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What our customer's say!

"This is a great book ", If you want to learn about iLife this is a exception one to get. Lots of good solid
techniques, tips and tutorials about using iLife applications. Good visuals and
helpful information along the way. Very extensively written. The only knock against
the book and iMovie is that it seems all too easy. I've had problems with iMovie and iDVD and I still
have not figured out how to recify the errors. I wonder if he will come out with a version for ilife ?

"Great Book!", one of the best computer books I've worked with. Very detailed about using ILife 06

"Mac iLife 06 is AWESOME!", This book is very well organized, easy to follow and a great reference to quickly find answers to your questions. It is much more helpful than the online tutorials. I highly recommend this as a reference to keep close by when working with any part of iLife.

"Indespensible accompaniment to your new Mac.", You have to have this book if you want to get the most out of your new Mac. If you don't have it, you can spend a lot more and pay for personal tutoring at the Mac store (assuming you have one available).

"I miss the DVD", I loved Jim Heid's iLife '05 book because of the integration with the included DVD. You could easily follow along in the book while Jim demonstrated each feature in the DVD and there were good cross-references. The '05 book was the best money I have EVER spent on a computer book. But iLife '06 doesn't include the DVD..... still a very good book but no longer so outstanding. I guess it just got to be too hard to produce a timely DVD with features being added to iLife and new versions coming out so fast. Too bad.

Read this reviews before You buy...

"iLife", I've really only used the book to learn how to set up websites using iWeb. It was extremely useful for this program.

"Jim Heid's iLife 06", Nothing much to say except that anybody who has this program on their computer should have this guide. It is well laid out and makes using all sections of iLife easy.

"Maximize your use of iLife '06", The Macintosh iLife '06 by Jim Heid covers all the applications that Apple had the great idea to include for free on every new machine: iPhoto lets you manage your digital photos in a breeze, iDVD lets you create full fledged DVDs with all the bells and whistles, iMovieHD allows you to create/edit movies with whatever you imported from your camera, Garageband is Apple's recording studio for the musical fans out there - and now for '06 it also lets you taste the magic of podcasting, iWeb now lets you make a great web site in minutes without ever having to type in a line of code or HTML, and last but not least we find the ever so famous iTunes that takes care of all your music/podcasts/TV shows and now movies right of the iTunes store.

Needless to say iLife '06 has a lot to offer and even if each application is more than simple to use right away there are a lot of useful shortcuts or "secrets" that can take months to discover yourself. That's where Jim Heid's book comes in and takes you by the hand for each and every application.

The book actually starts off with a broad introduction to iLife (from the history of Personal Computers to the right way to outfit your Mac for digital media) and how it fits in our digital way of life.

Then come the sections devoted to each of the iLife '06 programs. Each section starts off by an introduction and an overview of the particular topic. Then comes the good stuff; instructions on how to start off, then some background info (which can be fairly large and very often fascinating) that you can skip if you want and then tips. But after all since we're talking about digital and considering things evolve so fast (for example as I write this Apple released iTunes version 7 that has many new features compared to the version that is dealt with in this book) Jim Heid refers to his website to get updates and more information as things evolve.

I can't describe all the sections so I'll limit myself to the first two.

The first section is probably the most famous program (it even exists on the Windows platform!) in iLife '06 - iTunes and the iPod.

This section starts off by having a glance at the iTunes window and an explanation of what the different buttons do, the pretty basic stuff. Then comes importing music from your CDs - what many refer to as ripping. Now if this is as simple as inserting your CD and clicking on import the big question on some of our minds is how to choose the right audio format. This is typically the type of chapter that you can skip if the factory settings are just fine for you, but if you're an audiophile of just curious it's a plus to know all about the different formats and encoding settings that iTunes support. The author goes even further and explains how audio compression works in terms that pretty much anyone can understand.

Now once your music is on your computer you learn how to edit the songs' information and "voilà" you now have a digital Library.

But iTunes is far from being only a way to import an play your music. The book then covers the iTunes store (formerly the iTunes Music Store), from signing in and browsing to shopping (be it music or TV shows or just recently, movies) and even tips to make your musical experience even more fulfilling.

Now you could stop reading this section and skip to the next program in iLife, or learn more about playlists and their management, searching tips, EQ settings for improved sound quality, burning CDs, listening to internet radio etc... There's just so much to do with iTunes and this book covers every aspect. It even goes as far as 13 pages about the iPod and its integration with iTunes. Like I said there's so much to do it can be overwhelming!

The next section covers iPhoto and digital photography. Just like in the iTunes section, the iPhoto section starts off with the basics (like importing from your camera, organizing and browsing) and gradually evolves towards more "complicated" tasks such as photo editing and working with RAW mode. Being an intermediate photographer myself (and using iPhoto for the past 2 years) I thought I knew pretty much all there was to know about iPhoto, but this book was filled with little tips that made my iPhoto experience even more enjoyable.

Now for my impressions.

I have a sweet tooth for technology (being an engineering student it's not all that surprising), music (I almost made it as a guitarist in a more than semi-pro rock band) and recently photography, so I've spent countless hours on internet learning about the programs that could help me enrich theses passions. When I started using iLife's programs I was already familiar with many of the concepts behind the apps so I rapidly went to the end part of each section.

This is what I find great about this book, it will please the total newbie that just bought his first computer and accompany him all along the way, and those who have more background will also find tons of tips and interesting knowledge. Plus, since you can also go check on the website you can never run out of things to learn.

I can tell you that reading it made me want to try the apps that I don't commonly use (namely Garageband and iDVD) and for the programs that I do use everyday, they became even more powerful.

If I do have a gripe, and it's not really the author's fault, it's concerning the iWeb section that is too short for me. Even if I've been using iWeb for at least five months now I would've liked this section to dig a little deeper. But after all it's brand new for iLife '06...

In conclusion I'll say that if you wish to make you Mac experience even more enjoyable then it already is I highly recommend this book. You'll learn how to really maximize your use of the apps you draw on every day and will want to try out the other ones just because they're so fun (and because they have great results too).

Julien M. for lesmuug

"Heid should have stopped two editions ago . . .", I have been buying this book since its very first edition. Although the ilife suite has added significant new features in version's 5 and 6, they are berely covered here. For example, iMovie's addition of styles, a major new development is covered in just 2 pages - a third of which is text explaining the feature! Also, this book is priced as if it had a DVD (it is the same price as the other editions with the DVD), even though the DVD is missing in action. The author's own 5 star rating is especially pathetic. Even worse, Heid promised "new" sections to the companion web site a year ago for Garageband [hello, Garageband has been part of ilife for OVER 2 YEARS !!!] and iWeb, and the pages still say "coming soon!". This book needs a major overhaul to continue to be effective.

"Great Price - Wealth of Knowledge", Not having purchased Jim Heid's previous editions of this book, I do not miss an instructional DVD that I never used. But this volume does everything that it portends to do. Along with Heid's constantly updated Web site as an instructive companion, The Macintosh iLife '06 is a joy to have and use while exploring the uses of iLife.