Acknowledgments


This book, as much as the product it covers, is the product of a team effort. We couldn't have produced this without the great team at Que, the assistance of contributing writers, the patience and support of our friends, and so…

We feel privileged to be part of the consistently professional Special Edition Using family. Producing these highly technical, state-of-the art books requires a dedicated and knowledgeable staff, and once again the staff at Que did an amazing job. Executive editor Rick Kughen has provided unflagging, cheerful support and guidance through our three SE Using volumes and three editions. Our development editor, Todd Brakke, pored over every word on every page of this volume and our equally weighty Windows XP Home Edition book and offered invaluable direction and tuning. This is a much better book than it could have been without him.

We'd like to acknowledge the efforts of our technical editors: Mark Reddin. Special thanks to Benjamin Berg for not only his ace copy editing, but for the technical know-how and eye for detail that he brought to the project. We also would like to thank the editorial, indexing, layout, art, proofing, and other production staff at QueTonya Simpson, Suzanne Thomas, and more. These folks labor away largely unseen and often unthanked. You did a marvelous job.

No book could make it to market without the real-world personal relationships developed between booksellers on the one hand, and the sales and marketing personnel back at the publishers. We've had the opportunity to meet sales and marketing folks in the computer publishing world, and know what a difficult job selling and keeping up with the thousands of computer titles can be. Thanks to all of you for your pivotal role in helping us pay our mortgages!

Finally, we should acknowledge those who made it possible for us to get through the months of writing. Bob first thanks his agents, Chris Van Buren and Danielle Jatlow, for standing by him with encouragement on down days and sharing his excitement after his successes. Many thanks for fighting for better contracts, keeping things in perspective, and phoning in long distance (even from Brazil!) for conference calls. Next, to Frank Banks for his unwavering dedication and guidance. As always, thanks to friends and family who, even though used to seeing him disappear for months on end, let him back in the fold when it's over. Finally, to Homer the cat, for his daily companionship.

Brian adds special thanks to Bryce Carter for guidance, and to his friends and family for patience and support. Thank goodness the book got done before snowboarding season.



Special Edition Using Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Special Edition Using Microsoft Windows XP Professional (3rd Edition)
ISBN: 0789732807
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 450

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