About the Authors

John Paul Mueller is a freelance author and technical editor. He has writing in his blood, having produced 83 books and over 300 articles to date. The topics range from networking to artificial intelligence and from database management to heads-down programming. Some of his current books include a C# design and development guide and a complete reference for LINQ. John also writes about areas other than programming, such as Exchange Server. His technical editing skills have helped more than 63 authors refine the content of their manuscripts. John has provided technical editing services to both Data Based Advisor and Coast Compute magazines. He's also contributed articles to the following magazines: CIO.com, DevSource, InformIT, Informant, DevX, SQL Server Professional, Visual C++ Developer, Hard Core Visual Basic, asp.netPRO, Software Test and Performance, and Visual Basic Developer.

When John isn't working at the computer, he enjoys spending time in his workshop crafting wood projects or making candles. On any given afternoon, you can find him working at a lathe or putting the finishing touches on a bookcase. He also likes making glycerin soap, which comes in handy for gift baskets. You can reach John on the Internet at . John is also setting up a Web site and blog at http://www.johnmuellerbooks.com/. Feel free to look and make suggestions on how he can improve it.

Jeff Cogswell is an experienced teacher, writer, and software engineer. He worked 15 ...

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