After the dust settled from Apple’s stunning round of product announcements, The MacJury convened to discuss, analyze and pass judgement on the newest iteration of the iPad, the new iPad mini, and the newly redesigned iMac and Mac mini. Testimony is taken on prices, sizes, feature sets and Fusion Drives by the panel of Tonya Engst, Mark [...]
The MacJury waited 24 hours before convening to discuss the announcement of Microsoft’s Surface tablet. Call it a cooling off period. Or a priming-the-pump period. Whatever. This serious-but-fun discussion covers not only the Surface itself, with all of its unanswered questions, but also thoughts on the event itself, and why Microsoft made the choices they [...]
In the last few weeks, the options for cloud storage have exploded, but with minimal diversity. Are some options better than others? Who owns the data you upload to the cloud? How does each service perform? Who do you trust? These and other cloudy issues are pondered and discussed with humor, caution, and maybe a [...]
The details of Apple’s newest iPad and Apple TV are now official, so we empaneled a MacJury from the TidBITS staff to help us review the announcements and what they mean. The furor over the lack of a name, the impact of the retina display, how people will use the improved camera are all part [...]
Weldon Dodd, Tonya Engst, Pat Fauquet and host Chuck Joiner [ 49:04 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadOnly hours after Apple make a series of announcements about their push into the textbook market, The MacJury met to examine the impact of such things as changes to the End User Licensing Agreement (EULA) and what it may mean for non-textbook publishers, the text book price ceiling and the focus on high school level [...]
The iPhone 4S didn’t seem to wow the crowd at its announcement, but the sales numbers clearly indicated there was lots to be excited about. The MacJury spent the weekend using their new iPhone 4Ss, and share stories of the shenanigans involved in acquiring the phone, SIM card swapping and surgery, and experiencing puppy love [...]
Shortly after the iPhone 4S announcement event wrapped up, The MacJury convened to evaluate the latest news from Apple, including the issue surrounding the naming convention, the new camera, Siri, and the internal hardware changes to the device. The role of voice recognition in gaming, how your relationship with your phone may change once you [...]
Photo manipulation is more popular than ever with the proliferation of cameras in iDevices and the cost of good digital cameras constantly getting better by the month. The problem is how to keep track of what you shot where, and how to easily move your photos from one device to another for editing and sharing. [...]
There has been lots of talk about an Apple television, but should they build it? What would make it different? Why would you want one? The MacJury contemplates these questions and more in a compelling discussion of a relocated digital hub, a Kickstarter for video programs, getting what you want where you want it when [...]
Operating in the shadow of Apple may be different than any other company in the world. A special MacJury convenes to discuss the benefits and challenges of doing business in and as part of the Apple ecosystem. What makes the Apple space different and what that is attractive from a business and investing perspective, the [...]
The WWDC 2011 announcements were many, varied, and all important. The MacJury convened to analyze the information and provide insight into everything Steve Jobs and company unveiled. Some of the topics discussed include the focus on touch, iMessage’s kill feature, Lion Server, the presence of Twitter and absence of Facebook, Game Center, the Reader feature [...]
To celebrate the iPad’s first anniversary, The MacJury convened to discuss the impact of Apple’s tablet. The bonus-length deliberations were wide and varied, and included such topics as the iPad lifestyle, disappearing technology, the iPad as a personal, media, enterprise and productivity device and more. Kill app picks were shared, uses to which the iPad [...]