December 2005
Beginner
597 pages
25h 22m
English
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The Missing Credits
About the Author
Andy Rathbone
started geeking around with computers in 1985 when he bought a 26-pound
portable CP/M Kaypro 2X. Like other nerds of the day, he soon began
playing with null-modem adapters, dialing computer bulletin boards, and
working parttime at Radio Shack.
He wrote articles for various techie publications before moving to computer books in 1992. He’s written the Windows For Dummies series, Upgrading and Fixing PCs for Dummies, TiVo for Dummies, and many other computer books.
Today, he has more than 15 million copies of his books in print, and they’ve been translated into more than 30 languages. Andy can be reached at his Web site, http://www.andyrathbone.com.
About the Creative Team
Peter Meyers (editor) works as an editor at O’Reilly Media on the Missing Manual series. He lives with his wife in New York City. Email: peter.meyers@gmail.com.
Sarah Milstein (editor) is O’Reilly’s senior editor for Missing Manuals. She’s pleased to finally understand that “1394” really means “FireWire.” Email: milstein@oreilly.com.
Carla Spoon (copy editor) is a freelance writer, editor, and proofreader. She works and feeds her tech gadget addiction from her home office in the shadow of Mount Rainier. Email: carla_spoon@comcast.net. Web: http://www.carlaspoon.com.
Jim Aspinwall (technical reviewer) is a PC deployment project manager and consultant, and the author of several ...
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