Traveling to Scotland, I write about mountain biking on the Water of Leith Walkway between Edinburgh and Balerno, which I rode with nary a single face plant.
My first computer crime private eye short story featuring Ned Marlowe, son of Philip Marlowe, is published in Computer Update magazine, followed by a Dennis Driscoll mystery in 1987.
A college dream comes true as my first book, The Naked Computer (with John Gantz) is published to rave reviews from New York to Silicon Valley. John and I were often referred to as “The Computer Liberaces.”
Hired as Senior Editor, Special Projects, at Computerworld newsmagazine. Two years later, I’m fired in an attempted editorial coup d’état led by sales and marketing. In between, I get to interview Thomas J. Watson, Sr., who founded IBM.
