Harold Davis is a strategic technology consultant, hands-on programmer, and author of many well-known books. He's also a popular speaker at trade shows and conventions, giving presentations on topics ranging from digital photography to wireless networking, web services, and programming methodologies. Books include: "Building Research Tools For Google for Dummies" (Wiley), "Learn How to Program Using Any Web Browser" (Apress), "Red Hat Linux 9: Visual QuickPro Guide," and "Visual Basic .NET: Visual QuickStart Guide" (both Peachpit Press). Harold has served as a consultant for investment funds, technology companies, and Fortune 500 corporations. In recent years, he has been VP of Strategic Development at YellowGiant Corporation, a company providing infrastructure for Internet marketing, Chief Technology Officer at a CRM analytics startup, a Technical Director at Vignette Corporation, a leader in customer-centric content management, and a Principal in the enterprise consulting practice at Informix Software.