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About the Author
Paul McFedries is a full-time technical author who has worked with computers in one
form or another since 1975 and has used Windows since version 1. He is the author of
more than 60 computer books that have sold over three million copies worldwide. His
recent titles include the Sams Publishing book Microsoft Windows Home Server Unleashed
and the Que Publishing books Tweak It and Freak It: A Killer Guide to Making Windows Run
Your Way, Networking with Microsoft Windows Vista, and Build It. Fix It. Own It: A Beginner’s
Guide to Building and Upgrading a PC. Paul is also the proprietor of Word Spy
(www.wordspy.com), a website devoted to tracking new words and phrases as they enter
the English language. Please visit Paul’s personal website at www.mcfedries.com or follow
him on Twitter at twitter.com/paulmcf and twitter.com/wordspy.
Dedication
For Karen, of course, and for Gypsy, the Dog Unleashed!
Acknowledgments
I’ve been writing computer books for more than 18 years now (ouch!), which is a long
time to do anything, much less something that exercises the old noodle the way research-
ing and writing a computer book does. Despite that, however, I still leap out of bed most
mornings and can’t wait to get my hands on the keyboard once again and start tapping
away.
Maintaining enthusiasm for your job is never easy, but it sure helps when you get to work
with some amazingly smart, talented, and nice people. I speak, of course, of the bright
lights who populate the Que editorial department, who are as awesome a collection of
Hoosiers as you’re ever likely to meet (assuming you come across Hoosier collections regu-
larly). In particular, I’d like to extend my heartfelt and profuse thanks to the editors I
worked with directly on this book, including Acquisitions Editor and Development Editor
Rick Kughen; Project Editor Jennifer Gallant; Copy Editor Keith Cline; and Technical
Editor Mark Reddin. Thanks to all of you for the excellent work.