Acknowledgments

As with every book, a lot of work from a lot of people went into making this happen.

Our acquisitions editor, Tim Green, kept us on track with kind words and pointy sticks. Always a pleasure working with you!

Our acquisitions coordinator, Emily Walters, did an outstanding job acquiring and coordinating . . . with gentle yet insistent reminders for us to get stuff to her on a timely basis. Fun project and we look forward to the next one!

Michael Smyer provided great photographs for the book, and Ford Pierson added his incredible illustrations. Mark Soper also shot a lot of new photographs for this edition. Thanks guys!

Bill McManus did great work as our copy editor. He transformed every awkward stumble of language into a grammatical gem.

Our technical editor, Chris Crayton, took what some would describe as gleeful delight in pointing out every technical error he found. But since he helped us fix every error, too, we won’t hold it against him. Thanks, once again, for your technical expertise.

The layout team at Cenveo Publisher Services did a remarkable job, putting the prose and pictures into printable form, that you get to enjoy now!

Finally, thanks to our proofreader, Rick Camp, for catching every last error. There’s no error too big or small—he’ll find them all. Thank you.

Great work, team!

Mark also wants to thank Mike for the opportunity to work together on the latest generation of CompTIA A+ certification, Mark’s family (many of who love to “talk tech” at family get-togethers), and Jesus the Messiah, who has blessed Mark and his family in countless ways over the years.