About the Authors

image James Floyd Kelly is a writer from Atlanta, Georgia. He has degrees in English (University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL) and Industrial Engineering (Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL) and has found writing about technology to be the perfect job. James has written books on CNC machines and 3D printers, LEGO robotics, Open Source software, tablets, and much more. He also blogs for www.GeekDad.com and www.Makezine.com when he's not tinkering in his workshop. James is married to Ashley and has two great little boys who can't wait to get their hands on all the cool, shiny things in their dad's office.

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