Tim and Linda O'Leary live in the American Southwest and spend much of their time engaging instructors and students in conversation about learning. In fact, they have been talking about learning for over 25 years. Something in those early conversations convinced them to write a book, to bring their interest in the learning process to the printed page. Now, they are joined by their son Dan O'Leary as a coauthor. Dan is completing his PhD in Electrical Engineering with significant experience in teaching and consulting in information technology.

The O'Leary's form a unique team blending experience and youth. Tim has taught courses at Stark Technical College in Canton, Ohio, and at Rochester Institute of Technology in upstate New York, and is currently a professor emeritus at Arizona State University. Linda offered her expertise at ASU for several years as an academic advisor. She also presented and developed materials for major corporations such as Motorola, Intel, Honeywell, and AT&T, as well as various community colleges in the Phoenix area. Dan has taught at the University of California at Santa Cruz, developed energy-related labs at NASA, and worked as a database administrator and as a consultant in information systems.

Tim, Linda, and Dan have talked to and taught numerous students, all of them with a desire to learn something about computers and applications that make their lives easier, more interesting, and more productive.

Each new edition of an O'Leary text, supplement, or learning aid has benefited from these students and their instructors who daily stand in front of them (or over their shoulders).