Tonya Engst
Encyclopedia
Tonya Engst is a technology writer
and editor
who resides in Ithaca
, New York
, United States
, where she grew up and went to college at Cornell University
.
Engst is editor-in-chief of the Take Control book series and TidBITS
, one of the oldest Internet
-based email newsletters. She has written and edited many technical books, along with various magazine articles for MacWEEK
.
Writer
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and editor
Editing
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who resides in Ithaca
Ithaca, New York
The city of Ithaca, is a city in upstate New York and the county seat of Tompkins County, as well as the largest community in the Ithaca-Tompkins County metropolitan area...
, New York
New York
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, United States
United States
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, where she grew up and went to college at Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
.
Engst is editor-in-chief of the Take Control book series and TidBITS
TidBITS
TidBITS is an influential electronic newsletter and web site dealing primarily with Apple Computer and Macintosh-related topics.-Internet publication:...
, one of the oldest Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
-based email newsletters. She has written and edited many technical books, along with various magazine articles for MacWEEK
MacWEEK
MacWEEK was a controlled-circulation weekly Apple Macintosh trade journal based in San Francisco founded by Michael Tchong, John Anderson , Glenn Patch, Dick Govatski and Michael F. Billings. It featured a back-page rumor column penned by the pseudonymous Mac the Knife.Founded in 1987, it was...
.
Selected bibliography
- The Word Book for Macintosh Users (Hayden Books, 1994)
- Word Starter Kit for Macintosh (Hayden Books, 1994)
- Microsoft Office 4.2 Survival Guide for Macintosh (with Charles Seiter and Barrie Sosinsky) (Hayden Books, 1995)
- Create Your Own Home Page (with Adam Engst) (Hayden Books, 1995)
- Web Page Construction Kit (with Adam Engst) (Hayden Books, 1995)
- Office X for Macintosh: The Missing Manual (with Nan Barber and David Reynolds) (Hayden Books, 1995)