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About the Author

Joe Kissell is the author of more than 60 books about technology, including Take Control of Your Online Privacy and Take Control of Dropbox. He is a contributing editor to TidBITS, a senior contributor to Macworld, and a popular speaker at conferences and other events.

When not writing or speaking, Joe likes to travel, walk, cook, eat, and practice t’ai chi. He lives in San Diego with his wife, Morgen Jahnke; their sons, Soren and Devin; and their cat, Zora. To contact Joe about this book, send him email and please include Take Control of Your Digital Legacy in the subject.

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On my site Joe On Tech, I write about how people can improve their relationship with technology. I’d be delighted if you stopped by for a visit! You can also sign up for joeMail, my free, low-volume, no-spam mailing list, or follow me on Twitter (@joekissell). To learn more about me personally, visit JoeKissell.com.

Author’s Acknowledgments

In the course of writing this book I benefitted greatly from discussions with Marshall Clow, who has spent more than 10 years scanning many thousands of family photos and other artifacts, and who shared his valuable insights about digitizing, naming, indexing, and preserving the media that comprise his family archive.

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
  • Production Assistant: Lauri Reinhardt
  • Cover design: Sam Schick of Neversink
  • Logo design: Geoff Allen of FUN is OK

Special thanks to Elaine Engst for her professional advice about ar­chival materials, Marshall Clow for providing hands-on tips for managing and scanning photos, and the rest of our reviewers—Cory Byard, Norman Cohen, and Lauri Reinhardt—for sharing their insights and questions.

Image Credits

The photos at the beginning of each chapter are from the following sources:

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