About the Author
David A. Karp is that dangerous combination of compulsive writer and
eBay fanatic.He discovered eBay in the late 1990s while looking for a deal on an
electric cat-litter box. As an avid collector of toys of all kinds,
he immediately saw eBay's potential to quench his
thirst for second-hand consumer electronics, handmade brass trains,
and obscure parts for discontinued products of all kinds. Soon
thereafter he began selling on eBay, and now trades religiously,
taking breaks occasionally to write books. He still has the litter
box.Educated in Mechanical Engineering at U.C. Berkeley, David consults
on Internet technology, user-interface design, and software
engineering. Author of six power-user books on Microsoft Windows,
including the bestselling Windows Annoyances series, he has also
written for a number of magazines, including Windows
Sources Magazine, Windows Pro
Magazine, and New Media Magazine, and
is a contributing editor for ZTrack Magazine.
Noted recognition includes PC Computing
Magazine, Windows Magazine, the
San Francisco Examiner, and the New
York Times.David spends some of his spare time outside with his camera, but
often finds it difficult to tear himself away from a good movie.
David likes hiking and skiing, almost as much as he enjoys talking
about them. He scored 30.96647% on the Geek Test (www.innergeek.us/geekl), earning a rating
of "Total Geek." Animals and
children trust him. He can make 15-minute brownies in less than 10
minutes, and never gets tired of the Simpsons.