About the Author

Wallace Wang is a former Windows enthusiast who took one look at Vista and realized that the future of computing belonged to the Macintosh. He has written more than forty computer books, including Microsoft Office for Dummies, Beginning Programming for Dummies, Steal This Computer Book, My New Mac, and My New iPad. In addition to programming the Macintosh and iPhone/iPad, he also performs stand-up comedy, having appeared on A&E s "Evening at the Improv," and having performed in Las Vegas at the Riviera Comedy Club at the Riviera Hotel & Casino. When he is not writing computer books or performing stand-up comedy, he also appears on a local San Diego radio show called "Notes From the Underground" that airs twice a week on a radio station KNSJ (www.knsj.org).

In addition, he enjoys blogging about screenwriting at his site, The 15 Minute Movie Method (www.15minutemoviemethod.com), where he shares screenwriting tips with other aspiring screenwriters who all share the goal of breaking into Hollywood. Some of his other sites include Cat Daily News (www.catdailynews.com) that highlights interesting news about cats, The Electronic Author (www.electronicauthor.com) that focuses on self-publishing, and Top Bananas (www.topbananas.com) that covers the possibilities and application of technology related to Apple and other mobile and wearable computer manufacturers.