God Fucking Damn, Adobe

[amused]

I just bought a new laptop with Windows 7 64 bit. I have the Adobe CS5.5 Premium suite on a desktop that is aged - 2003, WinXP, and it has 10,000 RPM SCSI drives that must be getting close to failure. I 'think' I am authorized to install my license of my Adobe CS a desktop and a laptop at the same time. But when I go to my account at Adobe.com none of my products show up on the 'your orders' page that supposedly gives a download button. And, online chat and telephone support is only available now during the work week. WTF??? Grrrrr...

We think we own this software costing thousands of dollars, but we really don't.

[Robert_S]

GIMP or pirate!

[Rum]

Or Corel Draw suite?

[amused]

I have GIMP, it's not in the same league. I PAID thousands of dollars for this software, willingly, so I could just use it at any time.

It's a suite that includes InDesign, Photoshop, Flash, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Illustrator, and Acrobat. Very powerful combo.

[laklak]

or



I know what I'm choosing.

[amused]

Pirated software *always* requires constant fucking with to keep it running. I don't have the time or skills for that, which is why I bought the real thing. Which is why I'm currently peeved, because I shouldn't have to be fucking with it.

[Rum]

I have used Corel Draw and photopaint for years and years. I don't think they get the credit the deserve and the full package cost around £300. I bought the last version I have through my daughter (student version) at a third of the usual retail price.

Having said all that I would dearly love to have a full Shop install. All the professionals use it and it is a monster as you no doubt know. Sadly I can't justify the cost.

Anyway Corel is an option if money is a concern.

[maiforpeace]

I just bought a new laptop with Windows 7 64 bit. I have the Adobe CS5.5 Premium suite on a desktop that is aged - 2003, WinXP, and it has 10,000 RPM SCSI drives that must be getting close to failure. I 'think' I am authorized to install my license of my Adobe CS a desktop and a laptop at the same time. But when I go to my account at Adobe.com none of my products show up on the 'your orders' page that supposedly gives a download button. And, online chat and telephone support is only available now during the work week. WTF??? Grrrrr...

We think we own this software costing thousands of dollars, but we really don't.

Yes, that's bullshit that you only get telephone support during the workweek...at that price it should be available 24/7.

It probably was, once, back in the good old days.

[amused]

If you ever have to create documents that look anything like pages from a magazine, Adobe's InDesign is the software of choice. It combines text, photos, video and graphics so easily that once you've used it, everything else is a toy. It integrates with Photoshop, Flash, Illustrator and Acrobat so well, that creating a project is just awesomely easy. Put all those different media together in one project, then export to PDF, the web, Word, and other destinations with a click of a button.

I'm making a career transition to the marketing side of architecture, and proficiency in InDesign is a prerequisite.

[Pappa]

Pirated software *always* requires constant fucking with to keep it running.

That's not been my experience at all. I rarely have problems with software like that.

[FBM]

Pirated software *always* requires constant fucking with to keep it running.

That's not been my experience at all. I rarely have problems with software like that.

I've had several versions of PS and only the most current one is requiring me to reinstall once a month. Pretty much everything I've acquired that way has been trouble-free. Once I figure out how to patch the CS6's 32-bit file into the right place, I should be able to avoid that, even. Can't seem to get it right, tho, even with following the instructions.

[Rum]

OK then. Photoshop?

WANT!

[amused]

reported

[amused]

Pirated software *always* requires constant fucking with to keep it running.

That's not been my experience at all. I rarely have problems with software like that.

I've had several versions of PS and only the most current one is requiring me to reinstall once a month. Pretty much everything I've acquired that way has been trouble-free. Once I figure out how to patch the CS6's 32-bit file into the right place, I should be able to avoid that, even. Can't seem to get it right, tho, even with following the instructions.

QED

And, you have the skills to do that, and figure out which sites provide a clean file without malware. I have a friend who spends an enormous amount of time downloading pirated everything. Which he rarely actually uses because he's into the pirating for its own thrill, I guess.

[FBM]

The problem I'm having with CS6 is minor. I only have to reload it once a month or until I can figure out the instructions. And I'm the extreme opposite of a tekkie. A tekkie would've done it right the first time, I imagine. And this CS6 problem I'm having is one out of dozens of pirated downloads that have been problem-free.