sodapop Loc: Bel Air, MD

I subscribe to a monthly internet connection payment so that I can complain about a software subscription

DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA

Jimmy T Loc: Virginia

I forget what the update cost is for 7 plug-ins, but I'm sure that it was around $100.
They all work well and the cost is reasonable, IMHO.

srg

The money I least regret spending is $9.99 per month for Photoshop and Lightroom

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

I subscribe, therefore, I am.

Abo

There is a filter media used in Ryco "ST" oil filters that is so good, the oil has less particulates in it
after 2000 miles of use (in a Toyota that was tested) than what the oil had when it was poured out of
its brand new container. Amazingly those filters also have less restriction to flow as well.

If you are interested in extending your engine life by more than 25% this model
should fit your Chev LS1 V8: https://www.ebay.com/itm/124065064892?hash=item1ce2daa7bc:g:~cwAAOSwdzxeMbqa

fehutch Loc: gulfport, ms

[quote=fehutch]No one has mentioned Linux yet, so…
I have been using LINUX MINT for over 5 years. Before that another Linux distribution - probably UBUNTU. I started with Red Hat 9 in 1999 when I set up an email server for a school district. 1300 users at that time. Total cost less than $50 and availability of a couple of Dell Dimension desktop PCs that had been retired from classroom use. Linux is like that, computer thrifty - don’t need the latest and greatest. No need for anti-virus anti-spyware software. And it comes with all software included In the OS. At that time, all we needed.

Today’s Mint distribution includes Open Office which speaks and reads MS Office, Firefox Browser, Thunderbird Email client -same as Outlook or MSMail and easier to use, the equivalent accessory packages on a Windows Installation - to numerous to mention, and photo software packages including GIMP (acronym for Graphic Image Manipulation Program). Gimp is supposed to be the equivalent of PhotoShop - I don’t know; don’t use either one. Everything I need to polish an image for paper is available in any of the less robust graphics packages available as part of the Mint distribution.

This software is all FREE and OS upgrades come as downloads weekly. All you need is an internet connection and the ability to click on an icon and follow instructions. Everything is password secure and you set all your own passwords. Mint looks like Windows; same desktop design, etc. But inside, a whole different animal. No Defragging or disk cleaning stuff to worry about. My wife has an identical system - different hardware, but the same inside. Loaded her box from the same dvd I used to reinstall on mine. No licensing issues, no installation codes to be concerned about. She also has a MAC laptop - had to have it - seldom uses it

In Hurricane Ida, as in Katrina, we lost power - about a day. I shut down both UPS boxes, which is all I needed to do. When the power came back, turned them on, and both systems came right up. I think hers had been on for over a year before the storm. Super reliable, super inexpensive, and super easy to use.

outside of the monthly fee I pay to my website provider, I have no fees for software, purchase or rental. I frankly find the notion of renting software or purchasing something that I am going to have to pay more for later to stay up to date a really stupid idea. I purchased Vuescan for my Canoscan scanner over 5 years ago. Paid for lifetime subscription; the updates come in (Like LINUX), whenever there is one - for free.

Now the big problem with Linux (nothing’s perfect) is the lack of printer support. This is in the USA mainly because manufacturers develop for Windows first, MAC second, the rest only in Europe where there is much more of a Linux presence. I chose my printers (both Canon) because the models had Linux drivers available. They were included in the Mint software distribution. It was pretty much automatic. I use a Pixma IX6800 series (CMYK with extra black). I use after market ink - several sources from Amazon. 15 years now with the same setup. My wife has a different Canon printer scanner combo that takes the same inks. Much cheaper and easy to keep supply inventory.

This is way more elaborate than I had intended, but it is so simple and inexpensive. Certainly not worth the grief I read here a lot. Take great pictures; don’t let the post-processing run you down. Love the site.

Robertl594 Loc: Bloomfield Hills, Michigan and Nantucket

Price of doing business or having a hobby in today’s world needing increasing predictable revenue. New world out there. We are not sure if Covid vaccines will expire needing renewing either. Looking that way however.

11bravo

Another reason to have a system image. Of course, if you wanted to install on a new computer... well, you could always use a virtual machine.. But if the software periodically phones home for verification, maybe you will be SOL...

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Having been involved in sky diving for some time, yes, parachutes may have an age issue. Most are made of nylon. Nylon is photosensitive, in that it deteriorates when exposed to the UV portion of the visible light spectrum. After a sufficient length of time, those 5 minute rides down under a canopy can have a detrimental effect on the material. It will definitely open. Parachutes want to do that. Will it stay together? That's another question.
--Bob

Robertl594 Loc: Bloomfield Hills, Michigan and Nantucket

I hate subscription services. I would rather buy it and be done as I hate ongoing bills. As for PS and LR, I do feel the same, however, it is something I use all of the time. I used to upgrade religiously when a new version came out. I figure that with all of the upgrades, it cost me the same per year, so I am paying about the same. It automatically upgrades for no additional cost. At approx $10 per month, it’s more principle than money. However! We spend loads more on bodies, lenses, filters and other gadgets and we really don’t complain about that.

clickety

👍👍

gouldopfl

As a former owner of a software development company who created vertical market applications, for most applications they were never owned by the customer. They were always owned by the developers. It was "rented" and many companies allowed you to use it until they don't. I spent a million dollars a year in R&D plus marketing, administration, etc. We used a payment model where maintenance was done annually. If the customer didn't want the maintenance after the first year we charged them 250.00 per hour. We also only included updates if on annual maintenance. Security updates were provided for free.

We didn't want to have our customers more than 2 major releases because of our costs to maintain old software. I see no problem with Adobe having a method to keep the software from being re-installed for a old version because if you read the license, you don't own the software

sodapop Loc: Bel Air, MD

That's all right as long as they replace the one that did not work

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Mine didn't on one jump. It wasn't replaced, just repaired. The reserve worked perfectly though.
--Bob