About Matthew Helmke
Matthew Helmke is a husband, a father of three, and a writer. He has written magazine articles, contributed to books, and even written and published his own books. 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 and voracious reader, speaks several languages, has worked as an information consultant on topics including culture, language, religion and computers, and spent several years running a small business in North Africa. Matthew does a bit of work as a website designer and administrator, is a part of the Ubuntu Linux community, is a free and open source software enthusiast, and has an informal blog at matthewhelmke.net. He is currently enrolled in a master's degree program at the University of Arizona.
VMware Cookbook
This is the first edition of a new book about VMware, cowritten with Ryan Troy. The book will be released in November 2009.
ISBN-13: 978-0596157258
Link to the Amazon.com page for the book.
Linux Identity's The Best of Linux
Matthew had an earlier article reproduced in the Best of Linux edition of Linux Identity.
The Official Ubuntu Book, Fourth Edition
This is the fourth edition of a wonderful book about an excellent computer operating system, Ubuntu. The book will be released in July 2009.
For this edition, Matthew had the privilege of editing and updating chapters 1-4, 7, 11 and the appendices and provided assistance checking the full manuscript, including the final proof, against the final release version of the software covered. He also was the lead contact during the copy edit, index, and final proof and author query stages.
ISBN-13: 978-0137021208
Link to the Amazon.com page for the book.
Linux Identity's Linux Starter Kit
Matthew has several articles appearing in the Linux Starter Kit edition of Linux Identity.
Nowhere Else to Turn
There are things that happen in the world that are difficult and sometimes impossible to explain. At times, we are confronted with circumstances or situations over which we have no control. How we deal with those situations reveals much about our strongest beliefs, our dreams, and our fears. This collection of short stories explores specific instances of involvement with or belief in the supernatural in one North African country. The tales, all claiming to be true, were collected over several years while the author was living in Morocco.
# ISBN-13: 978-0615264196
The book is available from Amazon, all around the world.
- Amazon.com (USA)
- Amazon.ca (Canada)
- Amazon.fr (France)
- Amazon.co.uk (United Kingdom)
- Amazon.de (Germany)
- Amazon.co.jp (Japan)
And is also available at:
- Barnes & Noble
- Powell's Books
- Target
- and more!
This book is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License and as a result is also available as a free download in PDF format (but without the cover art) from the Internet Archive.
Ubuntu Pocket Guide
Matthew was one of the tech reviewers for Keir Thomas's Ubuntu Pocket Guide and Reference. The book is available as a free download from the official website, where you will also find a link to the Amazon.com page if you wish to purchase a paper copy.
ISBN-13: 978?1440478291
Amazon link
Linux Identity's Ubuntu 8.10
Matthew has several articles he wrote, and one he co-wrote with a friend, Ryan Troy, in the Ubuntu 8.10 edition of Linux Identity. He also wrote the editorial at the beginning of the issue.
Linux+ magazine, 4/2008 edition
Matthew has an article he co-wrote with a friend, Ryan Troy, in this edition of Linux+ Magazine.
Linux+ magazine, 3/2008 edition
Matthew has an article he co-wrote with a friend, Ryan Troy, in this edition of Linux+ Magazine.
