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Robin Miller

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Robin 'Roblimo' Miller (http://www.roblimo.com) is editor-in-chief of OSTG, one of the world's leading online tech news publishers. He has written extensively about computers and the Internet for Slashdot, Linux.com, NewsForge, Time New Media, Online Journalism Review, Web Hosting Magazine, the Washington Post, the Baltimore Sun, and many other Web sites, newspapers, and magazines. He is one of modern interactive journalism's creators and has served as an Internet business consultant to several Fortune 500 companies and many Internet entrepreneurs. He has also authored The Online Rules of Successful Companies (Financial Times Prentice Hall 2002) and Point & Click Linux (Prentice Hall 2004).

Bruce Byfield (Chapter 11, "Sharing Files Between OpenOffice.org and Microsoft Office") is a course designer, instructor, and computer journalist whose work has appeared on both NewsForge.com and the Linux Journal Web site.

Daniel Carrera (Chapter 6, "Slick OpenOffice.org Writer Tricks") is a long-time OpenOffice.org volunteer, user, and advocate who has written dozens of articles about OpenOffice.org.

Lalaine "Lizza" Capucion (Chapter 5, "OOo Calc: Spreadsheets and More," and Chapter 9, "Make Calc Spreadsheets Dance for You") is a freelance writer, editor, and abstractor/indexer who has been creating and working with sophisticated spreadsheets since 1993.

Rob Reilly (Chapter 3, "OOo Impress: Slide Shows That Will Impress Almost Anyone," Chapter 8, "OOo Impress: Smooth, Sophisticated Slide Shows," and Chapter 10, "OOo Database 'Front End': Your Free Pass") is a consultant, speaker, and freelance writer who has set up countless databases for clients—and loves to wow audiences with sophisticated slide presentations.

Linda Worthington (Chapter 7, "Draw: Not Your Father's Drawing Board") is a writer and graphics artist who maintains several sections of the official OOo Users Guide.


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