Acknowledgments

It has taken many people to give me the courage to take on writing another book. All these individuals have played a role, either directly or indirectly, in helping me accomplish this dream. I need to extend special thanks to everyone at New Riders Publishing, including Steve Weiss, Todd Zellers, Suzanne Pettypiece, and the rest of the publishing team. I want to thank my wife for her love and support and for being so patient with me so that I could spend my nights writing this book. Thanks, TaraBeans, for everything. To Mom and Dad, I can't say thanks enough times. Whether it was helping do some video dubs or making sure I had a hot meal when I came home from work, only to have to go back to work, these things helped me get to that next level faster than I could have done on my own. John, Diana, Kim, and Sean, although we live miles apart, your continued belief in me and genuine interest in my personal and professional endeavors have always been inspirational to me. And there's my mother-in-law, Dee, who actually drove to my house with a crock-pot full of chicken cacciatore and a bottle of wine so that we could eat dinner together and I could have enough time to write that evening. To Jason and Deirdre, you guys give me the daily inspiration to venture into new worlds. To the PFS gang, most of the ideas and topics in this book have been based on the projects you guys work on every day. Thanks for all your efforts.