Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/10/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nathan - what I did was to finally get something useful for all the money I pay for my kid's college tuition - yes that's right - access to their student discount. I bought IN DESIGN and Adobe's web design package for a pittance. For package, and legal. I thought for sure the student bookstore would balk at sending the package to me directly rather than having my son or daughter pick it up first but no. ernie At 03:19 PM 10/9/2006, you wrote: >Many thanks for all the useful advice. Even though Tina, whom I >admire and respect for many reasons, recommended the upgrade, I have >decided to stick with CS for now and invest the surplus in Belgian >beer. Which ones? Well, Belgian beer is highly seasonal; in the >summer I drink lots of the white beers, or Kriek, Geuze and Lambic. >But now that the days are getting shorter and the weather crappier, >it is time to roll out the heavy stuff: Forbidden Fruit, Duvel, >Hoegarden Grand Cru, Westmalle Tripel and the like. > >Cheers :-) > >Nathan > >Nick Roberts wrote: >>Surely the only question really relevant for this list is WHICH >>Belgian beers? ;) >> >>Nick >> >>----- Original Message ---- >>From: Philippe Orlent <philippe.orlent@pandora.be> >>To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> >>Sent: Monday, 9 October, 2006 8:24:24 PM >>Subject: Re: [Leica] Photoshop purchase. question... >> >> >>I think you're right: I had the CS version and upgraded it to the CS2 >>version. Not much differences for the average user. >> >>It's faster if your processor can follow... See http:// >>www.barefeats.com/cscs2.html. >>But I suspect that you don't work regulary on very heavy images (+300 >>Mb) >> >>File Browser has been replaced with Bridge, but I'm not very fond of >>it. Many arent't I have the impression. >> >>There's one thing that really is interesting if you do a lot of >>retouching -which I know you don't-: the spot healing brush. >>Also an inbuilt noise reduction tool, and intelligent sharpening. >> >>If you want to go into detail: >>http://www.adobeevangelists.com/pdfs/ pscs2/pscs2new.pdf >> >>Cheers (also literally with all the Belgian beer you can buy form >>this upgrade :-), >>Philippe >> >> >> >> >> >>Op 9-okt-06, om 21:11 heeft Nathan Wajsman het volgende geschreven: >> >> >>>This thread brings me to a question: I have a (legal) copy of CS. I >>>have been thinking of upgrading to CS2, but then again, I have not >>>done it because there is no compelling reason to do so. When going >>>from PS7 to CS, there was one--the ability to do many more things >>>in 16-bit space. Going from CS to CS2 give me...exactly what? The >>>price is not huge, but I can spend the ca. 200 EUR on a whole lot >>>of Belgian beer or some other worthwhile pursuit. >>> >>>Input from people who have upgrade is greatly appreciated. >>> >>>Nathan >>> >>>Matt Powell wrote: >>> >>>>On 10/9/06, Kenneth Frazier <kennybod@mac.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>>I've noticed that Photoshop CS2 is for sale on eBay, at a greatly >>>>>reduced price, and advertised as legal and registerable. Some of >>>>>them are sold with a copy of an earlier version, which can be >>>>>used to >>>>>register the new upgrade version. >>>>> >>>>>Can anybody comment on this? >>>>> >>>>>I wouldn't ask this, but if it is legal, I can save a lot of money. >>>>> >>>>>TIA, >>>>> >>>>>Ken >>>>> >>>>You're in the clear if you receive a legit copy of the older version >>>>and a legit copy of the upgrade - you own the software and the >>>>license. >>>> >>>>It's not necessarily a scam (I know people who've done it), but I'd >>>>check feedback very closely, and look into the possibility of just >>>>purchasing a copy of Adobe CS off of Ebay and buying the CS2 upgrade >>>>separately (newegg.com has the Photoshop upgrade for ~$170). >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>-- >>>Nathan Wajsman >>>Almere, The Netherlands >>> >>>SUPPORT FREEDOM OF SPEECH, BUY DANISH PRODUCTS! >>> >>>General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com >>>Picture-A-Week: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >>>Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com >>> >>>Stock photography: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman >>>http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=507 >>>Prints for sale: http://www.photodeluge.com >>> >>>Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog >>> >>> >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>Leica Users Group. >>>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Leica Users Group. >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> >> >>___________________________________________________________ Yahoo! >>Messenger - NEW crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with >>voicemail http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Leica Users Group. >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> > >-- >Nathan Wajsman >Almere, The Netherlands > >SUPPORT FREEDOM OF SPEECH, BUY DANISH PRODUCTS! > >General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com >Picture-A-Week: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com > >Stock photography: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman >http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=507 >Prints for sale: http://www.photodeluge.com > >Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information