How the Internet Works (8th Edition)
Preston Grallais the award-winning author of 20 books, includingHow Wireless Works,How To Expand and Upgrade PCs, andTheComplete Idiot’s Guide to Protecting Yourself Online. He is an executiveeditor and columnist for CNet and ZDNet; is a technology columnistfor theDallas Morning News; and has written about technologyfor many magazines and newspapers, includingUSA Today,PCMagazine, theLos Angeles Times,Boston Magazine,PC/Computing,Computerworld, andFamilyPCamong many others. Gralla has wonseveral writing and editing awards, including one from theComputer Press Association for the best feature article in a computermagazine. As a well-known expert on computers and the Internet, he has appearedfrequently on numerous TV and radio shows and networks,including theCBS Early Show, CNN, National Public Radio’sAllThings Considered, MSNBC, CNBC, TechTV, and CNet Radio.He was the founding managing editor of the well-known newspaperPC Weekand a founding editor ofPC/Computing. Under his editorship,PC/Computingwas a finalist for General Excellence from theNational Magazine Awards.Gralla lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with his wife Lydia, childrenGabriel and Mia, and a rabbit named Polichinelle. He alsowrites the free Gralla’s Internet Insider email newsletter. To subscribeto it for free, send an email to preston@gralla.com with thewords SUBSCRIBE NETINSIDER on the subject line.