About the Authors

Charles A. Christiansen Jr. is a full-time Java application developer. Over the past 11 years, he has worked on teams that have developed a wide variety of e-learning and classroom management applications. Charles has written applications by using the gamut of Java application technologies, from the heavy client Java application using RMI over dialup connections to fast, lightweight Web applications using Spring and Hibernate. He holds a Master of Science degree in Internet Engineering from the Graduate Center of Marlboro College.

Charles lives in the metro Boston area with his wife Eileen and their irascible cat Tigger. In his spare time, he enjoys cooking, especially barbecue, and photography.

Matthew Keefe is a new-media designer, developer, author, and trainer with a strong background in application development for the Web and offline platforms. Originally a full-time graphic artist, he found that much of the programming associated with his design work was being outsourced. Matthew quickly learned programming for the Web and uncovered a valuable but little-known skill set in this industry: the ability to build a site and to also powerfully design it.

Matthew recently authored the Flash and PHP Bible, has contributed to various Flex and Flash magazines, and runs http://scriptplayground.com for other programmers to learn from. You can find more information on his personal site at http://mkeefe.com.

Matthew has worked with several companies and studios, including ...

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