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xviii ASP.NET 3.5: A Beginner’s GuideASP.NET 3.5 and clear explanations as to why the features were added. Additionalmaterials available in MSDN Events Developer Resource Kits, of which I took fulladvantage, supported the seminars. All of the Microsoft support is further supplementedby ASP.NET enthusiasts around the world in the form of web sites and blogs.My colleagues, John Gray and Chandima Cumaranatunge, in the Multimedia WebDesign and Development program at the University of Hartford, were supportive as ever,and willing to listen to and contribute ideas. My gratitude to them is ongoing.The editorial assistance at McGraw-Hill was always helpful and patient over a periodwhere I broke my leg and had to readjust my writing schedule. Jane Brownlow, executiveeditor, worked to get the project off the ground and headed in the right direction inconjunction with Margot Hutchison, my trusted and efficient representative from WatersideProductions. Working with acquisitions coordinator Jennifer Housh was a pleasure aswell. She was invaluable in getting all of the parts together and coordinating the severalparts of the book.Finally, I’d like to thank my kind and smart wife, Delia, for her patience andunderstanding. Also, I am grateful to our dogs, WillDe and Ruby, who guarded the writingroom from squirrels and other critters who had the effrontery to venture into their space.