Re: Photoshop CS3

**"* P* L* <t*@spamfodder.com>**

> A thought for the fiscally-challenged among us. 
> 
> I'm in the midst of moving my computer systems to linux and have
> discovered that GIMP - the linux photoshop equivalent is a free download
> and that there is a windows version that runs quite nicely (tried it).
> While Gimp may not be the equal to photoshop for high-end print work,
> for all of my webwork it is way more than what I need.(and the free
> price is pretty nice as well)  - google it for download.

GIMP (argh, shades of Pulp Fiction running through my mind -- not what I
usually think about first thing in the morning) is also available for 
Windows and MacOS X, so if you're not willing to move to Linux you can
still enjoy quality image manipulation software for free.

I think it's really cool that you're using Linux.  :)  I first tried
it in 1991 (version 0.12) and have used it as my core operating system
since 1994 with very few regrets.

That said, there have been many times when I've needed to use Windows,
but I really dislike the idea of rebooting my machine out of Linux every 
time.  I ended up purchasing VMware -- it creates a 'virtual machine'
that runs on top of the base Linux operating system.  I can boot up 
and use my virtual machine whenever I need to use Windows without exiting
Linux.  For all practical purposes it's another whole machine without
having to buy a second system.

They also have a free version now available at

   http://www.vmware.com/products/server/

Now my TiVo2Go software can download shows off my TiVo without any manual
interference from me.  :)  I do still use the virtual machine for Photoshop, 
scanning, and color printing, as well as opening the occassional 
PowerPoint presentation or typing up a Word document, but I really 
prefer Linux.

> And the other significant note is that I had a Minolta Dimage slide
> scanner that used to work fine on W98 but refused to budge on WinXP.

I had a similar problem with my old HP slide scanner.  VueScan (a 
commercial package, but only $50) is considered to be one of the best
slide-scanning packages out there.  It's available for Windows, MacOS X,
MacOS 9, and Linux at 

   http://www.hamrick.com/

There is a free trial download, but if I remember correctly it sticks a
watermark on every image until you pay.  Once I ponied up the cash all of 
my scanning problems were history.  The fact that your license works on
any operating system is a huge plus for me, too.

Chris

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