Dwight Spivey

Dwight Spivey, is the author of How to Do Everything Mac, 2nd Edition (McGraw-Hill, 2008), Mac OS X Snow Leopard Portable Genius (Wiley, 2008), and many other Mac books. He's been a beta tester for Apple since 2000. He also has experience beyond the Mac world, writing about a wide range of technology topics, from other operating system platforms (Windows and Linux), to desktop publishing software, to networking. Dwight is currently employed by Konica Minolta as a software and support engineer for laser printers and is responsible for drivers and printer testing with Mac OS X, various flavors of Linux, and all incarnations of Windows. He also trains staff on new versions of the Mac OS and applications and compiles materials for in-house training. He is frequently asked to write documentation for the support group regarding installation, use, and troubleshooting of company products in the Mac, Linux, and Windows environments. He has also been a Mac network administrator for another major laser printer company, which entailed installation and upkeep of operating systems and applications on 40+ Macs, as well as the installation and maintenance of Macintosh hardware.