PC Magazine Windows Vista Security Solutions

Dan DiNicolo

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For everyone who has ever helped a friend, family member, or neighbor out of a computer-related jam.

About the Author

Dan DiNicolo is a freelance author, trainer, and consultant based in the snowy backwoods of Canada. He is the author of PC Magazine Windows XP Security Solutions and has written scores of magazine articles about securing Windows systems. In his spare time Dan enjoys dreaming of a world where computers are as easy to use as toaster ovens.

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Acknowledgments

Thanks to Katie Mohr and Maryann Steinhart at Wiley for all of their help in getting this book from idea to print. Thanks also to Todd Meister for his eagle eye and ideas throughout the tech editing process.

I'm not sure whom to thank for putting snakes on the cover of this book, but I love it.

As always, thanks to the family and friends who put up with me (and my craziness) when I take on big writing projects

Last, but certainly not least, thank you, Jessica. The excellent adventure continues!