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canetoad

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1. Bright, I hate subscription software too

Reply to TygrBright (Original post)

Fri Jan 10, 2020, 01:32 AM

Jan 2020

Still using Adobe CS3 collection - mine, and it does everything I need. Sure, newer versions have more bells and whistles but I'm proficient and quick and experienced.

Same with MS office, although Word and Excel are the only ones I use regularly. Have a 2002 version. OK for letters and stuff that doesn't require InDesign.

Both run just fine on Win 10. I block Adobe updates in Services, so they don't bother me. My theory is, don't update unless you absolutely need to.

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Avoiding the Tickware economy, and working offline. [View all] TygrBright Jan 2020 OP

Bright, I hate subscription software too canetoad Jan 2020 #1

InDesign is the element of CS4 that I actually use most. TygrBright Jan 2020 #4

Have you heard of this? canetoad Jan 2020 #6

Oh, that's cool! I still miss XP, yep... but I'm used to W7 now TygrBright Jan 2020 #7

possible u can download then save office to a disc. photoshop last time on disk was msongs Jan 2020 #2

Oh, I have all my discs. Just don't know if newer OS will run them. n/t TygrBright Jan 2020 #3

if yer upgrading to 10 u can ask questions about software here... msongs Jan 2020 #5

Are you building your desktop? mr_lebowski Jan 2020 #8

I might do another build. TygrBright Jan 2020 #10

If you decide you want to do your own build and wanna bounce parts options off me mr_lebowski Jan 2020 #12

Just to clarify the software subscriptions.... ManiacJoe Jan 2020 #9

Yeah, I know. But I also object to tickware on principle. n/t TygrBright Jan 2020 #11