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J. D. Biersdorfer writes the weekly computer Q & A column for the Circuits section of The New York Times . She also writes an occasional Circuits feature story and has penned articles for The New York Times Book Review , the AIGIA Journal of Graphic Design , and Rolling Stone . After living all over the country as a former Air Force brat and theater technician, she planted herself in New York City in 1989. In her limited spare time, she plays the banjo and watches far too much CNN Headline News. Email: jdbiersdorfer@mac.com. About the Creative TeamDavid Pogue (editor) is the weekly tech-review columnist for The New York Times and the creator of the Missing Manual series. He's the author or co-author of 30 books, including nine in the Missing Manual series and six in the "For Dummies" line (including Magic , Opera , Classical Music , and The Flat-Screen iMac ). In his other life, David is a former Broadway theater conductor, a magician, and a pianist (http://www.davidpogue.com). Email: david@pogueman.com. Nan Barber (copy editor) co- authored Office X for the Macintosh: The Missing Manual and Office 2001 for Macintosh: The Missing Manual . As the principal copy editor for this series, she has edited the titles on iPhoto 2, Mac OS X Hints, iMovie 3 & iDVD, Dreamweaver MX, and Windows XP. Email: nanbarber@mac.com. Rose Cassano (cover illustration) has worked as an independent designer and illustrator for 20 years . Assignments have spanned everything from the nonprofit sector to corporate clientele. She lives in beautiful southern Oregon, grateful for the miracles of modern technology that make living and working there a reality. Email: cassano@uci.net. Web: http://www.rosecassano.com. Phil Simpson (design and layout) works out of his office in Stamford, Connecticut, where he has had his graphic design business since 1982. He is experienced in many facets of graphic design, including corporate identity, publication design, and corporate and medical communications. Email: pmsimpson@earthlink.net. AcknowledgmentsI would like to thank David Pogue for suggesting this book to me and then for being a terrific editor all the way through the mad scramble of hardware and software updates. I owe a debt of gratitude to the Missing Manuals team for all their work on the project. On a personal note, I'd also like to extend thanks to all my friends and family who put up with months of vague iPod- related mutterings while this book was under construction, including Mary and Bobby Armstrong, Tom Biersdorfer, my parents, and my grandfather. Other occupants on the thank-you list include Andy Webster for his proofreading prowess, Tom Simpson and his shared playlists, my supportive Internet buddies (the Wonder Women and the gang in Echo's upf_oz), and most of all, Betsy ”for being there. ”J. D. Biersdorfer The Missing Manual series is a joint venture between Pogue Press ”the dream team introduced on these pages ”and O'Reilly & Associates, one of the most respected publishers on earth. Thanks, too, to agent David Rogelberg; proofreaders Jenny Barber, Chuck Brandstater, John Cacciatore, and Danny Marcus; Apple's Tracy De Lano and Steve Schiel for assistance in capturing the uncapturable (iPod screenshots); and the other Pogues ”Jennifer, Kelly, and Tia ”who make this series, and everything else, possible. ”David Pogue About Pogue PressMissing Manual books are designed to be superbly written guides to computer products that don't come with printed manuals (which is just about all of them). Each book features a handcrafted index, cross-references to specific page numbers (not just "see Chapter 14"), and an ironclad promise never to use an apostrophe in the possessive word its. Current and upcoming titles include:
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