**Dan Gookin *combined his love of writing with his gizmo fetish nearly 30 years ago, and has written more than 170 books explaining technology in a fun, non-threatening way. In 1991 he penned DOS For Dummies,launching the entire For Dummies * franchise. Dan's books have 12 million copies in print a...

**Dan Gookin *combined his love of writing with his gizmo fetish nearly 30 years ago, and has written more than 170 books explaining technology in a fun, non-threatening way. In 1991 he penned DOS For Dummies,launching the entire For Dummies * franchise. Dan's books have 12 million copies in print and have been translated into more than 30 languages.