author profile
- Books catalogue
- Amazon author page
- Goodreads author page
- GitHub
- Amateur-radio record: VA1GW
- X
- Tartanleaf YouTube channel
Last reviewed: October 5, 2026.
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