213s08: Interrogating the Interface Topic Forum

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As we discussed in class on Thursday, each of you will analyze a different software program for the Interrogating the Interface Assignment. In order to ensure that there are no duplications, we will use this forum to "reserve" software programs. Once someone has claimed a program, that program is off limits to everyone else in the class, so before you add your post to this discussion, please read all previous posts.

To reserve a software program, just click on "reply" at the bottom of this initial post, then tell us which program you have chosen and describe what type of software program it is.

Before you make your selection, you may want to review the Interrogating the Interface Assignment sheet. Also, please remember that ALL word processing software programs (Word, WordPerfect, Pages, etc.) are off limits, as is PowerPoint, since we'll be spending a lot of time "interrogating" those programs in class.

I chose Adobe Reader. It is a type of application software that allows the user to view items in Portable Document Format.

The program that I chose is iphoto.

I choose Adobe Lightroom. It's a program that allows photographers to make adjustments, organize and view photos.

I'm going to choose Adobe Dreamweaveer, its a program that helps to create websites using HTML.

I'll be analyzing Filemaker Pro.

I am doing Microsoft Streets and Trips 2006.

Microsoft Streets and Trips is a software that takes mapquest to the next level. It is a complex location finder and route planner.

Since peeps might like to know what this is I will elaborate further . . .

Filmaker Pro is a databasing software. Unlike the databasing sofware which is cell based like microsoft excel FP is completely design yourself. You start with a blank slate and set it up how you like.

I worked for a literary magazine at UNI and we used it to keep track of everything from incoming submissions to customers. Each entry has it's own page or you can look at it table style. It's searchable by all parameters you've put into the layout. I currently use it to database my movie collection.

The neat thing about it is it's power to use for various tasks, different things can be linked into a given database, for instance in our submission database we could reply to submitters via a form letter that would suck their information directly from the database onto the form letter. Querys never had to be a time consuming ordeal for us assistants, but you didn't hear that from me.

I will be analyzing Adobe Photoshop CS3 program. This program is used to edit and create effects in pictures.

I am choosing Norton Antivirus for this assignment. It is an antivirus program for computers.

Envisioneer Epress is my choice

It is a residential design program used for to show simple layouts of houses.

I'll be analyzing the Adobe Illustrator program.

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I will analyze Adobe InDesign.

If I can still access MicroStation I will do this. If not, I will do GarageBand.

I will do imovie if thats okay

i may do itunes....

I will be using microsoft works.

I am going to analyze Windows Movie Maker, it is a program which you can import and edit pictures, video, and audio.

I am going to choose Google Sketchup

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