Sam Crutsinger was bitten by the Mac bug in the late 1980s. A professional audio engineer, video editor and producer, graphic designer, videographer, photog-rapher, writer, computer system designer, repair technician, and cat lover, he aspires to being the straight guy on an episode of Queer Eye for the Straight Guy.

David Plotkin is a veteran Mac columnist and reviewer, computer book author, and digital photography expert.

Andy Ihnatko, the Chicago Sun-Times technology columnist and inveterate blogger, is a popular writer and speaker in the Macintosh community