As for the finances, I'm lucky. I called my credit card company and they cut me a check for my computer. A fixed 4.75% on it. My regular rate is 9.5%. You might look into it if it an option for you.
I have - Sibelius, the Music notation software. I have the full version, - at a price similar to final cut pro! This generates a code based on the hardware/software makeup of the computer. You have to register your computer's code, and you have then to go through a process of typing codes between the computer and another that you want to transfer the license to. I don't know what I'd do if my HD wiped out - I think I'd shout at the company until they gave me another code.
Great piece of software, though - should use it more!
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We have that at college - the college politics between the systems department and the music department mean it's needed to have a new code quite a few times after changes to the computers. We tend to just shout at the company, like you say - one time, though, we were sick to death of trying to prove we legally owned these copies, so we warez-ed four copies of it onto four of the computers in the lab. It's sad when it's easier to pirate software you own than it is to install it!
My employer offers up to a $2,000 interest-free loan for home computer/peripheral purchases. The loan period is for one-year, and you can elect to have the payments auto-deducted from your pay checks. You can start a new loan as soon as the previous one is paid off.
This is a great program for a company that deals with creative projects as it encourages employees to have updated computers at home. The company benefits from staff members doing R&D for fun on their own time, which trickles back to company projects.
I always keep the loan active so I don't even miss the money in my pay check anymore. I usually replace my desktop Mac every two-years, and replace monitors, software, printers, etc. during the alternate years. I have always found that I can get at least half what I paid for my Mac hardware when I replace it at two-year intervals.
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I have - Sibelius, the Music notation software. I have the full version, - at a price similar to final cut pro! This generates a code based on the hardware/software makeup of the computer. You have to register your computer's code, and you have then to go through a process of typing codes between the computer and another that you want to transfer the license to. I don't know what I'd do if my HD wiped out - I think I'd shout at the company until they gave me another code.
Great piece of software, though - should use it more!
David</strong><hr></blockquote>
We have that at college - the college politics between the systems department and the music department mean it's needed to have a new code quite a few times after changes to the computers. We tend to just shout at the company, like you say - one time, though, we were sick to death of trying to prove we legally owned these copies, so we warez-ed four copies of it onto four of the computers in the lab. It's sad when it's easier to pirate software you own than it is to install it!
Amorya
This is a great program for a company that deals with creative projects as it encourages employees to have updated computers at home. The company benefits from staff members doing R&D for fun on their own time, which trickles back to company projects.
I always keep the loan active so I don't even miss the money in my pay check anymore. I usually replace my desktop Mac every two-years, and replace monitors, software, printers, etc. during the alternate years. I have always found that I can get at least half what I paid for my Mac hardware when I replace it at two-year intervals.