“The book is attractively laid out with plenty of pictures, sidebars and glossaries.”

“Jim Heid has created the best ‘how to’ book I have seen.”

“Jim Heid has been writing and teaching about the iLife applications for quite a while, and his expertise is visible on every page. If you want a great book that splendidly covers all the iLife applications, don’t ask questions, just buy this book.”

“The beautiful color illustrations jump out at you, making this book so enjoyable to read and so easy to follow at your computer.”

“The layout of the book is highly accessible. Rather than imposing pages of unrelenting text, the book is filled with screenshots, diagrams and all sorts of helpful, easy-to-follow instructions. Even with all the pictures, this book is no lightweight. There is a wealth of information on all the iLife products.”

“Jim has done a great job distilling these feature rich applications down to their essence.”

“What a refreshing style of presentation!”

“This book is incredibly helpful for people just beginning on the Mac. It sets up each program separately and also shows you how to get the best use of all of them together.”