Go! with Microsoft Vista Comprehensive [With CDROM] Spiral - 2008

Shelley Gaskin, Series Editor for the GO! Series, is a professor of business and computer technology at Pasadena City College in Pasadena, California. She holds a master's degree in business education from Northern Illinois University and a doctorate in adult and community education from Ball State University. Dr. Gaskin has 15 years of experience in the computer industry with several Fortune 500 companies and has developed and written training materials for custom systems applications in both the public and private sector. She is also the author of books on Microsoft Outlook and word processing. Kris Townsend is an Information Systems instructor at Spokane Falls Community College in Spokane, Washington, where he teaches computer applications, Internet programming, and digital forensics. Kris received his BA in Education and his BA in Business from Eastern Washington University with majors in Mathematics and Management Information Systems, respectively. He received his MA in Education from City University with an emphasis in Educational Technology. Kris has also worked as a public school teacher and as a systems analyst for a public school assessment department. In addition to teaching and authoring, Kris enjoys working with wood, snowboarding, and camping. He commutes to work by bike and enjoys long road races in the Palouse country south of Spokane. Robert L. Ferret recently retired as the director of the Center for Instructional Computing at Eastern Michigan University, where he provided computer training and support to faculty. He has authored or co-authored more than 70 books on Access, PowerPoint, Excel, Publisher, WordPerfect, and Word. Before writing the "GO! Series, " Bob was a series editor and author for the "Learn Series." He has a bachelor's degree in psychology, a master's degree in geography, and a master's degree in interdisciplinary technology from Eastern Michigan University. Bob's doctoral studies were in instructional technology at Wayne State University. For fun, Bob teaches a four-week computers and genealogy class and has written genealogy and local history books.