Tech Help From Your Neighbor,
Not a Corporation
I'm Johanna — a tech professional in the Forest Hill area helping locals with everything from slow laptops and Wi-Fi headaches to everyday tasks like shopping, home maintenance/DIY, and general assistance. Friendly, reliable help with no platform fees or middlemen.
Your Southside neighbor
Living in the Forest Hill area since 2013
What I Can Help With
From fixing your Wi-Fi to making your home more comfortable — real help from a real person, right in your neighborhood.
Tech Services
Home & Maintenance
Safety & Comfort
Extras
Looking for AI, software, cloud, or coaching work?
Those longer-form, business-oriented services live on a separate page so this one stays focused on neighborhood help.
Three Zones,
Three Tiers of Service
I offer different types of work depending on distance from my home base in Forest Hill & Westover Hills. The closer you are, the more flexible the work.
About Johanna
I've worked in IT my whole life. I love coding, but I've become an early adopter of a different kind — I'm one of the first software engineers to realize that pure coding skill is being rapidly commoditized by AI. While many in my field are waiting to see what happens, I've decided to pivot.
I've owned an old house on the Southside of Richmond for thirteen years. During that time, I've accumulated a serious collection of tools and taught myself how to fix, build, and maintain almost everything. I see myself as “not as capable as a professional handyman, but able to help out with small, everyday challenges.” I enjoy working on houses and every DIY project is an exciting learning experience... and gets me away from the computer for a while.
I'm also building my own gig platform from scratch. The major corporate platforms (such as care.com and TaskRabbit) are often disempowering for the people doing the work and offer very little customization. More about the app →
Software Engineer
13yr Homeowner
E-Bike Life
What a Visit Can Look Like
A few illustrative examples of the kind of help I offer — not paid testimonials, just an honest picture of the work, from quick everyday fixes to bigger projects.
“Your mom is in her 80s and lives alone on the Southside. I stop by for a low-key visit — just $30 — and help with whatever's piled up: an ant infestation, a printer that won't cooperate, changing bedsheets, a quick bathroom and kitchen clean. The kind of visit that takes a real weight off the family.”
“Moving out of your place, it's the last day, and you're worried about losing the deposit? I can come on short notice, help finish packing, patch the holes in the walls, and help make it look spick and span — the difference between losing the deposit and getting every dollar back.”
“You worked on computers in the 1990s and want to get back into it? As someone who worked on this stuff back then too, I can catch you up on all the changes since. We brainstorm, build, and have a blast doing it — all the way through to getting a finished app into the Google Play store.”
The quickest way to reach me
While I'm still building the full booking app, the simplest way to hire me is to send a quick inquiry — describe what you need, drop a photo, and I'll get back to you within a couple of days.
Send a quick inquiryWant to follow the build, support the work, or get early access once the real booking app ships? There's a small Patreon community for that.
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Road Trip Spotter
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Are You Smarter than…?
A fun multiple-choice quiz that tests your DIY knowledge
First Name Guesser
Name a famous person from just their first name — and we'll guess your age.
My YouTube Picks
A hand-picked list of YouTube channels I keep coming back to.
Local Video Finder
An interactive map to discover videos uploaded in and around Richmond
RVA Moments
A photo & video time capsule of Richmond, 2011–2018.
Coding Livestream
Live coding sessions or just talking about stuff.