Michael Badger is a freelance technical communicator with a knack for helping other people understand and use their computer software and technology. In addition to writing a previous book about Zenoss Core: Zenoss Core Network and System Monitoring, Badger authored Scratch : Beginner's Guide, a Scratch programming tutorial. He lives in north central Pennsylvania (United States) on a small farm and has recently taken to raising pastured chickens, honeybees, and pigs. Michael is searching for a way to integrate Zenoss Core into the hen house so that he can receive an alert each time an egg is laid. For more.