About the Authors

Edward C. Baig writes the Personal Technology column in USA TODAY and makes regular video appearances on the web and TV. Ed is also the author of Macs For Dummies, 10th Edition, and cowriter (with Bob LeVitus) of iPad For Dummies. Before joining USA TODAY as a columnist and reporter in 1999, Ed was on the editorial staff at Business Week, U.S. News & World Report, and Fortune magazine.

Bob LeVitus, often referred to as “Dr. Mac,” has written or cowritten more than 70 popular computer books, including iPad For Dummies, Incredible iPhone Apps For Dummies, iPad mini For Dummies, OS X Yosemite For Dummies, and Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac For Dummies, all for John Wiley & Sons, Inc. His books have sold millions of copies worldwide. In addition to books, Bob has penned the popular “Dr. Mac” column in the Houston Chronicle for more than 15 years and has written for pretty much every magazine that has ever used the word Mac in its title.

Dedications

I dedicate this book to my beautiful and amazingly supportive wife, Janie, and to my incredible kids: daughter Sydney, son Samuel, and canine Sadie. The book is also written in the memory of my “doggie son,” Eddie, Jr., my mom, Lucille, and my father, Sam. I love you all.

— Ed Baig

As always, this book is dedicated to the best wife in the world, mine. Lisa has taught me pretty much everything I know about almost everything I know (other than technology) and has somehow put up with me for more than 30 years. And, as always, I dedicate this book also to my adult kids, Allison and Jacob, who love their iPhones almost as much as I love them (the kids, not the iPhones).

— Bob LeVitus

Authors’ Acknowledgments

Special thanks to everyone at Apple who helped us turn this book around so quickly: Natalie Kerris, Greg (Joz) Joswiak, Keri Walker, Teresa Brewer, Trudy Muller, Andy Bowman, Christine Monaghan, and everyone else. We couldn’t have done it without you. We apologize if we missed anybody.

Big-time thanks to the gang at Wiley: Kyle “The Whipcracker” Looper, Susan “just one more little thing…” Pink, Andy “Big Boss Man” Cummings, and technical editor James Floyd Kelly, who has no humorous nickname but did a rocking job in record time anyway. We also want to thank our invaluable proofreader, Debbye Butler, who did a tremendous job. Finally, thanks to everyone at Wiley we don’t know by name. If you helped with this project in any way, you have our everlasting thanks.

Bob adds: Extra special thanks to super-agent, Carole “Swifty” Jelen.

Ed adds: Thanks to my agent, Matt Wagner, for again turning me into a For Dummies author. I’d also like to thank my USA TODAY friends and colleagues for your enormous support. Most of all, thanks to my loving family for understanding my nightly (and weekend) disappearances as we raced to get this project completed on time. They all keep me sane.

And finally, thanks to you, gentle reader, for buying our book.

Publisher’s Acknowledgments

Acquisitions Editor: Kyle Looper

Project Editor: Susan Pink

Copy Editor: Susan Pink

Technical Editor: Jim Kelly

Editorial Assistant: Claire Johnson

Sr. Editorial Assistant: Cherie Case

Project Coordinator: Patrick Redmond

Project Manager: Mary Corder

Cover Image: © iStock.com/PamelaJoeMcFarlane