Although only one name appears on this book’s spine, it takes a large, dedicated team of people to put a book like this together. Not only did I have the good fortune of working with such a great group of people, I now get the great pleasure of thanking them and acknowledging their hard work and dedication.

First, I’d like to thank my wonderful, amazing, hilarious, fun-filled, and loving wife, Kalebra. You’re the best thing that’s ever happened to me—you’re part wonder woman, part supermom, part business exec, and part standup comic, and every day you manage to put a smile on my lips and a song in my heart. Your spirit, warmth, beauty, patience, and unconditional love continue to prove what everybody always says—I’m the luckiest guy in the world.

I also want to thank my nearly 12-year-old son, Jordan. I’m so proud of him, so thrilled to be his dad, and I love watching him turn into the wonderful “little man” he has become. He has so many of his mother’s special gifts, especially her boundless heart, and it’s amazing the amount of joy he and his mom bring into my life.

Also, the single best thing that can happen to a person happened to me—God blessed our family with the birth of an adorable, happy, healthy little baby girl—Kira Nicole Kelby. She’s 2-1/2 now and she’s a little clone of her mother, which is about the best thing that could happen to her.

Thanks to my big brother Jeff for all the wonderful things you’ve done for me (and for other people) and for having so much of our dad in you. Your humor, generosity, and compassion are an inspiration. I love you, man.

For this edition of the book (the fifth edition), I asked my good friend, and the co-author on The iPhone Book, to be a contributing author. If there’s anybody who knows more about the iPod and iTunes, I’ve yet to meet him, and that’s why I had to ask Terry White to work with me on this book, and it’s a far better book because of his input, writing, and contributions. Thanks man—you rock!

A big thanks to my in-house tech editor Barbara Thompson, who pitched in to help work on this latest edition of the book. It’s a real honor to have her working on it with me. Also, a big thanks to Jennifer Concepcion (also known as Jennifer Bontempi, or just “J-Bon” for short), who we pulled out of new “mommyhood” to help us edit the book. Great to have you back on board, Jenn.

Thanks to my brilliant Creative Director, Felix Nelson, for jumping on a grenade and making sure this book got to press, and for rallying the troops, as only he can.

To my best buddy and book-publishing powerhouse, Dave Moser (also known as “the guiding light, force of nature, miracle birth, etc.”), for always insisting that we raise the bar and make everything we do better than anything we’ve done before.

Much love to my amazing creative team at Kelby Media Group (folks like Jessica Maldonado, who comes up with all the cool interior and cover designs, and Dave Damstra and his amazing layout team): I simply couldn’t do it without you, and it’s a pleasure to be a part of such an amazingly creative group of individuals.

I couldn’t do any of this without the help and support of my wonderful assistant, Kathy Siler, without whom I’d be sitting in my office mumbling and staring at the ceiling. She’s my right-hand-man (even though she’s a woman) and makes my work life have order, calm, and sense. She is the best.

Thanks to my good friend, Jean A. Kendra, for her support and enthusiasm for all my writing projects.

Thanks to my friends at Peachpit Press, especially my Editor (and generally cool guy) Ted Waitt, my publisher Nancy Ruenzel, to Scott Cowlin, Glenn Bisignani, and the whole crew at Peachpit who make writing books an awful lot of fun, which is very rare in this industry.

Thanks to my mentors whose wisdom and whip-cracking have helped me immeasurably throughout my life, including John Graden, Jack Lee, Dave Gales, Judy Farmer, and Douglas Poole.

A personal thanks to my buddies Jeff Revell, Marvin Derezin, Rod Harlan, Mike Kubeisy, Dave Cross, Matt Kloskowski, Corey Barker, RC, Terry White, Larry Becker, and Felix, just for being my buddies.

Thanks to the whole team at Kelby Media Group, for their commitment to excellence, for refusing to accept limitations, and for being an example of what’s best about this industry.

And most importantly, an extra special thanks to God and His son Jesus Christ for always hearing my prayers, for always being there when I need Him, and for blessing me with such a wonderful life, and such a warm, loving family to share it with.