Acknowledgments

You probably have an image in your head of a book writer: holed up in an attic office space, alone, sleep-deprived, heading downstairs occasionally for coffee and sugar and the stray bit of protein. Well, yeah, that’s pretty much true. However, I wasn’t alone. Physically alone at times, but always connected to a fantastic group of people who helped make it possible and who have my thanks:

Glenn Fleishman contributed his considerable expertise, writing chapters 8 and 10 when I realized that it wasn’t possible to clone myself.

My editorial team provided every resource I needed: Cliff Colby, Becky Morgan, and Cory Borman at Peachpit Press; my copyeditor Liane Thomas; and my indexer Ann Rogers.

Teresa Brewer and Keri Walker at Apple answered my questions and provided me with review equipment for my Seattle Times column, which indirectly aided the creation of this book.

My friends Andrew Laurence and Agen G. N. Schmitz let me bounce around ideas at all hours and helped with some technical questions.

Kim Ricketts, Laurence Chen, and Hillary Vonckx gave me a reason to come into our shared office space and not sequester myself in my home office.

Adam and Tonya Engst at TidBITS provided schedule flexibility when it was needed so I could jump on this project when it came up.

Kim Carlson and Eliana Carlson brought me joy (and candy!) as I juggled the roles of husband, father, and author on a tight timeline.