Acknowledgments

I'd like to thank the entire team Sybex assembled for their hard work and dedication in putting this book together, but especially my acquisitions editor Jeff Kellum as well as Christine O'Connor, my production editor, for hanging with me, yet once again, during this sometimes daunting project. I can't thank you both enough for continuing to work with me, book after book—and yet I still can't figure out why you both don't go screaming from the room when you see my name pop up on the radar of each new book!

Monica Lammle's writing style, encouragement, and dedication to ensuring that this book is concise yet highly readable has been invaluable to my success of this and many other projects.

Also, a big thank you to Troy Mcmillan, who helped me personally lay out almost every chapter in this book from end to end. He was indispensable when it came to writing this book, and I can't say enough how much his help and support kept me sane during the writing of this book. Troy was dependable and was very timely with his work. I look forward to hopefully working with him again in the future.

Big thanks to my development editor, Amy Breguet. Amy's tireless effort helped to shape the book into a much more readable format, although I am sure I've aged her some in the last few months! But she was a real trouper throughout this project.

I'd also like to thank my technical editors, Keith Parsons, Ben Miller, Patrick Conlan, and George Stefanick, who found all the little but all-so-important issues that needed to be clarified—their importance to this project can't be overstated. Also, thanks to Liz Welch, my copy editor, who kept me in my favorite coffee shop way more than I wanted to be, but who worked and reworked every sentence in this book. Last, but absolutely not least, my best friend Patrick Conlan was instrumental in helping me at all hours of the day and night understanding the smallest of details that I struggled with as I was trying to finish this book. Thanks once again, Pat, for your continued support, amazing technical advice, and encouragement.