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Over the last 25 years, Mike has worked with a wide variety of programming languages, operating systems, and computer hardware, ranging from programming a DEC PDP-8A using the Focal interpreted language to building distributed applications under Visual Studio .NET and Microsoft SharePoint. Mike was one of the first people outside of Microsoft to see Access in action. He was among a select group of journalists and publishers invited to preview the Access 1.0 beta (then called Cirrus) at the 1992 Windows World Conference in Chicago. Since then, Mike has been involved in every Microsoft Access beta program, both as an insider and as a journalist reporting on the evolu- tion of this fascinating product. Mike has authored parts of more than 20 different computer books and is a frequent contributor to computer magazines and journals. He has written more than 200 articles and editorials over the last 15 years, mostly for Advisor Media. He has frequently spoken at computer conferences virtu- ally everywhere in the world, and is technical editor and contributor to periodicals and publica- tions produced by Advisor Media. Mike holds a master’s degree in clinical chemistry from the University of Iowa and an MBA from Northeastern University. Mike can be reached at [email protected]. Please prefix the e-mail subject line with “Access Bible:” to get past the spam blocker on this account. 0011__447755334488--ffffiirrss..iinndddd iiiiii 44//11//1100 11::4422 PPMM 0011__447755334488--ffffiirrss..iinndddd iivv 44//11//1100 11::4422 PPMM About the Technical Editor Doug Steele has been working with computers, both mainframe and PC, for almost 40 years. (Yes, he did use punch cards in the beginning!) For over 30 years, Doug has worked for a large interna- tional oil company. Databases and data modeling have been his focus for most of that time, although recently he has been working on a desktop project that will roll out Windows 7 to about 100,000 computers worldwide. Doug has authored numerous articles on Access, and has been recognized by Microsoft as an MVP (Most Valuable Professional) for more than ten years. Doug holds a master’s degree in system design engineering from the University of Waterloo, where his research centered around designing user interfaces for nontraditional computer users. This research stemmed from his background in music. (He holds an associateship in piano performance from the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto.) 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