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About the Author
Michael E. Cohen has been using a Mac since the days when it came packaged inside an Apple Lisa and called itself Macintosh XL. Over the years, he has taught English composition, worked as a programmer for NASA’s Deep Space Network, helped to develop the first commercial ebooks at the Voyager Company (no relation to NASA’s Voyager, by the way), co-founded a major university’s Humanities computing center, written a number of books, taught a number of people, and played with a lot of technology. [mec-headshot.png]
He currently lives in Santa Monica, California, where he participates in the production of Take Control Books and TidBITS at the opposite end of the continent from TidBITS Command Central.
Author’s Acknowledgments
Thanks so much, once again, to Greg, Maia, Brian, and Philip at Smile, who answered all my questions, both smart and stupid, quickly, accurately, and with good humor. Thanks also to my brother, Norman, for shooting such a dignified author portrait.
Thanks also to Steve Riggins for his useful TextExpander file-naming tip; several Take Control authors have expressed appreciation for that simple-yet-non-obvious use! Special thanks to Tonya and Adam, who diligently work to make my books better than they have any right to be.
Shameless Plug
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About the Publisher
TidBITS Publishing Inc., publisher of the Take Control ebook series, was incorporated in 2007 by co-founders Adam and Tonya Engst. Adam and Tonya have been creating Apple-related content since they started the online newsletter TidBITS in 1990. In TidBITS, you can find the latest Apple news, plus read reviews, opinions, and more.
Credits
- Publisher: Adam Engst
- Editor in Chief: Tonya Engst
- Editor: Kelly Turner
- Cover design: Sam Schick of Neversink
- Logo design: Geoff Allen of FUN is OK
Thanks to Smile for helping to make this book possible!