Previous experience of working on ''New Computer Express'' and ''ACE'''''', Rod arrived at [[Amstrad Action|''Amstrad Action'']] issue 51 and holds the record for longest serving Editor: 39 issues and over three years. He left to work as Editor at [[Future Publishing]]’s Leisure publishing section. He has written, or co-written, many computing and games books. He has written for many publications including ''PC Plus'', ''PC Answers'', ''PC Format'', and the weekly 'Computing for beginners' style magazine ''Computeractive''''''. He also runs a Digital Imaging web site where photographers at all levels of expertise can find out more about the terms, concepts and techniques behind photography.