Acknowledgments

From Brad:

To the following people on the ABG iPod and iTunes project team, my sincere appreciation for your hard work on this book:

Stephanie McComb, my acquisitions editor, who made this project possible and convinced the right people that this was a good idea and that I was the right one to write it. Marta Justak of Justak Literary Services, my agent, for getting me signed up for this project and providing advice and encouragement along the way. Kevin Howard, my development editor, who helped make the contents and organization of this book much better. Rick Ehrhardt, my user reviewer, who made the jump to an iPod and iTunes at just the right time and provided lots of invaluable feedback that made this book much better.

Thanks to the following companies that provided some of the excellent iPod accessories that are covered in this book. Dr. Bott "Distribution Macintosh Style," www.drbott.com, 9720 SW Hillman Court, Suite 840, Wilsonville, OR 97070. The team at XtremeMac, www.xtrememac.com, 15751 SW 41st Street, Suite 100, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33331. TEN Technology, www.tentechnology.com, 310-765-4834. Griffin Technology, www.griffintechnology.com, 615-399-7000. Marware, www.marware.com, 954-927-6031.

And now for some people who weren't on the project team, but who were essential to me personally. Amy Miser, my wonderful wife, for supporting me while I wrote this book; living with an author under tight deadlines isn't always lots of fun, but Amy does so with grace, understanding, and acceptance of my need to write. Jill, Emily, and Grace Miser, my delightful daughters, for helping me stay focused on what is important in life. While an iPod can play beautiful music, these precious people are beautiful music given form! (And, a special thanks to Buddy the guinea pig for his early-morning visits to cheer me up while I was working!)

From Tim:

This is my first book, which I only wrote a small part. I want to thank the great folks at Que publishing, particularly Stephanie McComb and Kevin Howard, for their understanding and patience, as well as guiding me in this new endeavor.