About the Author

Wade Maxfield is president and CEO of Central Telecommunications, an ISP based in Fort Worth, Texas. He has over 15 years experience in the ISP, communications, and consumer software industries. His company runs Linux and employs Apache, MySQL, PHP, and IMP. He is a working consultant. His clients have included Mobil Oil, the State of Minnesota, the U.S. Navy Federal Credit Union, GTE, and RTEC Systems (now Marconi). Wade is currently developing real-time operating systems and data acquisition code for harsh-environment sensors for the Canadian company of Precision Drilling Corporation.