MicDorsey

The latest Mac OS update killed Photoshop for me (CS 6). Illustrator was painfully slow and wonky, as well. The new Affinity Photo and Designer apps for Mac, both v. 1.7, appear to be mature, well-thought-out alternatives to Greedy Adobe products. Affinity has them discounted right now for $40 each. Considering the quality of the software (in some cases with superior features to PS and AI), the price is a steal. FWIW, I'm a graphic designer and have used PS and AI since the early 90s. Is there a learning curve with the Affinity products? Absolutely. Their free video tutorials are outstanding, however, and help the process along. Yeah, it's equal parts invigorating and PITA, but ultimately worth it to give the one-finger salute to Adobe.

toysandme said:

leftoverbacon said:

Amazon is a monopoly, and seriously needs some anti-trust action.

They are stifling innovation and reducing competition.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/07/technology/monopoly-antitrust-lina-khan-amazon.html

http://inthesetimes.com/article/21850/is-amazon-using-predatory-pricing-in-violation-of-antitrust-laws-monopoly

https://thisishell.com/interviews/996-stacy-mitchell

Amazon (Bezos, WaPo etc) is part of the Military industrial complex, censuring politically incorrect books that embarrass the powers that shouldn’t be. 

Censuring, huh? And what about the military-industrial complex? Tighten your tinfoil hat.

cgWerks said:

One thing the article misses is the power of Finder's search. This is especially important, because Spotlight, frankly, sucks. Much better to do Command-F and use the original, better search tools that have been in Finder for a long time.

Spotlight was awesome (in Tiger). But no, Apple couldn't stop tinkering (also, think Spaces). In Tiger, Spotlight displayed search results in a functional grid with much useful information.

Latko said:

seanismorris said:

This is just weird...

Apple must have to much money to know what to do with.

You can get classes at regular Apple Stores...

If you want to attract customers through education, why not give lectures at a university campus.

Customers paid Tim that money to stay upfront in tech products, not to fulfill his self-affirmation or to show off his ascendency in real estate.

Tim Cook is one weird dude – poster boy for SJW and the oldster *so* out of touch, desperately catering to the young crowd he cannot comprehend. Out of touch, consumed in the Apple force field. He needs to go. And in case you're thinking this is ageism, I am older than Tim, and he is just an embarrassment.

I wish people who whine about the iMac design being "horribly outdated" or "overdue for the much-needed redesign" would just shut up. This gorgeous design is freaking timeless.