Danny Goodman is a

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, technology consultant, and an author of over three dozen books and hundreds of magazine articles on computer-related topics. He is best known as the author of ''The Complete

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Handbook'' (1987,

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, 650,000 copies in print), ''The

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Bible'' (1996, IDG Books, 500,000 copies in print), and ''Dynamic HTML'' (1998,

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, 100,000 copies in print). His ''The Complete AppleScript Handbook'' (1993,

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) is also notable as an important early work on the AppleScript programming language. Goodman began writing about

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and computers in the late 1970s, and became a full-time author in 1981. In 1987, the first edition of the highly acclaimed ''The Complete HyperCard Handbook'' was published. This influential work was once cited as being "the best selling

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book and fastest selling computer book in history". Having received critical acclaim with his

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'', August 4, 1992. Retrieved November 16, 2013 especially on scripting via

and

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, he turned his attention to the new scripting language of the Internet,

, and related technologies such as

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and Cascading Style Sheets. His articles on the websites of

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, and

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have been popular and noted for being accessible to both experts and non-professionals. In particular, his better known works have covered important techniques for achieving compatible cross-browser scripting solutions, dealing with the many differences of the major browsers

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and others; as well as discussing

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issues involving the Macintosh,

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, and

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environments. Goodman has written a few apps for the

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, namely iFeltThat (earthquake maps) and BeaconAid-HF (for radio frequency monitoring). Goodman was born in

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, and moved to San Francisco in 1983. He has a BA and M.A. from the

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Awards

* Computer Press Association Book Awards: ** Best Product Specific Book (1987): ''The Complete HyperCard Handbook'' (1987, Bantam Books) ** Best Product Specific Book (1988): ''Danny Goodman's HyperCard Developer's Guide'' (1988, Bantam Books) ** Best Introductory How-To Book, Systems (1992): ''Danny Goodman's Macintosh Handbook'' (1992, Bantam Books) * Software Publishers Association Awards: ** Best Utility (1987): ''Focal Point'' (1987, Activision) ** Best Add-On (1987): ''Focal Point'' (1987, Activision) ** Best User Interface (1987): ''Business Class'' (1987, Activision)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Goodman, Danny American technology writers Writers from California University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Letters and Science alumni O'Reilly writers American computer programmers Living people Year of birth missing (living people)