About the Author

Scott Granneman is an author, educator, and consultant. As a writer, he focuses on open source software, as shown by his first two books, Don't Click on the Blue E!: Switching to Firefox and Hacking Knoppix, and his contributions to Ubuntu Hacks. In addition, he is a monthly columnist for SecurityFocus, with op/ed pieces that focus on general security topics, and for Linux Magazine, in a column focusing on new and interesting Linux software, and he blogs professionally on The Open Source Weblog.

An Adjunct Professor at Washington University in St. Louis, Scott teaches a variety of courses about technology and the Internet. As an educator, he has taught thousands of people of all agesfrom preteens to senior citizenson a wide variety of topics, including literature, education, and technology. With the shift in focus over the last decade to Linux and other open-source technologies, Scott has worked to bring knowledge of these powerful new directions in software to people at all technical skill levels.

As a Principal of WebSanity, a website creation and hosting firm, he works with businesses and nonprofits to leverage the Internet's communication, sales, and service opportunities. He manages the firm's Unix-based server environment, thereby putting what he writes and teaches into practical use, and works closely with other partners and developers on the underlying WebSanity Content Management System (CMS) software and its extensions.