Pocket Consultants were portable and precise pocket-sized guides that delivered ready answers for day-to-day administration. Pocket Consultants zeroed in on core operations and daily tasks using quick-reference tables, instructions, and lists. Inside each Pocket Consultant, readers got focused information to solve problems and get the job done. "When first released in the late 1990s, Pocket Consultants were a sensation, and due to William's unique style the books helped change the way technical writing was done." "William pioneered techniques and approaches to writing about technology that were adopted throughout the industry. Today you can't open a technical book published anywhere in the world without seeing his influences."

As the author and series editor of the Pocket Consultants, William Stanek poured his decades of hands-on experience with advanced systems management, programming and development into every book. Pocket Consultants were read by millions of readers around the world and translated into dozens of languages.

Some fun facts to share about the Pocket Consultants:

• William began writing the Pocket Consultant series in 1998, after making a successful transition from a career in the military to a career as a writer.
   
• The first Pocket Consultant was published in March 1999. And the very first Pocket Consultant was Windows NT 4.0 Administrator's Pocket Consultant.
   
• Windows 8.1 Administration Essentials Pocket Consultant was William's 45th Pocket Consultant and the 55th Pocket Consultant in the series.
   
• Foreign editions and translations of his Pocket Consultants have been published in more than 100 countries.
  
  
• The Pocket Consultants have sold more than 5 million copies worldwide
  
• Excerpts from the Pocket Consultants appeared on Microsoft websites and training materials read by tens of millions more

If you're reading this, we hope you'll share the nostalgia, your love for Pocket Consultants and your experiences reading the books that made history with others. These days, William hangs out online from time to time on Facebook. His author page is @ http://www.facebook.com/William.Stanek.Author. He's also on Twitter @ http://twitter.com/WilliamStanek.

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