The Missing Credits

David Pogue (author, illustrator) is the tech columnist for Yahoo Finance (yahoofinance.com), the world’s biggest business publication. He was groomed for that job by 13 years of writing the weekly tech column for The New York Times. He’s also a monthly columnist for Scientific American, a four-time Emmy-winning correspondent for CBS News Sunday Morning, the host of 20 NOVA specials on PBS, and the creator of the Missing Manual series.

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David has written or cowritten more than 100 books, including dozens in the Missing Manual series, six in the For Dummies line (including Macs, Magic, Opera, and Classical Music), two novels (one for middle-schoolers called Abby Carnelia’s One and Only Magical Power), The World According to Twitter, and three books of essential tips and shortcuts: Pogue’s Basics: Tech, Pogue’s Basics: Life, and Pogue’s Basics: Money.

In his other life, David is a former Broadway show conductor, a magician, and a funny public speaker. He lives in Connecticut with his wife, Nicki, and three awesome children.

Links to his columns and videos await at www.davidpogue.com. He welcomes feedback about his books by email at .

Julie Van Keuren (editor, indexer, layout) spent 14 years in print journalism before deciding to upend her life, move to Montana, and live the freelancing dream. She now works for a variety of clients who understand that skilled editing, writing, book layout, and indexing don’t have to come from inside a cubicle. She and her husband, sci-fi writer M.H. Van Keuren, have two teenage sons. Email: .

Rich Koster (technical reviewer). The iPhone became Rich’s first cellphone the very first evening it was sold. He began corresponding with David Pogue, sharing tips, tricks, and observations; eventually, David asked him to be the beta reader for the first edition of iPhone: The Missing Manual—and hired him as the tech editor of subsequent editions. For this edition of the book, Rich is glad to say all the work involved was accomplished on the iPhone 7 Plus. Rich is a husband, father, graphic artist, writer, and Disney fan (@DisneyEcho on Twitter).

Phil Simpson (original design) runs his graphic design business from Southbury, Connecticut. His work includes corporate branding, publication design, communications support, and advertising. He lives with his wife and some great felines. Email: .