Brian Sawyer

Brian Sawyer is a Senior Editor for O'Reilly Media, where he manages the Missing Manuals division. He has also served as lead editor for the company's popular Hacks series, editor for Head First and Make: Books titles, and contributing editor to Craft magazine. When not writing or editing about technology, he uses it to help train for marathons (see Chapter 4 of Best Android Apps).

A geeky summertime treat

Cooking for Geeks author Jeff Potter makes ice cream in 30 seconds.

Got 30 seconds and some liquid nitrogen? In this Code podcast, Cooking for Geeks author Jeff Potter shows how those two ingredients (and a few others) can summon near-instant ice cream.

Why learn C?

David Griffiths on C's consistent popularity and what the language can do for you.

In this Code podcast, "Head First C" co-author David Griffith discusses C's continued popularity and why C and Arduino work well together.

Fitness for geeks

Bruce Perry on how to get away from the computer, eat well, and live a healthy life.

Programmers who spend 14 hours a day in front of a computer know how hard it is to step away from the cubicle. But as "Fitness for Geeks" author Bruce Perry notes in this podcast, getting fit doesn't need to be daunting.