Ubuntu Unleashed 2012 Edition

Tue, 2012-01-17 09:29

Matthew was the sole editor and contributor of new content for Ubuntu Unleashed 2012 Edition. This book is intended for intermediate to advanced users.

Matthew wrote an article titled Ubuntu Unity: A GUI for Beginners and Experts for InformIT.

Matthew had the privilege of being one (of many) coauthors on an academic paper for the open access journal Frontiers in Plant Genetics and Genomics.
The paper is titled The iPlant Collaborative: Cyberinfrastructure for Plant Biology.

Ubuntu Unleashed 2011 Edition

Mon, 2011-01-03 20:01

Matthew was the sole editor and contributor of new content for Ubuntu Unleashed 2011 Edition. This book is intended for intermediate to advanced users.

Linux Identity's Linux Starter Kit

Wed, 2010-09-29 18:37

Matthew has an article in Linux Identity's Linux Starter Kit for Linux Beginners.

Matthew interviewed the authors of one of the best books for learning systems administration with Unix or Linux from a large, enterprise perspective.  This book is unusual in another way: it was published by Prentice-Hall and the forward was written by one of their competitors, Tim O'Reilly, the founder and head of O'Reilly Media. That says something. Aside: Matthew has written for both.

The interview with the authors appears on InformIT's website.

Ubuntu Up and Running

Sat, 2010-05-01 09:59

Matthew had the privilege of being one of the tech reviewers for Ubuntu Up and Running.

Talk Morocco

Sun, 2009-11-22 00:00

Talk Morocco

Matthew occasionally writes articles for Talk Morocco. Talk Morocco is a website dedicated to discussions related to Morocco, its people, society and culture.

The Official Ubuntu Server Book

Fri, 2009-08-21 15:55

Matthew had the privilege of helping out with one chapter in The Official Ubuntu Server Book--he didn't do enough to earn an author's credit or get a mention on the cover or anything, but Kyle Rankin was kind enough to mention him in the Acknowledgements on page xxiii. Matthew would like to thank Kyle and Mako for the chance to contribute. It truly is a wonderful book.

Check out the Amazon page for the book. If you run Ubuntu on your server or are considering doing so, you are likely to find the book both interesting and useful.

Linux Identity's Ubuntu 9.04

Sat, 2009-07-11 10:47

Matthew has several articles appearing in the Ubuntu 9.04 edition of Linux Identity.

Linux Identity's Linux Starter Kit

Wed, 2009-03-18 15:47

Matthew has several articles appearing in the Linux Starter Kit edition of Linux Identity.

Nowhere Else to Turn

Mon, 2009-01-12 13:19

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.

And is also available at:

Creative Commons LicenseThis 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.

Linux Identity's Ubuntu 8.10

Wed, 2008-11-19 16:11

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.

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

Sun, 2008-05-18 16:18

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.