MacVoices

The three-part series of conversations with Adam Engst, Andy Ihnatko and Chuck Joiner concludes with more of their discussion on how creative tools and our expectations of their results sometimes collide. Have things really gotten easier, or is the gap between what we want and how challenging it is to create it about the same? Adam, Andy and Chuck defend their positions by comparing technology then and now, lament their shared lack of artistic expertise, and talk about the tools and workflows for their latest projects.

In the second of a three-part series, Adam Engst, Andy Ihnatko and Chuck Joiner debate the relationship between the ease of use of today’s creative tools and the amount of time it takes to learn and use them. Are all the choices available to today’s Mac user a dream come true or a source of frustration. The MacNotables don’t agree on the point and discuss their views on the question.

The first of a three-part conversation features Adam Engst, Andy Ihnatko and Chuck Joiner starts off with why you might think the newest iPhone update has bricked your phone when it really hasn’t, uncovers a possible MacNotables conspiracy and then settles down to a serious discussion of Adam and Andy’s latest projects, audio and video, their different approaches to new media creation, and how they each do their own version of a cost-benefit analysis (whether they realize it or not).

When he left Macworld Conference & Expo, Jim Dalrymple of Macworld was just getting started. Jim joins us from Hollywood (yes, Hollywood) to talk about his recent adventures, including spending time backstage with Ozzy Osbourne, hanging out with Slash at The NAMM Show backstage and partying with the stars at The Grammy Awards. But it wasn’t all fun and games: Jim talks about how Macs have an ever expanding presence at NAMM, and why, “Macs are it,” at the Grammys. Jim also discusses the reception he received at both shows as a Macworld editor, and why we may have to call him “Mr. Dalrymple” from now on.