The "Unofficial" IDVD FAQ

Does anybody know what happened to the iDVD FAQ at http://www.kentidwell.com/idvd4/ ?
The last couple of times I checked it, it's been down.
It was a really great resource that I would give to my students, it would be a shame if it completely disappeared.
Chris

..we are now at iDVD 6 ...
this is useful...:
http://www.kenstone.net/fcphomepage/idvd_6stone.html
but, warning, that is no site, that is a 37yards long "page", loooong loading time.

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