Best Tech of 2012

Adobe Creative Suite 6 and Creative Cloud

Adobe embraced the cloud in a big way in 2012. The company now sells its industry-standard Creative Suite as a service, though customers can still plunk down up to $2,599 if they really want to own a box of discs rather than paying as they go. At just $49.99 per month,  individual users can use everything found in Creative Suite Master Collection and access Creative Cloud services.  Access to select Creative Suite Single Creative Suite applications, such as Photoshop and Dreamweaver, are available for $19.99 per month.  Creative Cloud subscribers get more features and timelier  updates than those who purchase the boxed editions.

Creative Suite 6 is more elegant and powerful than previous editions. We especially appreciate the numerous tools Adobe packed into Creative Suite 6 to make it easier for designers to present good-looking content on mobile devices. Adobe's mobile apps allow designers to view and share their creations with clients and colleagues wherever they are.