About the Author

James Pyles A+, Network+, works as a consultant, author, editor, and technical writer. He has been involved in numerous Ethernet rollout projects, software and hardware installations and upgrades, and Windows and Unix operating system upgrades. He has provided support services for a city government IT department and a wireless network vendor, has supported a usability lab for Hewlett-Packard (HP), and has served as the technical writer for EmergeCore Networks, Aquent Studios, and iAnywhere/Sybase and as a developmental editor for Global Support Content Operations at Hewlett-Packard (HP).

His most recent book is Using GIMP (QUE, 2010). He also wrote PC Technician Street Smarts 2nd Edition (Sybex, 2009), completely updated for the 2009 version of the A+ exams; MCTS: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Configuration Study Guide: Exam 70-630 (Sybex, 2008); and SharePoint 2007: The Definitive Guide (O’Reilly, 2007). Additionally, he was the technical editor for SharePoint for Project Management (O’Reilly, 2008) and Essential SharePoint 2007 (O’Reilly, 2008). James has been a regular contributor to Linux Pro Magazine and has occasionally written for Ubuntu User Magazine. He has bachelor’s degrees in psychology and computer network support and a master’s degree in counseling. James currently works at Keynetics Inc. in Boise, Idaho.