About the Creative Team

Julie Van Keuren (copy editor, indexer) quit her newspaper job in 2006 to move to Montana and live the freelancing dream. She and her husband, M.H.—who’s living the novel-writing dream—have two teenage sons, Dexter and Michael. Email: .

Mike Halsey (technical editor) is the author of many Windows books, including Troubleshoot and Optimize Windows 8 Inside Out (Microsoft Press), Beginning Windows 8.1 (Apress), and Windows 8.1: Out of the Box (O’Reilly). An English and math teacher by trade, he is also a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) awardee (2011, 2012, 2013). He lives in Yorkshire, England, with his rescue border collie, Jed. Email: . Facebook, Twitter, YouTube: HalseyMike. Web: PCSupport.tv

Phil Simpson (design and layout) runs his graphic design business from Southbury, Connecticut. His work includes corporate branding, publication design, communications support, and advertising. In his free time, he is a homebrewer, ice cream maker, wannabe woodworker, and is on a few tasting panels. He lives with his wife and four great felines. Email: .

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