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Contacting the Author If you have any comments or additional questions relating to this book, Id love to hear from you! You can find full contact information on http: //sterlingudell.com, or you can e-mail me directly at [email protected]. Acknowledgments Id like to thank everyone at Apress who helped make this book a reality for their patience and understanding during what has been a sometimes-difficult writing process. In particular, Id like to express my gratitude to Kelly Moritz, Ben Renow-Clarke, Tony Campbell, Kim Wimpsett, and Steve Anglin. Jeffrey Sambells also deserves extra recognition for keeping me on the straight and narrow, questioning my approach when needed, and providing a sanity check throughout. Hes performed above and beyond the requirements of a technical reviewer. And finally, my most heartfelt gratitude goes to my nontechnical reviewer (and loving wife), Teresa Petrykowski, for her unfailing support throughout. xviii P A R T 1 ? ? ? Web Gadget Fundamentals C H A P T E R 1 ? ? ? Introducing Web Gadgets Lets get any preconceptions out in the open right at the start. Web gadgets have been around for several years, so by now most web professionals have seen them and have perhaps dismissed them as toys or distractions.