Acknowledgments
THE changes in PCs have been so rapid, so extensive, and so complex, I could never have learned the tricks behind the new technologies without the help of many knowledgeable people who were not only generous with that knowledge, but were patient enough to explain it to me until the mental LED lit up.
My first acknowledgment must be to the late Jim Seymour, who was a columnist in PC Magazine and Infoworld, and who was the editor-in-chief of PC Computing when it was launched in 1988. Jim died unexpectedly and left a void in the universe for knowledge, friendship, and serenity. The longer I spend in a world without Jim, the more keenly I feel the loss.
Jim and his wife, Nora, who was editor of PCC and a woman of great warmth, charm, ...
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