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Jordan L Chilcott

Born and raised in Toronto and now a resident of Guelph, Ontario, Jordan graduated from Radio College of Canada's Electronic Engineering Technology program in 1983, only to discover that he had a passion for computer programming. Spending his days working as a service technician, Jordan invested many sleepless nights teaching himself Assembly Language. He published his first program in 1985 and started learning higher-level languages such as C and C++.

Jordan co-founded The Computer Software Specialists, now known as Interactivity Unlimited, and eventually left the computer hardware industry to focus on his passion for programming. Today, Jordan has written various web and kiosk applications for various industries including the automotive and airline industry, and programs in various languages, including ActionScript, ColdFusion, Java/J2EE, and C/C++/Objective C.

When not programming, or administering the Dreamweaver-Talk list, he spends time with his wife, Joelle, and five children, Margot, Dina, Henry, Jack and Joshua; he has recently become a grandfather. Jordan also loves to compose, produce and record music, helping upcoming artists as well as producing movie soundtracks, is a wedding photographer with Joelle, and now holds a Black Belt in Goju Ryu Karate.

Tom Green

Tom is currently Professor of Interactive Media in the School of Media Studies at Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning in Toronto, Canada. He has written 4 previous books on Macromedia technologies, and many articles for numerous magazines and web sites, including the MX Developers Journal, Community MX, and Computer arts. Lastly, he has spoken at over 20 conferences internationally, including FITC, MX North, Digital Design World, TODCON, and SparkEurope.