Dave Bixler

Dave Bixler (MCSE, MCNE, PSE, CCSE) is the Technology Services Manager for one of the largest systems integrators in the United States. He has been working in the industry for the past 13 years, working on network designs, server implementations, and network management. Lately, Dave has focused on Internet technologies, including DNS and Web servers, information security, firewalls, and his company's Windows 2000 migration. Dave has also worked on a number of Macmillan books as an author, a technical editor, or a book reviewer. Dave's industry certifications include Microsoft's MCPS and MCSE, as well as Novell's CNE for NetWare versions 3.x, 4.x and IntranetWare, ECNE, and MCNE. Dave also has IBM's PSE, Check Point Software's CCSE, and 3Com's 3 Wizard Master certifications. (He takes plenty of certification tests!)

Dave lives in Cincinnati, Ohio with his very patient wife Sarah, sons Marty and Nicholas, and two Keeshonds, Zeus and Arcus.

Will Schmied

Will Schmied, BSET, MCSE, is a directory, storage and messaging engineer for a Fortune 500 manufacturing company. He has written for Microsoft, Pearson and several other organizations. He has also worked with Microsoft in the MCSE exam-development process and is the founder of the popular MCSE certification portal, www.mcseworld.com. When not working, Will can usually be found spending time with his children, breeding Labrador Retrievers or dishing out frags on his X-Box.

Ed Tittel

Ed Tittel has been writing about and training others on computing topics since the 1980s. He’s contributed to over 140 computer books, and written many thousands of Web and magazine articles. Perhaps best-known for creating the Exam Cram series of IT certification prep books, Ed writes regularly for Tom’s Hardware, various TechTarget Web sites, and InformIT. Contact Ed through his personal Website at www.edtittel.com, and check out his Vista musings at www.viztaview.com.