About the Author

Jim Heid describes himself as a poster child for iLife: he has been taking photos, making movies, and playing music since he was a kid.

He began writing about personal computers in 1980. As Senior Technical Editor of one of the first computer magazines, Kilobaud Microcomputing, he began working with Mac prototypes in 1983. He began writing for Macworld magazine in 1984, and is now a Senior Contributor. He has also written for PC World, Internet World, and Newsweek magazines, and was a technology columnist for the Los Angeles Times.

In 2007, Apple approached Jim to help develop the iLife video tutorials that are available at Apple’s Web site. He also develops the curricula for the iLife Apple Camp workshops that take place at Apple ...

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