Acknowledgments

I would like to thank Chris Nelson for providing critical suggestions as to the direction of this book and for serving as the development editor. I would also like to thank technical reviewers Thomas Havlik and David Franson. I would also like to thank Jennifer Blackwell who helped keep me on track with reminders on when material was due in her role as coordinating editor. Finally I would like to thank Michelle Lowman who helped me get this book contract in the first place by presenting my proposal to the Apress editorial board.