Nancy Conner writes and edits tech books from her home in upstate New York. She’s also worked as a medievalist, an instructional designer, and a corporate trainer. When she’s not writing or messing around with someone else’s prose, she likes to read mysteries, visit local wineries, and listen obsessively to opera.
Matthew MacDonald is a developer, author, and educator in all things Visual Basic and .NET. He’s worked with Visual Basic and ASP since their initial versions, and has written over a dozen books on the subject, including The Book of VB .NET (No Starch Press) and Visual Basic 2005: A Developer’s Notebook (O’Reilly). He has also written a number of Missing Manual titles on Excel and Access. His website is www.prosetech.com.
Peter Meyers (editor) is a New York City-based veteran of Team Missing Manual. He’s edited more than 20 books in the series and lives with his wife and two daughters in Washington Heights, aka “upstate Manhattan”.
Nellie McKesson (production editor) just bought her first home in Brockton, Mass. When not working on DIY home improvement projects, she studies graphic design and plays music with her various bands. Email: nellie@oreilly.com.
Julie Van Keuren (copy editor) is a freelance editor, writer, and desktop publisher who runs her “little media empire” from her home in Billings, Montana. In her free time she enjoys swimming, biking, running, and (hey, why not?) triathlons. She and her husband have two sons. Email: little_media@yahoo.com.
Tina Spargo (technical reviewer), her husband (and professional musician) Ed, their preschooler Max, their two silly Spaniels, Parker (Clumber), and Piper (Sussex), all share time and space in their suburban Boston home. Tina juggles being an at-home mom with promoting and marketing Ed’s musical projects and freelancing as a virtual assistant. Tina has over 20 years’ experience supporting top-level executives in a variety of industries. Website: www.tinaspargo.com.
Mitch Garvis (technical reviewer) is a Renaissance man of the IT world. He is an excellent communicator, which makes him the ideal trainer and writer. If you can’t attend one of his classes or community sessions, then read his blog at www.garvis.ca or follow him on Twitter as @MGarvis. He makes his home outside Toronto where he has one wife, two kids, three dogs, and four minutes per day to himself.
Ellen Troutman Zaig (indexer) is a professional freelance indexer with 11 years experience in back-of-the-book indexing. Topics indexed include a wide range of subjects in computer technology and in college textbooks.
No matter whose name is on the cover, it takes a whole team of people to create a book. Thanks to Pete Meyers for discussing the original idea and guiding the manuscript through the writing process. His insightful comments and edits helped shape the chapters and add clarity to the text. Technical reviewers Tina Spargo and Mitch Garvis were diligent in double-checking instructions and technical details and helpful in contributing their own tips and tricks. Thanks to Julie Van Keuren for her thorough (and fast!) copyedit. Thanks also to production editor Nellie McKesson for keeping things moving throughout the production cycle. Finally huge thanks and appreciation to Dawn Mann, Nan Barber, and Karen Shaner for their help with reviewing galleys.
—Nancy Conner
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 pages (not just chapters); and RepKover, a detached-spine binding that lets the book lie perfectly flat without the assistance of weights or cinder blocks.
Recent and upcoming titles include:
Access 2007: The Missing Manual by Matthew MacDonald
Access 2010: The Missing Manual by Matthew MacDonald
Buying a Home: The Missing Manual by Nancy Conner
CSS: The Missing Manual, Second Edition, by David Sawyer McFarland
Creating a Web Site: The Missing Manual, Second Edition, by Matthew MacDonald
David Pogue’s Digital Photography: The Missing Manual by David Pogue
Dreamweaver CS4: The Missing Manual by David Sawyer McFarland
Dreamweaver CS5: The Missing Manual by David Sawyer McFarland
Excel 2007: The Missing Manual by Matthew MacDonald
Excel 2010: The Missing Manual by Matthew MacDonald
Facebook: The Missing Manual, Second Edition by E.A. Vander Veer
FileMaker Pro 10: The Missing Manual by Susan Prosser and Geoff Coffey
FileMaker Pro 11: The Missing Manual by Susan Prosser and Stuart Gripman
Flash CS4: The Missing Manual by Chris Grover with E.A. Vander Veer
Flash CS5: The Missing Manual by Chris Grover
Google Apps: The Missing Manual by Nancy Conner
The Internet: The Missing Manual by David Pogue and J.D. Biersdorfer
iMovie ’08 & iDVD: The Missing Manual by David Pogue
iMovie ’09 & iDVD: The Missing Manual by David Pogue and Aaron Miller
iPad: The Missing Manual by J.D. Biersdorfer and David Pogue
iPhone: The Missing Manual, Second Edition by David Pogue
iPhone App Development: The Missing Manual by Craig Hockenberry
iPhoto ’08: The Missing Manual by David Pogue
iPhoto ’09: The Missing Manual by David Pogue and J.D. Biersdorfer
iPod: The Missing Manual, Eighth Edition by J.D. Biersdorfer and David Pogue
JavaScript: The Missing Manual by David Sawyer McFarland
Living Green: The Missing Manual by Nancy Conner
Mac OS X: The Missing Manual, Leopard Edition by David Pogue
Mac OS X Snow Leopard: The Missing Manual by David Pogue
Microsoft Project 2007: The Missing Manual by Bonnie Biafore
Microsoft Project 2010: The Missing Manual by Bonnie Biafore
Netbooks: The Missing Manual by J.D. Biersdorfer
Office 2007: The Missing Manual by Chris Grover, Matthew MacDonald, and E.A. Vander Veer
Office 2008 for Macintosh: The Missing Manual by Jim Elferdink
Palm Pre: The Missing Manual by Ed Baig
PCs: The Missing Manual by Andy Rathbone
Personal Investing: The Missing Manual by Bonnie Biafore
Photoshop CS4: The Missing Manual by Lesa Snider
Photoshop CS5: The Missing Manual by Lesa Snider
Photoshop Elements 7: The Missing Manual by Barbara Brundage
Photoshop Elements 8 for Mac: The Missing Manual by Barbara Brundage
Photoshop Elements 8 for Windows: The Missing Manual by Barbara Brundage
PowerPoint 2007: The Missing Manual by E.A. Vander Veer
Premiere Elements 8: The Missing Manual by Chris Grover
QuickBase: The Missing Manual by Nancy Conner
QuickBooks 2010: The Missing Manual by Bonnie Biafore
QuickBooks 2011: The Missing Manual by Bonnie Biafore
Quicken 2009: The Missing Manual by Bonnie Biafore
Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Leopard Edition by David Pogue
Switching to the Mac: The Missing Manual, Snow Leopard Edition by David Pogue
Wikipedia: The Missing Manual by John Broughton
Windows XP Home Edition: The Missing Manual, Second Edition, by David Pogue
Windows XP Pro: The Missing Manual, Second Edition, by David Pogue, Craig Zacker, and Linda Zacker
Windows Vista: The Missing Manual by David Pogue
Windows 7: The Missing Manual by David Pogue
Word 2007: The Missing Manual by Chris Grover
Your Body: The Missing Manual by Matthew MacDonald
Your Brain: The Missing Manual by Matthew MacDonald
Your Money: The Missing Manual by J.D. Roth
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