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Linux+ magazine, 4/2008 edition

Linux+ Magazine cover

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

Linux+ magazine, 3/2008 edition

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

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

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.