About the Author
Curmudgeon, critic, and fiercely independent “Windows victim,” Woody Leonhard has dished up the truth about Microsoft products since his first Windows book two decades ago. Windows 8.1 All-in-One For Dummies, his 41st and most ambitious computer book, takes on both sides of the Windows 8.1 interface, and then branches out to cover the ways Windows interacts with all sorts of products — iPads to Google Apps, Facebook to Mac networks, VPNs to Android. Woody’s unique reader-first approach ensures that you get the best advice about solving your problems — whether Microsoft likes it or not.
Woody is best known online as a senior contributing editor for InfoWorld, and Contributing Editor of Windows Secrets Newsletter. He also runs AskWoody.com, the web's leading source of news about Microsoft updates. He tweets frequently on tech topics from @woodyleonhard.
He’s a Microsoft MVP, one of the first Microsoft Consulting Partners, and a charter member of the Microsoft Solutions Provider organization. He delights in being a constant thorn in Microsoft’s side. Along with several coauthors and editors, Woody has won an unprecedented six Computer Press Association awards and two American Business Press awards.
Woody moved to Phuket, Thailand, in 2000, married a southern Thai lady — yes, they met in Starbucks — and they now have a toddler who keeps life running a mile a minute.
Dedication
To George L. Leonhard, Jr., 1924–2012. And to Add and Andy and Justin, the lights of my ...
