About Matthew Helmke

By matthew on May 18th, 2008 at 05:41pm

Matthew Helmke is a husband, a father of three, and a writer. He has written magazine articles, contributed chapters to books, and also written and published his own book. He is currently active in producing several other projects. Matthew is also a musician who plays the guitar and the bass, has played as a studio musician for other artists, and hopes someday to record some of his own music. He is an avid reader, a consultant on various topics including culture, language, religion and computers, and has spent the last several years running a small business in North Africa. Additionally, Matthew does a bit of work as a website designer and administrator, is a part of the Ubuntu Linux community, and is a free and open source software enthusiast.

Linux+ magazine, 3/2008 edition

By matthew on July 01st, 2008 at 10:50pm

Linux+ Magazine cover

Matthew has an article he co-wrote with a friend, Ryan Troy, in the newest edition of Linux+ Magazine. The issue should be available on newsstands now.

The Official Ubuntu Book, Third Edition, special Barnes & Noble custom edition

By matthew on June 19th, 2008 at 03:26pm

Ubuntu Book cover

This is the third edition of a wonderful book about an excellent computer operating system, Ubuntu. The book itself will be for sale from multiple vendors.

The Barnes & Noble Custom Edition contains an extra chapter on the half-million strong Ubuntu Forums written by forums administrator Matthew Helmke. It gives a tour of the forums and its people, processes, and rules for getting assistance with your Ubuntu installation.

ISBN-13: 978-0137151028
Link to the Barnes & Noble special edition of the book.

Humor and Moroccan Culture

By matthew on May 18th, 2008 at 11:18pm

This project started as a language learning experiment. Matthew Helmke was sitting in a cafe with a Moroccan having a discussion in Moroccan Arabic. The friend told a joke and it was quickly discovered that vocabulary alone would not ensure an understanding of humor. This prompted a question, "What did I miss?" In this book, Matthew Helmke explores the hidden aspects of Moroccan culture. These are the things that Moroccans know inherently, without being taught. The result is an intriguing look through the eyes of an American trying to make sense of Moroccan culture.

# ISBN-13: 978-0615142845
The book is available from Amazon, all around the world.

And is also available at:

Creative Commons License
This book is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.5 License and as a result is also available as a free download in PDF format (but without the cover art) from the Internet Archive.