The most important person responsible for nurturing this book from a wild idea into an honest-to-goodness product is Bill Pollock, the founder and publisher of No Starch Press, who took a chance years ago to publish the types of books he wanted to see and to allow authors free reign to take risks and see what might happen next.

Two other people who deserve thanks include Bill Gladstone and Margot Hutchison from Waterside Productions. Without their help for so many years, I might never have gotten the chance to write so many books on a variety of computer topics over the past two decades.

I also want to acknowledge all the stand-up comedians I've met, who have made those horrible crowds at comedy clubs more bearable: Darrell Joyce, Leo “the Man, the Myth, the Legend” Fontaine, Chris Clobber, Bob Zany (http://www.bobzany.com/), Russ Rivas, Doug James, Don Learned, Dante, and Dobie “The Uranus King” Maxwell. Another round of thanks goes to Steve Schirripa (who appeared in HBO's hit show The Sopranos) for giving me my break in performing at the Riviera Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

Additional thanks go to Moe Abdou for opening my eyes on a variety of topics all the time, Jon Fisher for showing me how an entrepreneur should work (with his book Strategic Entrepreneurism), Dane Henderson for getting me involved in various radio shows all the time, and Joe Polish (http://www.joepolish.com/) for sharing crazy ideas that prove how creativity and imagination can be far more important than any formal education. Michael Montijo also deserves a big round of thanks for getting me involved in the crazy world of Hollywood animation with his own cartoon TV series dubbed Pachuko Boy (http://www.pachukoboy.com/).

Final thanks go to my wife (Cassandra), my son (Jordan), and my cat (Nuit) for being part of my life and always wondering how anyone can make a living by just sitting in front of a computer all day long.