Acknowledgments
The most important person responsible for nurturing this book from a wild idea
into an honest-to-goodness product is Bill Pollock, the founder and publisher of
No Starch Press, who took a chance years ago to publish the types of books he
wanted to see and to allow authors free reign to take risks and see what might
happen next.
Two other people who deserve thanks include Bill Gladstone and Margot
Hutchison from Waterside Productions. Without their help for so many years, I
might never have gotten the chance to write so many books on a variety of com-
puter topics over the past two decades.
I also want to acknowledge all the stand-up comedians I’ve met, who have
made those horrible crowds at comedy clubs more bearable: Darrell Joyce, Leo
“the Man, the Myth, the Legend” Fontaine, Chris Clobber, Bob Zany (http://www
.bobzany.com/), Russ Rivas, Doug James, Don Learned, Dante, and Dobie “The
Uranus King” Maxwell. Another round of thanks goes to Steve Schirripa (who
appeared in HBO’s hit show The Sopranos) for giving me my break in performing
at the Riviera Hotel and Casino inLas Vegas.
Additional thanks go to Moe Abdou foropening my eyes on a variety of topics
all the time, Jon Fisher for showing me how an entrepreneur should work (with his
book Strategic Entrepreneurism), Dane Henderson for getting me involved in vari-
ous radio shows all the time, and Joe Polish (http://www.joepolish.com/) for sharing
crazy ideas that prove how creativity and imagination can be far more important
than any formal education. Michael Montijo also deserves a big round of thanks for
getting me involved in the crazy world of Hollywood animation with his own car-
toon TV series dubbed Pachuko Boy (http://www.pachukoboy.com/).
Final thanks go to my wife (Cassandra), my son (Jordan), and my cat (Nuit) for
being part of my life and always wondering how anyone can make a living by just
sitting in front of a computer all day long.
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