Contributors
The following people contributed their hacks, writing, and inspiration to this book:
Jacek Artymiak (http://www.artymiak.com) is a freelance consultant, developer, and writer. He’s been programming computers since 1986, starting with the Sinclair ZX Spectrum. His interests include network security, computer graphics and animation, and multimedia. Jacek lives in Lublin, Poland, with his wife, Gosia, and can be reached at jacek@artymiak.com.
Bonnie Biafore is the author of several books about personal finance, investing, and project management. As an engineer, she’s tenaciously attentive to detail and digests tantalizing morsels about every topic she approaches. Her sick sense of humor turns subjects that are droolinducing in other books into entertaining, easy reading. Her book the NAIC Stock Selection Handbook won major awards from both the Society of Technical Communication and APEX Awards for Publication Excellence, but she cherishes the raves she’s received from beginning investors most of all. She is also the author of Online Investing Hacks (O’Reilly) and QuickBooks 2005: The Missing Manual (O’Reilly). Bonnie writes a monthly column called WebWatch for Better Investing magazine and is a regular contributor to WomensWallStreet.com. As a consultant, she manages projects for clients and wins accolades for her ability to herd cats. When not chained to her computer, she hikes in the mountains with her dogs, cooks gourmet meals, and practices saying no to additional work ...