Jim Heid is one of the most admired writers and instructors in theMacintosh community. A contributing editor of Macworld magazine since 1984,he also covers personal technology for the Los Angeles Times, as well aspresiding over numerous Thunder Lizard Productions conferences, includingWeb Design World, Web Builder, and Macromedia Web World. He recentlyco-founded Avondale Media, where, as editorial director, he oversees theplanning and production of DVD-based courses on all manner of computerapplications. An indefatigable digital media maven, Jim co-hosts "Point &Click Radio", a weekly call-in show on KZYX, Mendocino (CA) County PublicBroadcasting, and he's the onscreen host of several Avondale Media trainingDVDs.