Computers fascinate me, so I studied engineering. Music intrigues me, so I studied piano. Special effects and Silicon Valley are in my past. I became an author to examine the interplay of modern technology and the way people choose to use it. RATS, my debut novel, was inspired by the story of a boy injured by leftover war ordnance. Mash Up began with a colleague's Napster T-shirt as the transformation of the world by perfect digital copies at zero cost was just beginning. Please join me at www.joeklingler.com.