Jim Boyce is the author or co–author of nearly 50 books on computer software, hardware, programming (VB), and system administration. Jim is a former contributing editor and monthly columnist for Windows Magazine, has also written numerous features for print publications, and is a frequent contributor to online sites such as techrepublic.com. His Web site at www.boyce.us offers hundreds of Windows Server 2003 Professional tips, technology news, and more.
Marcin Policht has been involved in IT administration, engineering, development, and training for 10 years. Currently he works in one of the world
s largest financial institutions managing Windows 2000/XP environment. He demonstrated his writing skills as the author of the first book covering scripting with Windows Management Instrumentation and as a contributor to www.swynk.com
one of the most popular Web sites dealing with Windows technologies. He has been also been very active in the certification area, not only as one of the first recipients of MCSE 2000 title, holder of MCSD, but also as a Microsoft Certified Trainer and a member of the team that established criteria for the Windows 2000 clustering certification exam.
Brian Patterson currently works as a software developer in central Illinois. Brian has been writing for various Visual Basic publications since 1994 and has co–authored several .NET related books, including Migrating to Visual Basic .NET and C# Bible. In his spare time Brian likes to program, write about programming, and read about programming. You can generally find him posting in the MSDN newsgroups or you can reach him by e–mail at [email protected].
Scott Leathers spends his days as a Senior Software Architect primarily working with Visual C++. He has more than eight years of professional programming and networking experience. Scott has professional experience working with Windows NT, Windows 2000, and .NET Server 2003. He spends his spare time with his wife and kids.