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.

George Gardner, 26, based in Dyer, Indiana, is a student at Purdue University Calumet where he has received multiple academic honors. He is currently studying Information Systems and Computer Programming with a Software Engineering option, and has an extensive background in Information Technology and Web design. George is an extremely enthusiastic writer with an intense focus on a given subjects, a little obsessive-compulsive in nature, but enjoys helping people and providing many services to his family, friends, and community.

Triston McIntyre, a Frostburg State University student of English and Political Science, resides in Frostburg, Maryland. A lover of technology from a young age, Triston is well-versed in all manners of communication and entertainment technology; he writes satirical and cynical blogs, as well as academic discourses that are respected in his department.

As an avid musician, he spends time writing and recording original works, and in his free time studies wine, politics, and philosophy.

Jonathan Schlaffer, editor VISTA.BLORGE.com, currently possesses an Associate of Science Degree in Computer Science from Harford Community College and currently reside on the outskirts of Baltimore, Maryland. Computers have been a passion of his since he was 5 years old using DOS, and since then he has used every version of Windows right up to Vista. Most of his time is spent with a very small business building and repairing computers. He is also a huge PC and console gamer. If it’s not the latest and greatest, he doesn’t want anything to do with it. When he realized that coding software and databases wasn’t for him he started a website discussing various technology related issues, and since then he has always wanted to write about IT, software and hardware related topics. Jonathan was a participant in the Yahoo! Ask the Planet promotion and was invited to California for a tour of the Yahoo! Campus, an experience that he won’t soon forget.

Danny Mendez is a college student majoring in English Writing with a minor in Screenwriting at Southern California’s Azusa Pacific University. He hopes to become a professional screenwriter one day but plans to blog, in one form or another, for a long time, if not the rest of his life. He has no preference of operating systems when it comes to computers, and could care less what video game console he plays, unless it has any Halo or Star Wars games on it. He chooses those consoles.

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.

Dave Parrack is a professional writer and blogger from England. He lives and breathes for writing, often publishing an article online before breakfast and after everyone else has gone to bed. He writes on a number of different subjects, all of which are passions of his. He blogs on British pop culture, and the British music scene, technology, gaming, and online media. Born in 1977, he’s a child of the computer generation, having some kind of PC or games machine in the house since as long as he can remember. He left school knowing he wanted to be a writer, it’s just taken him 10 years to get there. As well as writing articles for various outlets, he has a passion for poetry and fiction and one day aims to be published. In his spare time he enjoys loud gigs, watching funny television and frequenting a whole host of Internet forums and social networking sites.

Erna Mahyuni’s father introduced her to PCs at the age of seven. Ever since, she’s been unable to get away from them. She dabbled as a code monkey, IT trainer and corporate communications person before running away to join the UNHCR. After deciding that writing about tech was more her thing, Erna now edits a Malaysian tech mag, PC.com, and won Best Technology Industry Journalist in the 2007 MediaConnect/Vignette Awards. When not bullying her writers, she plays too much World of Warcraft, sings, acts, and actively advocates refugee causes.

Matt Jansen spends a lot of time on the Inter-Web connecting with people and is always hunting for topics that add value and create conversation. With a BA in Marketing and Information Systems from Grand Valley State University in Michigan, he pays the bills by blending business drivers with technology solutions. He’s also an ex WoW addict and a Hellgate engineer. Daily trips to the gym keep him looking human, and in this reality his pad rests in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Leslie Poston is a freelance writer, author and poet. Her work has been featured in business publications such as The Corporate Growth Report, Dates and Dialogues, The CGR Yearly Financial Sourcebook, and The Profit Power Report. Her poetry and fiction have been published in a number of national anthologies and compilations including poetry.com, The Comedy Magazine, and ‘Round Here. She is an avid reader, music lover and hockey fan. Leslie is a participating member in the National Writer’s Union and The Writer’s Center. You can read more of Leslie’s work at her personal blog.

Opal Tribble is a business owner and freelance writer. She left the corporate environment five years ago to fulfill her lifelong dream of working for herself. She creates and sells natural beauty products. She’s currently back in college working on her degree in Traditional Naturopathy. She writes for a variety of online publications. Shes addicted to writing and owns twelve websites. Realizing she isnt superwoman she has hired writers for a few of them. She’s always smiling and enjoys helping others. She’s involved with a variety of volunteer organizations.

She rarely watches TV, but she loves her computers. She made the switch to Macs in 2006. Besides spending a lot of time on a Mac, she does enjoy learning every aspect of the Mac.When she has spare time she can be found spending time with her family, exercising, being in nature, and curling up with a good book. She still manages to squeeze gaming into her busy schedule, and she prefers playing on her Xbox 360 and is especially fond of FPS and RPGs. You can check out one of her personal blogs.

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.

James Cornelius has held a number of important middle management positions at IT companies in the UK and Australia over the past 25 years, and he currently works as senior project manager for a very well known IT company based in London. He holds a BA with First Class Honors in Mathematics from Cambridge University. His first home computer was a ZX80, which he still has to this day, though sadly, the tape drive no longer works. He is a big fan of open source software, and abhors the superificial and short-sighted nature of today’s computer industry. He is married with three sons.