Published Apr 30, 2026, 12:15 PM EDT

David has been lifelong fan of technology who loves putting his passion into words.

A journalist by training, he discovered the power of Unix-like operating systems when learning how to edit video on macOS, back when it was still called Mac OS X, in the mid-2000s.

A lover of retrocomputing, he appreciates the vast history of Unix that Linux continues today.

David holds a BA in communication from California State University, East Bay. His writing has appeared in Techopedia, TMCnet , The Motley Fool blog network, and HTG's sister publication MUO , among others.

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