The Missing Credits

David Pogue (author, illustrator) has been a New York Times columnist since 2000 (although somewhere in there, he took a five-year detour at Yahoo Finance).

He’s also a four-time Emmy-winning correspondent for CBS News Sunday Morning, the host of several NOVA miniseries on PBS, and the creator of the Missing Manual series. He’s written or co-written more than 100 books, including dozens in this series, six in the For Dummies line (including Macs, Magic, Opera, and Classical Music), two novels (one for middle-schoolers), The World According to Twitter, and three books of essential tips and shortcuts: Pogue’s Basics: Tech, Pogue’s Basics: Life, and Pogue’s Basics: Money. In his other life, David is a former Broadway show conductor, a magician, and a funny public speaker. He lives in Connecticut with his wife, Nicki, and three awesome children.

You can find a complete list of David’s columns and videos, and sign up to get them by email, at authory.com/davidpogue. His website is davidpogue.com. He welcomes feedback about his books by email at [email protected].

Julie Van Keuren (editor, indexer, layout) spent 14 years in print journalism before deciding to upend her life, move to Montana, and live the freelancing dream. She now works for a variety of terrific clients who understand that skilled editing, writing, book layout, and indexing don’t have to come from inside a cubicle. She and her husband, sci-fi writer M.H. Van Keuren, have two adult sons. Email: [email protected].

Rich Koster (technical reviewer) bought his first iPhone on the first evening it was available. He began corresponding with David Pogue, sharing tips, tricks, and observations; eventually, David asked him to be the beta reader for the first edition of iPhone: The Missing Manual—and hired him as the tech editor of subsequent editions. For this edition of the book, all the work involved was accomplished on the iPhone X. Rich is a husband, father, retired graphic artist, writer, and Disney fan (@DisneyEcho on Twitter).

Kellee Katagi (proofreader) has devoted most of her 20-plus-year writing and editing career to covering fitness, nutrition, travel, and outdoor sports. A former managing editor of SKI magazine, she now smiths words from her Colorado home, where she lives with her husband and three kids. Email: [email protected]

Judy Le (proofreader) is an editor based in Virginia, where she lives with her husband and their son. In her spare time she pursues interests with great fervor just before dropping them entirely.