Karen Kenworthy

NICK ADSL UK · Apr 25, 2011

Karen's Power Tools Newsletter April 25, 2011

Dear Friends,

I suspect that many of you have noticed that the last issue of Karen©s Power Tools Newsletter was dated March 17, 2010, and you may have been anxiously awaiting another. It is with great sadness that I write to tell you of Karen©s death on April 12, 2011, after a long struggle with several debilitations, including diabetes.

I know that Karen touched many of you with her kindness, wit, creativity and encouragement. She was a loving daughter, sister, aunt and friend. And she was a pretty darned good programmer, too. We are deeply grieving her loss.

For now, Karen©s server is still running, the programs she has written can still be downloaded, and donations can still be made through the website. We are also working to fill all CD orders that have been submitted or mailed. It is difficult to make business decisions while grieving. So, at this point, I cannot say what will be the future of KarenWare.com, except to say that we will certainly continue Karen©s commitment to safeguard your privacy as shown at the Privacy link of KarenWare.com.

Many of you have already written many kinds words of condolence and comfort. Please know that we greatly appreciate you. If you care to make a contribution in her honor, she was a long-time supporter of The Dohnavur Fellowship, a special children©s ministry in southern India. You can learn more about them at www.DohnavurFellowship.org.

All we ask is that you remember her whenever you take the case off of your computer, contemplate removing entries from your Windows Registry, listen to Bob Wills or Riders in the Sky, or wave and say ©Hi!© to anyone on the ©net.

May God richly bless you, as He has all those who knew Karen.
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very sad she was a very nice person and i like many others will miss her

Caliban · Apr 25, 2011

Very sad, indeed. I have always used her websites as repositories for very useful free programs and tips'n'tricks - the computing world has lost a shining star. R.I.P.

Gregoryno6 · Apr 25, 2011

Just looking at the list of programs on her site, I am astounded. Clearly she was born 'in her time' to have such a knack for software.

NICK ADSL UK · Apr 26, 2011

About Karen

Karen has written for Windows Magazine and Winmag.com, for almost a decade. Her free Power Tools newsletter has over 80,000 subscribers, and is growing by 100 new subscribers every day. She also writes custom programs, and develops web sites.

http://www.karenware.com/bio.asp

DavidGP · Apr 26, 2011

Wow Nick that is sad news on Karen as many including me, suggested her software to others all the time for many many years, the Replicator app is one such gem.

She will be sadly missed in the internet and software community.

BILLMCC66 · Apr 26, 2011

A sad day with the passing of another true geek.

mjnc · Apr 26, 2011

DavidGP said: ↑

Wow Nick that is sad news on Karen as many including me, suggested her software to others all the time for many many years, the Replicator app is one such gem.

She will be sadly missed in the internet and software community.

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Very sad news.
She made a huge contribution.
I have been using her Replicator app for several years which was very well done.
Not too long ago she fixed a bug:
multiple wildcard entries in the Job File Filter was not working - now fixed.
She was certainly a very talented and capable programmer, and very generous with that talent and her work.
I hope her site will remain open for a long time to come.

DavidGP · Apr 26, 2011

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I hope her site will remain open for a long time to come.
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Maybe the dontations to the site for her apps may continue like they always have for nay of the freeware developers, and that could help hosting the downloads at least or possible one of the tech sites may host all thecurrect downloads, I know we have a few of he apps and Replicator is one so thats likely to be available indefinatly.

Wenchie · Apr 26, 2011

I don't actually know anything about this person, or their site, but I'm sorry you all lost someone whom you admired.

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