Acknowledgments

Foremost, thanks go to Microsoft Press. Without the massive efforts of its editors, technical editors, proofreader/copy editors, indexers, artists, and compositors, this book would never have come to fruition. Professionals like these let us focus on writing while they take care of the innumerable details that are required to get a finished product out the door. Additional thanks go the acquisitions editors for trusting in our vision and to the sales and marketing staff for actually getting this book into your hands.

We also would like to thank our families and friends: Cari, Murphy, Bayley, Sebastian, Jodie, Cody, Ryan, and everyone else who showed great patience during the long nights and weekends of writing and editing. We couldn t have done it without your support.