Patrick Chan is a programmer at Computer Bank, a not-for-profit organization that recycles and distributes donated computers to disadvantaged individuals and community groups.
He has used Linux for quite a number of years, and has fond memories of starting off learning Linux as a newbie using the Gentoo distribution. His favorite tools include vim, GNU Screen, Z shell (zsh), Secure Shell (SSH), and Mutt.
Aric Pedersen is the author of cPanel User Guide and Tutorial (ISBN 978-1-904811-92-3) and Web Host Manager Administration Guide (ISBN 978-1-904811-50-3), both written for Packt Publishing. He also served as a reviewer for CUPS Administrative Guide (ISBN 978-1-84719-258-5), published by Packt Publishing.
Aric has over 8 years of experience working as a System Administrator. He currently works for Hostdime.com, the world-class web host; and also for Netenberg.com, makers of Fantastico, the world's most popular web script installer for cPanel servers.