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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 Slack group-messaging system.

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

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	Take Control of Working from Home Temporarily 3.66 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2020	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 3.10 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	The Magazine: The Book 3.85 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 BBEdit 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2012 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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
	London Kerning 4.13 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 M-Series Mac 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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 Apple Wi-Fi Network 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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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	Take Control of Slack Basics 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. 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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