Jerry Joyce is a marine biologist who has conducted research
from the Arctic to the Antarctic and has published extensively on marine-mammal
and fisheries issues. He developed computer programs in association with these
studies to simplify real-time data entry, validation, and analysis that
substantially enhanced the quality of the research. He has also had a
long-standing relationship with Microsoft: Prior to co-authoring twelve books
about Microsoft Windows, Word, and Office, he was the technical editor for
numerous books published by Microsoft Press, and he wrote manuals, help files,
and specifications for various Microsoft products. Jerry volunteers with
Seattle Audubon and represents Seattle Audubon on the Washington State Oil
Spill Advisory Council and the Washington State Ballast Water Working Group.
Marianne Moon has worked in the publishing world for many years as proofreader, editor, and writer--sometimes all three simultaneously. She has been editing and proofreading Microsoft Press books since 1984 and has written and edited documentation for Microsoft products such as Microsoft Works, Flight Simulator, Space Simulator, Golf, Publisher, the Microsoft Mouse, and Greetings Workshop. In another life, she was chief cook and bottlewasher for her own catering service and wrote cooking columns for several newspapers. When she's not chained to her computer, she likes gardening, cooking, traveling, writing poetry, and knitting sweaters for tiny dogs.
Marianne and Jerry own and operate Moon Joyce Resources, a small consulting company. They've had a 21-year working relationship and have been married for 15 years.
They are deeply committed to improving the current state of
our world. Therefore, in addition to their volunteer activities, they have
pledged a portion of the proceeds from their books Windows Vista™
Plain & Simple
and Microsoft Word Version 2002
Plain & Simple to Mercy Corps and a
portion of the proceeds from their books 2007 Microsoft® Office System Plain
& Simple and Microsoft Office System Plain &
Simple--2003 Edition to The Smile Train.
