Mike McCallister is devoted to the idea that technology need not be feared, and can be mastered by anyone. After al... more

Mike McCallister is devoted to the idea that technology need not be feared, and can be mastered by anyone. After all, he grew up in the days when computers filled entire rooms, and spent 13 years as a civil service clerk doing nothing more technical than recording WordPerfect macros.

He is devoted to making computing easier for the full spectrum of user levels and experience. As a technical writing consultant, freelance computer magazine writer, and book author, he understands that ordinary people can and should make the most of their tools.

Besides Linux and open source software, interests include tools for communicating via the Web (blogs, social networks, wikis, and the like) and bridging the digital divide.

His newest title, openSUSE Linux Unleashed , demystifies and makes accessible the premier open source operating system. It was nominated for a Linux Journal Reader's Choice Award as the Favorite Linux Book of 2007.