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I started writing at a young age and never stopped, but I don't have the soul of a poet. Rather, I've always wanted to know how things tick, and I have knack for explaining that to other people.

In the mid-1990s, after short careers as a typesetter, at Kodak at an artists' teaching facility, and as a managing editor at a book publisher, I began to write about technology and how it works.

I've written dozens of books since and thousands of articles. My latest books cover using Apple's Wi-Fi base stations and the software program BBEdit.

I write regularly for The Economist, Macworld, BoingBoing, and TidBITS, and appear on public radio quite often. In my spare time, I'm part of the geeky podcast, The Incomparable, in which we discuss books, comi...more

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	Take Control of BBEdit 4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Five-Star Apps: The Best Iphone and Ipad Apps for Work and Play 2.8 of 5 stars 2.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Take Control of Screen Sharing in Lion 5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Take Control of Your 802.11n Airport Network 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2004 — 12 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Take Control of Ipad Networking & Security 2.0 of 5 stars 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2010 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Web Design Basics: Ideas and Inspiration for Working with Type, Color, and Navigation on the Web by Glenn Fleishman (Goodreads Author), Jeff Carlson (Goodreads Author), Toby Malina 2.0 of 5 stars 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2002	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Take Control of Networking & Security in IOS 6 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Take Control of Messages in Mountain Lion 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Take control of sharing files in Snow leopard 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Take Control of Screen Sharing in Snow Leopard 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Glenn Fleishman liked Chad Peterman's review of 2312: " I tried to read this book. I really tried. But after fighting to get halfway through this book without even being able to figure out what the plot was, I gave up. I had read a lot of positive reviews for this book, so I decided to give it a read. N... " Read more of this review »
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Glenn Fleishman is currently reading 2312 by Kim Stanley Robinson	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Glenn Fleishman rated a book 5 of 5 stars Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend by Susan Orlean (Goodreads Author) read in October, 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Rin Tin Tin was only a dog briefly. He began an idea so quickly, one kept alive not just by his own, Lee Duncan, but by the millions of people who pinned their aspirations towards nobility and selflessness and loyalty upon him. Susan Orlean describes...more
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Glenn Fleishman rated a book 4 of 5 stars Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America by Gustavo Arellano	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A little too encyclopedic at times, the book does tell a good set of tales about why America (and the world) embraces and usually transforms wave after wave of Mexican dishes.
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Glenn Fleishman wants to read Clockwork Angels: The Novel by Kevin J. Anderson	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Glenn Fleishman wants to read The Rapture of the Nerds: A tale of the singularity, posthumanity, and awkward social situations by Cory Doctorow	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Glenn Fleishman rated a book 5 of 5 stars A Passage to India by E.M. Forster	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Glenn Fleishman wants to read How to Be a Woman by Caitlin Moran	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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