Acknowledgments

After more than 19 years as a full-time technology content provider, I realize more than ever how richly I have been blessed by God in my family and in the team of technology experts I get to work with.

Thanks first and foremost to Almighty God, who created the laws of Nature that enable us to create technology and use it to help each other. Thanks also to my family, PC and Mac users alike, who agree to disagree about the best technology, but work and play well with each other. Thanks especially to Cheryl for her love and patience.

As always, Pearson’s put together an outstanding team for this edition. Thanks very much to Mark Taub, Brett Bartow, and Paul Carlstroem for heading up the team, editors Ellie Bru, Mandie Frank, Sandra Schroeder, and Bart Reed for transforming rough text into a polished book, and technical reviewer Chris Crayton, who provided many outstanding recommendations for content and approach. Thanks also to Cindy Teeters and to the rest of the team: Ken, Debbie, Chuti, and Louisa at Studio Galou.