Daniel P. Dern is a Boston-based independent technology writer who covers everything IT management and strategy as well as specific technologies and products. He's written about everything from notebooks and smartphones and portable/mobile accessories to SMB/enterprise hardware, software (including Linux and Open Source), cloud and Web 2.0 , virtualization, UPS/power/cooling/data centers, security, network/IT management, storage, printers, and networking, as well as digital cameras, audio, peripherals, and gadgets... plus whatever else he's assigned, of course.

Daniel also writes science fiction, children's/YA fiction, humor, song parodies, and PR, and is an amateur magician. He can be reached at dern@pair.com. His web site is www.dern.com and his technology blog is TryingTechnology.com.