Jim Boyce is a former contributing editor and monthly columnist for WINDOWS Magazine. Jim has authored and coauthored over 40 books about computer software and hardware. He has been involved with computers since the late seventies as a programmer and systems manager in a variety of capacities. He has a wide range of experience in the DOS, Windows, Windows NT, Windows 2000, and Unix environments. In addition to being a full-time writer, Jim is a founding partner and vice president of Minnesota Webworks, a Midwest-based web development firm.