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About the Authors

David Pogue is the weekly tech columnist for the New York Times,

an Emmy-winning correspondent for CBS News Sunday Morning, a

weekly contributor on CNBC, the 2006 winner of the Online News

Association’s award for commentary, and the creator of the Missing

Manual series. He’s the author or co-author of 46 books, including

20 in this series and six in the “For Dummies” line (including Macs,

Magic, Opera, and Classical Music).

In his other life, David is a former Broadway show conductor, a magician, and a

pianist. News, photos, links to his columns, blog, and weekly videos await at www.

davidpogue.com.

He welcomes feedback about his books by email at [e-mail]. (If you’re

seeking technical help, however, please refer to the sources in Appendix C.)

Derrick Story focuses on digital photography, music, and Mac com-

puting in his teaching and writing. You can keep up with his online

articles, blogs, and books at http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com. Derrick’s

also a regular contributor to Macworld magazine and speaker at the

Macworld Expo. You can listen to his photography podcasts and

browse his daily tips and tricks at www.thedigitalstory.com.

About the Creative Team

Teresa Noelle Roberts (copy editor, proofreading coordinator) is a freelance copy edi-

tor and proofreader, as well as a widely published fiction writer and poet. When she

can tear herself away from the computer, she may be found gardening, belly dancing,

or enjoying the beautiful beaches of New England.

Phil Simpson (design and layout) works out of his office in Southbury, Connecticut,

where he has had his graphic design business since 1982. He is experienced in many

facets of graphic design, including corporate identity, publication design, and corpo-

rate and medical communications. Email: [e-mail].

Lesa Snider King (graphics and index production) is a stock photographer and chief

evangelist for iStockphoto.com, founder of the creative tutorial site GraphicReporter.

com, and author of Graphic Secrets for Business Professionals (2007, Lynda.com). She

writes for the NAPP, Macworld and Layers magazines, and teaches yearly at Photoshop

World and Macworld Expo. Lesa co-hosts the YourMacLifeShow.com radio show and

hosts her own podcast, “Graphic Secrets.” Web site: www.GraphicReporter.com.

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Acknowledgements

In the three years that I’ve been writing articles about iPhoto and speaking at con-

ferences and user group meetings, I’ve received many helpful comments from Mac

DevCenter readers and enthusiasts who have attended my talks. For those of you who

have shared your passion for digital photography with me, I want you to know that

your comments, questions, and support are very much a part of this book.

—Derrick Story

The Missing Manual series is a joint venture between Pogue Press (the dream team

introduced on these pages) and O’Reilly Media (a dream publishing partner). I’m

indebted, as always, to Tim O’Reilly, Laurie Petrycki, and the rest of the gang.

I also owe a debt of gratitude to my old Yale roommate Joe Schorr, who co-authored

the first two editions of this book and wound up, years later, working at Apple, where

he eventually became the product manager for Aperture and—how’s this for irony?—

iPhoto. Some of his prose and his humor live on in this edition.

The photos featured in this book’s examples were taken by Lesa Snider King (balloon

festival shots), Derrick Story (Chapters 1, 2, 3, and 7 shots), and me (the rest).

Special thanks to Zach Brass, who created a number of the screenshots in this book;

to Dennis Cohen, who tech-edited this book’s early editions; to proofreaders Sohaila

Abdulali, Kate Briggs, Lorne S. Lehrer, Sada Preisch, and Ellen Keyne Seebacher; and

to David Rogelberg.

Above all, thanks to Jennifer, Kelly, Tia, and Jeffrey, whose patience and sacrifices make

these books—and everything else—possible.

—David Pogue

The Missing Manual Series

Missing Manuals are witty, superbly written guides to computer products that don’t

come with printed manuals (which is just about all of them). Each book features a

handcrafted index; cross-references to specific page numbers (not just “see Chapter

14”); and RepKover, a detached-spine binding that lets the book lie perfectly flat

without the assistance of weights or cinder blocks.

Here’s a list of current and upcoming titles.

For Macintosh

 •Mac OS X Leopard: The Missing Manual by David Pogue

 •iMovie ’08 & iDVD: The Missing Manual by David Pogue

 •Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Leopard Edition by David Pogue

 •iPhone: The Missing Manual by David Pogue

 •AppleScript: The Missing Manual by Adam Goldstein