Of all the emails and comments I usually get on any of the tutorials I do, the prevailing one is ususually:
"How do you know all this stuff?" or "where did you learn all of this?"
To answer that, some schooling, some work/field experience and some self taught.

I often wonder why more people dont ask why I only really release "simple" tutorials. This is mainly because Im attempting to raise some interest to those who may not normally have any.
For example, if you visit informationleak, particularly the boards/forums, you will see a good number of people that are already pretty tech savvy. They often specialize in different fields and areas of tech and have their strong (and weak) points.
My tutorials are pretty simple and basic, and are usually aimed at grabbing the attention of a person that either is new to the technology field, or new to the particular field Im discussing in that particular tutorial.

You may also realize that I dont go 100% in-depth with a lot of my tutorials. They are designed to get the interested person up and running with a mild degree of confidence and able to start looking into the area further if they are so inclined. I try to pique interest and curiosity and mainly creativity. The reasoning behind this is if the person is interested in doing something they should be able to look into it further, ideally from the official source (manuals, documentation) but often they find what they are looking for in communities dedicated to whatever that something is. This way they can learn and discuss with like-minded folks.

Long story short, give a man a fish and you feed him for a day... teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime, or more to the point in this case may come up with something new and exciting, even if just new and exciting to them.

Why am I saying this? Because I love getting emails from people explaining how they took something they learned from me to the next level. The very fact that they took the time to tell me about it is awesome, since it shows a level of passion and pride in what they have achieved. Sometimes theres some really neat things that I end up doing myself, other times I may suggest something and that turns into something else, and so on.

... and to answer [email address withheld] - Of course I have a disaster recovery plan. I keep my resume in an off-site storage facility.

So whats the point of this?
1. I felt the need to write something.
2. Dont ask me how to hack. You already know how... with creativity.
3. Happy hacking!