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Copyright © 2005 by Steve Schwartz
Editor: Suzie Nasol
Production: Lisa Brazieal
Compositor: Steve Schwartz
Cover design: The Visual Group with Aren Howell
Cover photo credit: Dynamic Graphics
Interior design: Elizabeth Castro
Indexer: FireCrystal Communications
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To all my wonderful friends at Peachpit Press
Cliff Colby and Nancy Davis of Peachpit Press for encouraging me to write this book devoted to Picasa.
Suzie Nasol and Lisa Brazieal of Peachpit Press for their dedication to making this the best book possible.
Emily Glossbrenner of FireCrystal Communications for creating another exceptional index.
The Peachpit employees and my friends who were kind enough to provide their personal photos for use in this book.