I’m a full-time author, having recently completed Ubuntu Kung Fu for Pragmatic Programmers, and also having written Beginning Ubuntu Linux (now in its third edition), Beginning SUSE Linux (in its second edition), and Beginning Fedora Linux, all published by Apress.

Prior to this I worked as an editor on several books, and before that I was a computer magazine editor. I edited LinuxUser & Developer, PC Utilities, and several others, and have worked on many titles as a contributor.

I live in Britain, quite literally on the side of a mountain, and my hobbies include walking, cycling and vegetable gardening.