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You have reached Ed Dawson, Australian technology writer extraordinaire.

Since 1998, Ed has written for the mainstream Australian media covering consumer technology. Ed writes and edits engaging, accurate, cutting-edge copy for consumer publications, technology companies and web properties. He is currently Technical Writer with Atlassian Software Systems, maker of world-famous software developer tools and Confluence, the Enterprise Wiki. During mid 2006-2007, Ed was Editor-in-Chief of Australian PC Authority magazine, a national newsstand title of unrivalled quality and influence.

PC Authority won the gong for Best Consumer Technology Title in the 2007 Sun Microsystems IT Journalism Awards, under Ed's stewardship.

Ed's Business Expertise:

Project management
Publication editing, proof-reading and quality control
Internet technology: site design, architecture and implementation
Proven track record in generating massive page views and unique user figures
Intranet creation, maintenance and knowledge management.

Ed's Editing Work:

Australian PC Authority magazine (2006-2007)
Next Publishing's Technology Handbooks division (2005-2006)
(Sabbatical): World travel and freelance journalism (2004)
CNET Australia's Technology Reviews Channel (1999-2003)
GameSpot Australia (website) (1999-2003)
Hyper@ctive Online (website) (1998-1999)

Ed's Writing Expertise:

Accessible technology tutorials, technical documentation, training materials and procedures
Best-of-breed Technology Features, product reviews and comparisons
Beats: Wireless Networking, Desktop Software Applications and Electronic Entertainment.

Publications: Ed has written the following books:

Introduction to Wireless Networking (2004)
Internet Telephone Guide (on VoIP technology, 2005)
Build Your Own PC 2nd Edition (for IDG publications, 2003)
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory Game Guide (2005)
Battlefield Vietnam Game Guide (2003)

Published work: Ed has published articles in the following publications:

Australian PC Authority magazine
ZDNet Australia
CNET Australia
T3 magazine
Technology & Business magazine
Internet.au magazine
Atomic: Maximum Power Computing magazine
PC Powerplay magazine
GameSpot Australia
Hyper magazine
Australian GamePro magazine
Official Xbox Magazine (UK)

Pre-journalism experience:
Ed's core background is in practical Information Technology:

Technical Support for Microsoft Corporation
Technical Writing: Documentation for Cryptographic Public Key Infrastructure Security Software, for then Zergo International and Baltimore Technologies, now CyberTrust