, is an software developer specializing in X/Motif
living in Dallas, Texas (but calls Boulder, CO home for some reason).
His background includes everything from data
communications to GUI development to Interactive Cable systems, all based in
Unix. He has worked for companies such as Nortel, Dell Computer, and
Xi Graphics.
Michael writes the monthly Graphics Muse column in the Linux Gazette,
maintains the Graphics Muse Web site and theLinux Graphics mini-Howto, helps
administer the Internet Ray Tracing Competition (http://irtc.org) and
recently completed work on his new book "The Artist's Guide to the Gimp",
published by SSC, Inc. His outside interests include running, basketball,
Thai food, gardening, and dogs.
Andrew Johnson
Andrew is currently a full-time student working on his Ph.D. in
Physical Anthropology and a part-time programmer and
technical writer. He resides in Winnipeg, Manitoba with his
wife and two sons and enjoys a good dark ale whenever he can.
John Kacur
John has a degree in Fine Arts and Russian. After two years
in the former Soviet Union and two years in Germany, he has returned to Canada
to pursue a second degree in Computer Science and rediscover his love
of computer programming.
Damir Naden
Damir is a mechanical Engineer, working as a Manager of Special Projects with
Brampton Engineering Inc. in Ontario, Canada. During the day he tries to
figure out how to make special machinery for plastic extrusion, and he
splits his spare
time between his own small business, L&D Technologies (specializing in
machine design and project management), tinkering with Linux, and mountain
biking.
David Nelson
David manages scientific research at the U.S. Department
of Energy. Before that he earned his living as a theoretical plasma physicist.
He started programming on the IBM 650 using absolute machine language and
later graduated to CDC, DEC and Cray machines for his research. But Linux
is the most fun. He and his wife, Kathy, enjoy tennis, skiing, sailing,
music, theater, and good food.
Mike Richardson
Having variously worked an academia and industry, Mike is now a
self-employed programmer and general-purpose computer dogsbody.
Mostly he writes C and C++ for Linux (good) and Windows (bad).
In his spare time he crawls
down holes in the ground, and is fixing up a house that the
surveyor described as "not so much neglected as
abandoned....."
Jim Schweizer
Jim is currently a Consultant in web site administration and design. He is the
author of an on-line textbook about Computer and Internet use and is an
Instructor of English at several universities in Western Japan. His
main hobby is being the Webmaster for the Tokyo Linux Users Group.
Alex Vrenios
Alex is a Lead Software Engineer at Motorola and has his ows consulting
business. He is always taking some sort of class.
He just finished the class work toward a Ph.D.
in computer science, but only time will tell if it goes any further.
His wife, Diane, is certainly his best friend and biggest fan. He enjoys his
two Schnauzers, Brutus and Cleo, and his dozens of African Ciclids, too. He
is a licensed amateur radio operator, as is Diane, and they spend more than
a few nights together observing the skies through their 5-inch telescope.
They like to get out and stay active, to enjoy life together.
Colin C. Wilson
Colin has been programming and administering UNIX systems
since 1985. He has been happily playing with Linux for the past four
years while employed at the University of Washington, developing DNA
analysis software and keeping the systems up at the Human Genome Center.
Dan York
Dan York is a
technical instructor and author who has been working with UNIX systems
and the Internet for 13 years. He will, under questioning, also confess
to being a Microsoft Certified System Engineer and Microsoft Certified
Trainer. He currently teaches Windows NT and Microsoft BackOffice
classes but would really like to be teaching people how to use
Linux!
Not Linux
Thanks to all our authors, not just the ones above, but also those who wrote
giving us their tips and tricks and making suggestions. Thanks also to our
new mirror sites. And of course, thanks to Ellen Dahl for her help with
News Bytes.
About a month ago, my doctor diagnosed me as having diabetes. Since then, I
have found I am becoming quite self-absorbed. I've had to go back to
always thinking about what I am going to eat and when--a habit I had
given up years ago. For a time, I've decided to become essentially vegan
(though not fanatic about it--I ate one piece of bacon this morning). I'm
quite amazed at the difference giving up meat and dairy products has made
in my energy level. Of course, getting my blood sugar down has certainly
been the best help in that area. At any rate, I'm feeling better than I
have in at least 6 months if not longer, and that's good!
I will be going to San Diego this weekend to visit my grandchildren there.
Haven't seen them in quite a while, so I am looking forward to it.
Have fun!
Marjorie L. Richardson
Editor, Linux Gazette, gazette@ssc.com
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