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About the Author
Lance Whitney is a freelance writer and reporter in the New York City area. For the past 20 years, he has written articles, columns, and reviews for a variety of technology publications and websites. He currently works for CNET as a freelance news reporter. He also teaches classes on personal technology, including one on how to use social networks such as LinkedIn.
His first book, Windows 8 Five Minutes at a Time, was published by John Wiley & Sons in 2012.
Throughout his varied career, Lance has worked as a writer and editor in advertising, marketing, and publishing. He also spent 10 years in the IT department at an international company where he handled everything from local technical support to global software projects.
Author’s Acknowledgments
I would like to thank my acquisitions editor, Aaron Black, for trusting me to write my second book for Wiley, following the first one in 2012. I would also like to thank my project editor, Marty Minner, for his advice, wisdom, and partnership in helping me complete this book. I’d like to thank my technical editor, Ben Schupak, for all the time and labor he put in testing the many steps detailed here. And finally, I’d like to thank my copyeditor, Gwenette Gaddis, for her sharp eye and helpful feedback.
This book is dedicated to my wife Cely and to my parents.
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