Acknowledgements

The very concept that I did this even slightly alone is ridiculous. There are quite a few people without whom this book would not have happened, and I would be far, far crazier than I am:

To the best editing team ever, Nancy Peterson and Bob Lindstrom, who kept me focused, working and regularly laughing. (Seriously, Bob has some of the funniest editorial comments ever and they make a rather tedious task a lot more fun.) Nancy had the unenviable job of chief whip-cracker to someone who is really good at procrastination and she did it perfectly. Whatever shreds of a schedule we managed to keep were all due to her fantastical fanatical work. I am also deeply appreciative that they, (and Peachpit) not only allowed, but encouraged me to keep my “voice” throughout the book.

The Apple iOS team, without whom I’d have nothing to write about.

Sal and the AppleScript team, because any chance I have to thank one of the best groups at Apple, or anywhere, I will.

The folks at the/zimmerman/agency, in particular my boss, Mike, along with Curtis & Carrie: you’ve created the environment that let me experiment and learn how to do things with iOS that gave me the ability to write this book based on the real world experiences I’ve gained with Z. Thank you all for that and for not letting the agency become just another place to work. Everyone at Z, you guys are the best.

Zach, Chip, Lance, and all the folks at JAMF software who answered questions and provided extensions to demo keys and were absolutely invaluable as a resource, you guys have earned every dime you’ve made or ever shall make.

Jessica, the most awesome, wonderful, amazing former editor ever, who gave me my start in getting paid to write ... see what you started? Oh, and I have a lovely yard full of love bugs should you ever visit :-P

Kathy Moran, Paul Kent, Ron Moreau, Arek, Kevin, Ben, and all the other folks who work their keisters off to put Macworld Expo and MacIT together—thanks for letting me play too; you’re all wonderful.

My brothers in arms, Peter and Darby . . . guys, WHAT is going on, and how much fun is this? Every Tuesday for over two years, I get some of my sanity back.

Jason, Phil, Chris, the Dans, and all the folks at Macworld: I know how much of a pain my name on the site can be for you. But thank you for putting it there anyway. It’s still awesome every time I see it.

Dave Hamilton, ChuckL, JeffG, Dori, Tom, and all the other Expo peeps ... every year I get a big funky reunion with my favorite people. Y’all are why I still get excited about expo.

The Group which must not be named shall nonetheless be thanked. Thank you to all the people on the Internet and elsewhere who have gone through the pain of learning how to manage iOS stuff and took the time to share their experiences. It’s folks like you that make the Internet worthwhile, far more than any NMD collective ever will.

Finally, to the baddest, funniest, coolest group of ladies I know: The Tallahassee RollerGirls. Derby. Rocks.

This book took, one way or another, my entire life to write and this is a TINY fraction of those who helped.