Richard Evers (born May 31, 1959) is a

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publisher, programmer, technology consultant and

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. Evers was editor and publisher of ''

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'' and ''

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''. He has worked for a number of Canadian technology companies, including

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, where he edited the ''BlackBerry Developer Journal''. He is president of

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, and co-author of ''Professional BlackBerry'' (

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) and co-author of ''The Trackers''. He later founded Kryptera, an encryption technology for data at rest.Claburn, Thomas.
If you're worried that quantum computers will crack your crypto, don't be – at least, not for a decade or so. Here's why
, The Register, March 14, 2019. Evers has served as technical editor of ''BlackBerry for Dummies'' (2011; ); ''BlackBerry Pearl 3G for Dummies'' (2011; ); ''BlackBerry Java Application Development'' (2010; ); ''BlackBerry ALL-IN-ONE for Dummies'' (2010; ); ''BlackBerry Curve for Dummies'' (2010; ); ''BlackBerry Storm for Dummies'' (2009; ); and ''Mobile Guide to BlackBerry'' (2005).

Bibliography

*''The Inner Space Anthology'' (1985) *''Transactor Book of Bits and Pieces'' (1986) *''Professional BlackBerry (2005) '' *''The Trackers'' (2013)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Evers, Richard 1957 births Living people American technology writers Canadian technology writers Canadian book publishers (people) Writers from Ontario