Chris Breen
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Christopher Breen is a writer and editor whose professional career has been spent covering Apple Computer
Apple Computer
Apple Inc. is an American multinational corporation that designs and markets consumer electronics, computer software, and personal computers. The company's best-known hardware products include the Macintosh line of computers, the iPod, the iPhone and the iPad...
's Apple Macintosh computers and related technologies for such publications as MacUser, MacWEEK, and Macworld. In addition to his technology career, Breen is also a musician who has performed professionally for two decades. He is currently a senior editor at Mac Publishing
Mac Publishing
Mac Publishing is a publishing company based in San Francisco, California, and is wholly owned by the International Data Group. It is the publisher of Macworld magazine and numerous web sites, including and .- History :...
, a division of International Data Group which publishes the U.S. edition of Macworld
Macworld
Macworld is a web site and monthly computer magazine dedicated to Apple Macintosh products. It is published by Mac Publishing, which is headquartered in San Francisco, California...
. His "Mac 911" column appears monthly in that magazine. He also hosts the Macworld Podcast.
Before working at Macworld, Breen was contributing editor and Help Desk columnist for the U.S. edition of MacUser
MacUser
MacUser is a biweekly computer magazine published by Dennis Publishing Ltd. and licensed by Felden in the UK.In 1985 Felix Dennis’ Dennis Publishing, the creators of MacUser in the UK, licensed the name and “mouse-rating” symbol for MacUser to Ziff-Davis Publishing for use in the rest of the world....
magazine.
Breen is the author of numerous technology books, including Secrets of the iPod, The iPod and iTunes Pocket Guide, Mac 911, and My iMac. He has created a variety of video training courses for Lynda.com, including Mac OS X Leopard Essential Training, Screencasting for the Mac, iPad Tips and Tricks, and Lion Essential Training.
Breen lives in Northern California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
with his wife and daughter.