Creating Web Sites: The Missing Manual

The Missing Credits

About the Author

Matthew MacDonald is an author, educator, and programmer extraordinaire. He is the author of over a dozen books about .NET programming, and the author of Excel: The Missing Manual. In a dimly remembered past life, he studied English literature and theoretical physics.

About the Creative Team

Peter Meyers (editor) works as an editor at O’Reilly Media on the Missing Manual series. He lives with his wife and cat in New York City. Email: [e-mail].

Michele Filshie (editor) is O’Reilly’s assistant editor for Missing Manuals and editor of four Personal Trainers (another O’Reilly series). Before coming to O’Reilly, Michele spent many happy years at Black Sparrow Press. She lives in Sebastopol and loves to get involved in local politics. Email: [e-mail].

Jamie Barnett (copy editor) is a freelance copy editor and technical editor based in San Francisco and has copy edited over a thousand articles for O’Reilly’s Web sites. He wrote a couple of books a while back, but likes the editing side better. He’s also a painter and printmaker, under the nom de brush El Rey. His Web site is at www.elreyart.com.

Jim Goodenough (tech reviewer) was born and raised in California and he currently lives in Sebastopol with his wife Kati and his son Graham and daughter Anna. Jim is a Stanford graduate with a BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering. Jim owns and operates his Web site design and maintenance business named “Goodenough Web Site Services.” Jim and Kati are avid SCUBA divers. Email: [e-mail].

Rhea Howard (tech reviewer) is excited to have finally taken the plunge into Web site creation. When she is not exploring the newly discovered intricacies of HTML and CSS, she is working in the O’Reilly operations department and inching ever closer to finishing her BA. Rhea lives and works in beautiful Sebastopol, CA. Email: [e-mail].

Mark Levitt (tech reviewer) is a Senior Web Producer for O’Reilly Media’s Online Publishing Group. His background includes Computer Science, Interactive & Educational Media, and Web Development. He has been known to eat cereal at all hours of the day. Email: [e-mail].

Rose Cassano (cover illustration) has worked as an independent designer and illustrator for 20 years. Assignments have ranged from the nonprofit sector to corporate clientele. She lives in beautiful Southern Oregon, grateful for the miracles of modern technology that make working there a reality. Email: [e-mail]. Web: www.rosecassano.com.

Acknowledgements

No author could complete a book without a small army of helpful individuals. I’m deeply indebted to the whole Missing Manual team, especially Sarah Milstein and Peter Meyers, who kept me on track with relentless questions, solid feedback, and late night emails. I also owe a hearty thanks to Jim Goodenough, Rhea Howard, and Mark Levitt, who performed the technical review, and numerous others who’ve toiled behind the scenes indexing pages, drawing figures, and proofreading the final copy.

Finally, I’d never write any book without the support of my wife Faria and these special individuals: Nora, Razia, Paul, and Hamid. Thanks everyone!

The Missing Manual Series

Missing Manuals are witty, superbly written guides to computer products that don’t come with printed manuals (which is just about all of them). Each book features a handcrafted index; cross-references to specific page numbers (not just “see Chapter 14“); and RepKover, a detached-spine binding that lets the book lie perfectly flat without the assistance of weights or cinder blocks.

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