the serial numbers are only for *existing* *customers* who need to
reinstall it, since the activation servers have been taken offline and
their actual serial numbers will no longer work.
not that it matters since it's nearly 20 years old and won't run on
anything made in at least the last decade. those who are still using it
are using *very* outdated hardware (i.e., slow).
The difference between the iKooks and me is I know what I'm talking about.
you have that backwards.
nospam wrote:
I have to admit, while I would never give Adobe my money, it is
frustrating using Paint, Paint 3D and GIMP, they just don't make it
easy to do things that ought to be very straightforward. I can't and
won't support Photoshop, but it might make my life easier.
probably, depending on what you need to do.
the gimp still doesn't support some features that photoshop had 20+
years ago and they're not on their roadmap. it's also much slower than
photoshop.
It's no longer shocking how little these iKooks know about anything...
We all know of "The GIMP" (which is the proper way to say it anyway), and
of how difficult it is to do the simplest of things (e.g., draw curved
arrows and text without having to define text box sizes beforehand, etc.). >>
PhotoShop does work well but it too suffers from a steep learning curve.
In stark contrast to the tradeoff between functionality & learning curves, >> surprisingly, the Windows Photoshop replacement (which Microsoft picked up >> from a student project, as far as I recall), is shockingly easy to use and >> rather powerful (IMHO) in terms of doing things the way they should be.
An example is texting. You just text. You don't have to draw a box.
You don't have to guess where to put it or what size it will be.
You just text and if you want to change anything, you change it.
Likewise with drawing curved arrows. You just point to the start and finish >> and then you can modify any portion of that curved arrow any way you like. >>
Given that it's free, the "closest" thing to it on macOS is "preview"
(AFAIK, from threads on this from the past) and I forget what the closest
Linux equivalent was when I last asked for this functionality.
Digging into the archives...
<https://groups.google.com/g/comp.sys.mac.system>
<https://groups.google.com/g/comp.sys.mac.apps>
<http://groups.google.com/g/comp.os.linux>
Here's a clear reference from
<https://groups.google.com/g/comp.sys.mac.apps/c/KbY7X04ocbY/>
What is a good app for editing screenshots that does the
3 critical things well?
1. Crop and size the screenshot
2. Text the screenshot (with and without underlying white space)
3. Easily circle and arrow as needed to highlight sections
When you look at the answers, the free Windows' solution prevails
over the free macOS and Linux solutions (although they're not all that bad >> being in second or third place - but nothing like what Windows provides).
What do I Google to find this "replacement"?
Why must you lie all the time nospam?
Seriously.
What is wrong with you?
Do you think I don't have it myself?
You do realize that this sort of thing says more about you than about
the person you condemn?
Stan Brown wrote:
You do realize that this sort of thing says more about you than about
the person you condemn?
Hi Stan,
Let's talk about this like adults, shall we?
I think it boils down to how we handle cruel heartless sadistic people.
First, we need to consider that it's a difficult dilemma.
How do you handle cruel sadistic heartless purposefully unhelpful people?
Like nospam is.
Then, let's talk about us, Stan... you and me.
I respect your technical acumen.
And I hope you respect mine.
You don't respect how I confront bullies though, like nospam: <https://img.yumpu.com/6936343/1/500x640/standouts-the-beat-within.jpg>
And that's OK.
I understand your concerns.
You only need to consider mine.
(You do not need to agree... but you should consider why I do what I do).
I do what I do _because_ I care about innocent people getting hurt, Stan. People like nospam are wholly unprepossessing sadistic cruel people, IMHO.
I confront them.
You don't.
You see someone kicking a dog, pushing an old lady in front of a train, stealing women's purses, and you do nothing about it. You look away.
I don't.
There's nothing wrong, in your mind, in how you avoid confronting bullies. And there's nothing wrong, in my mind, in how I confront bullies.
We can agree to disagree.
You prefer to allow bullies to lie, cheat, and steal.
I don't.
We're different that way.
And that's OK.
I don't chastise you for not confronting them.
And you're welcome to chastise me for confronting them.
Adults don't have to always agree on how to best confront bullies.
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