For those who really need to know, Orin Thomas was born in 1973 and is still not dead. He lives with his wife Oksana and son Rooslan (Photos) in Melbourne, Australia.  Orin works as an author and has written more than a twenty IT textbooks. He is the convener of the Melbourne System Center Users Group and a Microsoft Security MVP. He is currently working on a SQL Server 2012 Training Kit for Microsoft Press He writes a blog for Windows IT Pro magazine called Hyperbole, Embellishment, and Systems Administration. Follow him on twitter @orinthomas

An incomplete list of Orin's books