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To my wife,
my best friend.
Acknowledgments
First and foremost I'd like to thank the Academy ”it was an honor just to be nominated. I'd like to express my thanks to my wife Kara, who endured all of my middle-of-the-night writing binges. A special note of thanks also goes to my father, Victor, who first piqued my interest in computers, and to my mother Rivka, who taught me to believe that I could accomplish anything I set my mind to. To my brothers, Ron, Oren, and Leor: Thanks for providing me with the humble grounding that I needed whether I liked it or not.
This book also would not have been possible without the help of Stacy Hiquet and the Premier Press team.
About the Author
ERIC GREBLER is an IT professional, author, and certified trainer who has demystified the world of computers for thousands of people. He has developed curriculum and resource material on a wide range of technical topics. Eric is also the author of Premier's CorelDRAW for Linux .
When he's not busy eating six meals a day, he can be found at the gym, at home on the treadmill, or catering to the needs of his loving wife Kara. If he reaches his goal of one day being on the cover of a muscle magazine, he will write the ultimate diet and nutrition book ”until then, he'll stick to the technical stuff.