Acknowledgements

This book would not have been possible without the efforts of a great many people. From the editorial staff to my contributing authors, all played an integral role in making this book possible. I would like to first thank Danielle Bird, Microsoft Press Acquisitions Editor, who didn't laugh (out loud anyway) when I first proposed this book. On the editorial side of things I'd like to extend my most sincere thanks to both Bill McCarthy and Marzena Makuta for their technical editorial work. The rest of the editorial staff also did yeoman's work on everything, and thus I am extremely grateful to Ina Chang, copy editor, and, most of all, Devon Musgrave, project editor, neither of whom ever threw up their hands in disgust.

I would also like to thank my contributing authors: Sarath Kumar Mallavarapu for his technical contributions to the book; Devin Breshears, a Porting Lab cohort; and Vishnu Patankar, a developer in Windows Security and a friend going back to my Intel days. Thanks to all of you for your technical expertise!

My family and friends are definitely owed gratitude in their own right. My family for being supportive throughout the whole project, even though I didn't see much of them. My friends ”well, let's just say I'm thankful that they are returning my calls even after a long period being incommunicado. (I personally think that some were expecting my corpse to wash up on the shores of the Puget Sound any day now.)

Finally, thanks much to Ed Robinson, who got me writing in the first place.