Authors' Acknowledgments

Karen Fredricks: This is my fifth book for Wiley Publishing and as usual they have made writing this book a pleasure! My acquisitions editor, Greg Croy, is a joy to work with. This is the second book I've done with my project editor, Rebecca Senninger; I know when to stick with a good thing! Heidi Unger, my copy editor, had the unenviable task of making me look good; Heidi, your edits were always right on! Technical editor Damir Bersinic's sharp eye helped to spot all the changes between the beta and final versions of BCM.

Andy Cummings, Kathy Nebenhaus, and Diane Steele are no Dummies — but they are the brains behind the For Dummies series. They have truly helped to put a For Dummies book in a heck of a lot of households!

Rich Tennant is the coolest cartoonist ever. I am astounded by the thought, research, and time that he devotes to each one of his cartoons. I'm not sure which is funnier — his cartoons — or his stories about creating his cartoons!

My various tennis buddies (Kalle, Nancy, Susan, Sue, Joanne, Jo, Jennifer, Denise, and Linda) keep me sane; they make me focus on a round yellow ball instead of a square yellow book! An ace goes out to John Steinmann, my fabulous coach, who is an unofficial Dummy because he is able to teach with a great sense of humor.

I love my daughters, Andrea and Alyssa. Andi is a great tour guide and travel partner; of course, she gets extra points for being a Gator. Even though Alyssa is a Seminole she's still a lot of fun to "go on a date with"; I am definitely looking at margaritas in a whole new light! My mom, Frances Conn, brought me into this world (which is a good thing), exposed me to unique cultures, and has hopefully passed along her longevity gene to me.

And quickly, — to Gary, you give me love, support, humor and red licorice. See ya later, bye!

Lon Orenstein: As I approach 60, it's amazing to look back and see all the twists and turns I made to get to where I am now. While trying to acknowledge the people who helped me make those turns and passages, I am afraid I'll leave out some — so here's a collective "thank you" to all my relatives, friends, teachers, mentors, bosses, co-workers, customers, employees, and enemies who helped make me into what I am today.

Special thanks go to my parents, Babette and Jacques, my brother Jon, my grandparents Nan & Pops Millstone, my wife Bonnie, my children Janine and Tad, Barry Frank, Chuck Massie, Hallie Mae Shaw, Andy McCollum, Phyllis Hager, Paul & Nannette Holland, Gary Richman, David Ives, Delores Bentley, Joel Presser, and Tiff Hawks for their love, friendship, and support throughout my life.

Pat Sullivan and Mike Muhney founded ACT! software and I found them to be good friends and role models for how to build software with a soul. Thank you for doing it right!

My business contacts at Microsoft were invaluable in the writing: Jeff Keyes, Guy Gilbert, Samir Manjure, Bret Dangelmaier, Balaji Balasubramanyan, and Tom Abshire. Thanks very much, gentlemen!

A great thanks to all the For Dummies folks at Wiley Publishing who helped get my book produced, especially Greg Croy, Mary Bednarek, Leah Cameron, and Rebecca Senninger. I'm now a For Dummies author, thanks to your guidance!

An extra special thanks goes to my grandson, Max Werner, for reminding me every day that my purpose in life is to be a great old man and for being so understanding when I couldn't play because I was writing this book.