Acknowledgments

We'd like to thank all the staff at Microsoft Press and the Microsoft Visual InterDev Product group for all their excellent support and encouragement throughout this project. We would particularly like to extend our sincere thanks to Eric Stroo, Devon Musgrave, David Clark, Anne Hamilton, David Lazar, and Greg Leake. Without your patience and cooperation, this book would not have been possible.

Nick Evans, Ken Spencer, and Ken Miller

My sincere thanks and appreciation go to my wife, Michele, and my sons, Andrew and David, for allowing me to spend time on this project and for supporting me every step of the way.

Nick Evans

I would like to extend many thanks to my wife, Trisha, and my two sons, Jeffrey and Kenny. They have continued to support me over the years in my writing efforts and without their encouragement, projects like this would not have been possible.

To Ken Miller, who has been my business partner in one way or another for many years: thanks for your support and help. You've always been there to help with whatever task needs to be done, and I really appreciate it.

Ken Spencer

To every conference attendee who's asked a question and every reader who's written, e-mailed, phoned, or faxed: thank you for reminding me that no matter how good the tool or how well it is understood, real-world practitioners routinely encounter worthwhile problems for which the answer is not obvious. Trying to solve these problems keeps me entertained and employed!

To my son Jeffrey, in whose eyes I see that wonderment at technology that first got me interested in computers: thanks for reminding me how much fun exploring the unknown can be.

Ken Miller