John Pospisil is a journalist, writer and publisher. He conceived and launched Computer CHOICE magazine for the Australian Consumers’ Association in 1996. He cofounded and published FREE ACCESS magazine (1998) and Total Image magazine (2001). He is author of the best selling book How to buy a computer (published 1996, 1997, 1998 and 2000), as well as How to start a small business (2002) and Hacking MySpace (2006). He has a journalism degree from the University of Canberra, and an MBA from the University of Technology, Sydney.

Arnold Zafra is a librarian by profession. He received no formal education in IT or computer stuff and learned everything through the web. He maintains a day time job as a senior information analyst in one of Manila’s reputable companies.

He was introduced to blogging two years ago via the popular blogspot.com. Then he got hooked on Web 2.0 apps and technologies, search engine news and venture buyouts, web startups and decided to start his own blog on his own dot com. He maintains a web 2.0 blog and also blogs for Search Engine Journal, ITGumbo, Pinoytravelblog, Pinoyurbanblog and his daughters personal blog at blogspot.com.

Susan Wilson is a recovering attorney who lives in the mountains of Western North Carolina. She has been using computers since 1982 when CPM was the main operating system. Over the years she has owned both Macs and PCs and although she actually prefers the Macs, the PCs integrate best with both her budget and my office. Over the last ten years she has built several computers for myself and friends, upgraded the computers she has bought, and otherwise experimented with different addons.

Of all of the gadgets that she has owned, and there have been many, Susan’s favorite is her Blackberry Curve. She also have an AximX51v that is good for games and ereading since the screen is larger than her blackberry.

The rest of Susan’s life includes her partner of 17 years, their four dogs, four cats, son and daughter and their granddaughter. She also has a house full of crochet projects and jewelry making supplies.

Susan looks upon her new writing career as a way to enjoy her love of technology and a cyber escape from the mounds of animal fur and yarn that seem to engulf her on a regular basis.

Carl Borrowman, a Master Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps, is working as a Communications and Electronics Maintenance Chief at Camp Pendleton, California. He has served in the infantry as an anti-tank assaultman and Dragon gunner, and on Embassy Duty in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Dhaka, Bangladesh. Carl has visited over 20 countries and is returning to Iraq sometime later this year. He has enjoyed his experience in the Marine Corps and is making the transition to freelance writing now.

Carl’s main interests are video games, nanotechnology, philosophy, and psychology, and his passion lies in writing about them.