A PC enthusiast for almost twenty years, Dan Gookin has written over thirty computer books, many of them bestsellers, including Dan Gookin's Naked Windows XP from Sybex (ISBN: 0-782140769). Accomplished at writing instructional books that are fun to read, Dan strives to help every day people get the most from their computing experience. Dan lives in snowy Idaho, where he's active in the local theater.