Acknowledgments

When I finished my last book about SharePoint 2003, my wife was assuring me that she would not accept another book — amazingly enough, she actually did accept that I was going to write this book after all, and I am forever grateful for her understanding and patience. Being a computer widow is not easy. But now I have promised her to stay away from book projects, at least for some time. I just wonder how long I can keep this promise....

There are a lot of other people who I really want to thank for helping me write this book. First is Jim Minatel, the Senior Acquisitions Editor at Wrox, who was brave enough to give me the chance to write this second book about SharePoint. I also want to thank my great agent Neil J. Salkind at Studio B, who convinced me to write this book. There are also some people at Wrox who have done a heroic job: Kelly Talbot, my Development Editor, who had to correct my bad grammar and sometimes totally confused descriptions (thanks Kelly—I really appreciate all your assistance!). Then I want to thank Phred Menyhert, my Technical Editor, for his great job of scrutinizing the technical part of the book. I was constantly amazed at his sharp eye for detail and for his highly technical skills. I am solely responsible for the content of this book, but all the invaluable tips from Phred helped me write a book that is full of clear and valuable descriptions on how to perform important tasks in SharePoint.

During the writing of this book, I also got numerous tips and tricks from my colleagues, employees, and fellow SharePoint nerds on the Internet. I want to thank them all: Michael Jansson, Gustaf Westerlund, and John Selnes, plus all the great SharePoint MVP fellows. You are all great guys, and your SharePoint expertise is outstanding!

Finally I want to thank my beloved wife Marina for her support and understanding. I know this hasn't always been easy, but sometimes a nerd's got to do what a nerd's got to do. This is simply the life of a computer widow.

And to my fantastic kids, Anna, Thomas, Marielle, Alex, Beatrice, and Johan—I love you all!