Acknowledgments

The Made Simple series sports two sets of authors: the ones whose names make it to the books' covers, and the ones whose labors earn their appreciations in sections such as these.

Thus, many thanks go to an international coterie of helpers, including development editor Matthew Moodie for his spot-on tweaks and knowing recommendations, coordinating editor Kelly Moritz for her redoubtable coordination of the publication process, technical editor Greg Kettell for his sage commentaries, and what is doubtless a set of literally silent partners–the able players on Apress's production team. And thanks to Dominic Shakeshaftfor encouraging this project's inception. A Made Simple book isn't so simple.

An here's an additional and special thanks to my wife, Marsha, for affording me the space to ply the time that might have been otherwise spent on less literary chores. Constructing spreadsheets is one of the few things I do better than her.