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. Showing up at a neighbor's house to solve a real, physical problem is still an un-hackable skill.
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. I'm coding something that takes the awkward parts out of hiring a neighbor — lining up a time, sizing up the job, agreeing on a price — so we skip the phone tag and the actual visit can be the real conversation. More about the app →
Software Engineer
13yr Homeowner
E-Bike Life
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.
Learn about Patreon tiersFun and Games
Richmond Geo Guesser
How well do you know Richmond? Pinpoint where photos were taken before time runs out.
Road Trip Spotter
A relaxing 10-round car-spotting game. Guess the make, model and U.S. state.

Are You Smarter than…?
A fun multiple-choice quiz that tests your DIY knowledge

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
Tier Lists
Strong opinions, ranked — from movies and music to weirdly specific household stuff.
Coding Livestream
Live coding sessions, DIY projects, and build-in-public streams.