Paul McFedries is the president of Logophilia Limited, a technical writing company. He has worked with computers large and small since 1975. Although he’s now primarily a writer, Paul has worked as a programmer, consultant, database developer, and website developer. He has written nearly 100 books that have sold more than four million copies throughout the galaxy. For fun, Paul bakes bread and doesn’t let anyone pass him when he’s running. Paul invites everyone to drop by his personal website (www.mcfedries.com
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To Karen and Chase, who make life beautiful.
If we’re ever at the same cocktail party and you overhear me saying something like “I wrote a book,” I hereby give you permission to wag your finger at me and say “Tsk, tsk.” Why the scolding? Because although I did write this book’s text and take its screenshots, that represents only a part of what constitutes a “book.” The rest of it is brought to you by the dedication and professionalism of Wiley’s editorial and production teams, who toiled long and hard to turn my text and images into an actual book.
I offer my sincere gratitude to everyone at Wiley who made this book possible, but I’d like to extend an enthusiastic “Thanks a bunch!” to the folks I worked with directly: Associate Publisher Katie Mohr and Project Editor Elizabeth Kuball. I’d also like to thank my agent, Carole Jelen, for helping to make this project possible.
Publisher’s Acknowledgments
Associate Publisher: Katie Mohr
Project Editor: Elizabeth Kuball
Copy Editor: Elizabeth Kuball
Sr. Editorial Assistant: Cherie Case
Production Editor: Siddique Shaik
Cover Image: Courtesy of Amazon.com
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