I would like to thank David Pogue for suggesting this book to me way back in 2002, and for being a terrific editor through the mad scramble of the first two editions. Also thanks to editors Peter Meyers and Peter McKie for guiding me through the past eight updates. Thanks to Kristen Borg, Lesley Keegan, Ron Bilodeau, Rob Romano, Karen Ippoliti, Monica Kamsvaag, Sara Peyton, Betsy Waliszewski, Laurie Petrycki, and all the folks at OReilly. Thanks to Apple for courteously providing the iPod images and to the assorted iPod accessory companies who made their photos available. Thanks also to Hans White of the band Nacho Business for letting us use his album art on the cover.
Id also to thank all my friends and family (especially and most importantly, Betsy Book) for putting up with me every year when Apple announces new iPods and I disappear into my computer for several weeks, muttering incoherently and cranking up the show tunes and bluegrass playlists to a hearty volume.
The Missing Manual Series
Missing Manuals are witty, superbly written guides to computer products that dont come with printed manuals (which is just about all of them). Each book features a handcrafted index and cross-references to specific pages (not just chapters). Recent and upcoming titles include:
Access 2010: The Missing Manual by Matthew MacDonald
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iPad 2: The Missing Manual, Third Edition by J.D. Biersdorfer
iPhone: The Missing Manual, Fifth Edition by David Pogue
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