November 2013
Beginner to intermediate
950 pages
34h 26m
English
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Julie Van Keuren (copy editor, indexer) quit her newspaper job in 2006 to move to Montana and live the freelancing dream. She and her husband, M.H.—who’s living the novel-writing dream—have two teenage sons, Dexter and Michael. Email: little_media@yahoo.com.
Mike Halsey (technical editor) is the author of many Windows books, including Troubleshoot and Optimize Windows 8 Inside Out (Microsoft Press), Beginning Windows 8.1 (Apress), and Windows 8.1: Out of the Box (O’Reilly). An English and math teacher by trade, he is also a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) awardee (2011, 2012, 2013). He lives in Yorkshire, England, with his rescue border collie, Jed. Email: mike@MVPs.org. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube: HalseyMike. Web: PCSupport.tv
Phil Simpson (design and layout) runs his graphic design business from Southbury, Connecticut. His work includes corporate branding, publication design, communications support, and advertising. In his free time, he is a homebrewer, ice cream maker, wannabe woodworker, and is on a few tasting panels. He lives with his wife and four great felines. Email: phil.simpson@pmsgraphics.com.
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