This book/CD-ROM package, presented in an 11x8.5<"> format, provides 13 real-world projects that demonstrate how to speed up the web design process, add functionality to web pages, and allow a web site to communicate with a database using Dreamweaver MX. Each project contains step-by-step instructions, succinct explanations, screen capture illustration steps, and customization information. Readers are assumed to be familiar with Dreamweaver or another web authoring application. Buraglia is editor or coauthor of several books on computer software and is active in the Dreamweaver community. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Angela C. Buraglia is founder of DreamweaverFAQ.com and Team Macromedia volunteer for Dreamweaver.
Donna Casey is a designer, developer and instructor with over 8 years of experience working on web & CD-ROM based projects for corporations such as AirTouch Cellular, Macromedia, Palm Computing, Verizon Wireless, and Aeris.net.
Josh Cavalier is the founder and director of Interactive Fun!, a digital media solutions and training firm. He has been in the print/multimedia/web design industry for over ten years, and has worked in various digital media fields.
Matthew David writes articles for Element K Journal’s Macromedia Solutions magazine, Inside Project Management and Multimedia: Solutions and Design magazines. You can also see him popping up in many online magazines, such as Sitepoint.com, Windowatch.com, UDzone.com and DevX.com.
Joyce J. Evans has over 10 years of experience in educational teaching, tutorial development, and web design. She has also contributed to several books such as: Fireworks Magic , Dreamweaver 4: The Complete Reference and the Dreamweaver MX/Fireworks MX Savvy book.
Massimo Foti began using Dreamweaver on the very day the first beta was available, and he has used Dreamweaver ever since. Massimo has been a prolific extension developer since the pioneering days of Dreamweaver 1.His extensions are featured on the Macromedia Exchange for Dreamweaver and have been included in many books and magazines.
Brad Halstead started out in the computer industry as a sales rep for a local company and moved up quickly to senior technician, where he performed service contracts for companies such as IBM, PC Service Partners, Xerox and Olivetti. In 1994, he became interested in web design.
Alwyn Joy currently heads the Animation and Web Technology Division of Whiz Networks Pvt. Ltd., a start up, working on High End Animation and web applications.
David C. Nicholls is a web developer, physicist, writer, photographer, and a recognized authority on graphics compression software, antique golf clubs and regional fern species.
Sean R. Nicholson is the Network Administrator and Web Developer for the Career Services Center at the University of Missouri - Kansas City.Sean also does private contract work and consulting on database and web development with organizations and individuals Zac Van Note earned a BFA degree in graphic design at New Mexico State University. In the years since college, he's worked as a graphic designer for two large jewelry wholesalers, creating catalogs, websites and hundreds of other marketing materials. Since 1998, Zac has taught dozens of classes at the University of New Mexico and Santa Fe Community College, including Photoshop, QuarkXPress, Digital Prepress and of course, Dreamweaver. He was recently recognized with an 'Outstanding Instructor' award at UNM.
Linda Rathgeber is a writer, web developer, and Macromedia Team member who coaches newcomers in the use of Macromedia's Dreamweaver ands Fireworks programs.
Daniel Short is a devoted Macromedian (and Team Macromedia Volunteer) and uses almost the entire Macromedia Web Design Suite, including Fireworks and Macromedia Flash. He's been doing the web gig since the end of 1998, and has had great luck building his web design business through Web Shorts Site Design.
Jason Cranford Teague is an author, instructor, and designer who specializes in user interface design and multi-media. In 1999, Jason started his own digital consulting service, webbedENVIRONMENTS.