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About the Author and Publisher
Joe Kissell is the author of more than 60 books about technology. In May 2017, he also became the publisher of Take Control Books, when alt concepts inc.—the company he runs along with his wife, Morgen Jahnke—acquired the Take Control series from TidBITS Publishing Inc.’s owners, Adam and Tonya Engst.
Joe is also a contributing editor to TidBITS and a senior contributor to Macworld. Before he began writing full-time in 2003, Joe spent nearly eight years managing software development. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Philosophy and a master’s degree in Linguistics.
When not writing or speaking, Joe likes to travel, walk, cook, eat, and practice t’ai chi. He lives in San Diego with Morgen; their sons, Soren and Devin; and their cat, Zora. To contact Joe about this book, send him email and please include Take Control of Automating Your Mac in the subject. You can also follow Joe on Twitter (@joekissell), or visit his rarely updated blog at JoeKissell.com.
Acknowledgments
Thanks to Glenn Fleishman for stepping in as the new editor. Bill Cheeseman and Sal Soghoian offered invaluable input and suggestions for an earlier edition of this book. I also appreciated the helpful feedback of all the technical reviewers of the first edition—especially Peter N Lewis and Greg Scown. And I’m grateful to all the developers who generously provided the coupons at the end of this book. Thank you!