Summary: Mike Magee, a legend in the IT industry, died at 74. He started as a printer and worked at VNU Business Publications. His unique writing method involved disappearing all day and writing the lead story. He co-founded The Register in 1994 and later left to start The Inquirer. He faced health issues like a heart attack but continued working. He was also interested in the occult and worked with Alistair Crowley's secretary. He had various mystical experiences and became a guru in the Uttarakaula Tantric Order, forming the "Arcane Magical Order of the Knights of Shambhala" (AMOOKOS). He married Jan Bailey and had a son. Writing his obituary is difficult as he was a complex and multifaceted person.