MacJury #824: Adobe Creative Suite 4 Discussion and Analysis (Part 2)

In Part 2 of The MacJury’s examination of the Adobe Creative Suite 4, our panel of graphics experts compare and contrast the latest edition of QuarkXPress with Adobe’s new offerings and discuss how features from a discontinued Adobe product are starting to show up in the CS4 apps. The good reason that Adobe pro-apps seem dumbed down when they are launched for the very first time, some surprising conclusions on the Creative Suite release cycle and even more surprising advice on upgrading are delivered by:

Jeff Gamet	Galen Gruman	Tom Negrino	Jay Nelson	Chuck Joiner

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MacJury #823: Adobe Creative Suite 4 Discussion and Analysis (Part 1)

In the first of a two-part discussion, The MacJury examines the new Adobe Creative Suite 4 in a way that only they can. The panel of graphics veterans starts of by examining what the new version of InDesign brings to desktop publishing, Dreamweaver’s place in the suite, and the OpenGL aspects of Photoshop CS4. The importance of Flash integration in CS4 in the short term and to Adobe in the long term is analyzed by the panel of:

Jeff Gamet	Galen Gruman	Tom Negrino	Jay Nelson	Chuck Joiner

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MacJury #822: Developer Reaction and Frustration Over Rejected iPhone Apps

The iPhone App Store recently rejected Podcaster, an application that lets users manage and even download podcasts over the air on their iPhones. The MacJury discusses the iPhone developer community’s alarmed response, their questioning of Apple’s rationale, and what it may mean for the future of iPhone development. Are there good reasons for Apple’s position? Is a jailbreak iPhone market in the offing? What can Apple do to resolve this issue? All these questions and more are answered by the panel of:

Dave Hamilton	Paul Kafasis	Dave Nanian	Fraser Speirs	Chuck Joiner

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MacJury #821: Tech and Politics in the U.S. Presidential Election

The MacJury marches into dangerous territory by taking on the topic of technology and the United States Presidential election. While trying (and failing) to be objective, the panel discusses the existence of a tech constituency, the importance of tech savvy in a chief executive, both campaigns use of social networks and more. Are political campaigns held to different standards of privacy and perception than corporate marketing efforts? Are there dangers in being a vocal participant in the election debates? Why can’t you donate to either campaign with PayPay? All these and many more election tech topics are debated by the panel of:

Joe Kissell	Tom Negrino	Dori Smith	Chuck Joiner

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MacJury #920: “Let’s Rock” Review of New iPods, New iTunes, New Questions, New Opportunities

The MacJury convened shortly after Apple’s “Let’s Rock” event to discuss all the announcements made by Steve Jobs, and covers not only the the new iPods and iTunes, but also ask and answer some of their own questions, while raising others. Why is the feature set of the new generation of iPods inconsistent? Why is iTunes downloading new artwork? Could the Genius feature in iTunes create a valuable new resource for Apple? These questions and much more are examined by the largest MacJury panel yet, including:

Adam Christianson	Pat Fauquet	Cyrus Farivar	Keith Lang
Terry White	Chuck Joiner

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