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Since I fitted an SSD, Corel Paintshop Pro X6 loads in seconds - so I load it, use it, close it.
And when I close it, I get a message suggesting I upgrade to X8 at a discount (the message has a "don't show me this again" but this is Corel, so clicking the checkbox closes the dialog rather than actually working...)
And I have indeed upgraded, a couple of weeks ago, but it loads a lot slower, and I'm not familliar with it yet, so for quick jobs, I load X6.
And the first time I close it, I get a discount offer: 85%.
The second time, I get 75% off
Then 45% off.
Then 25% off (IIRC)
So... if I don't accept, the price goes UP? 
Corel - you're weird
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OriginalGriff wrote: And when I close it, I get a message suggesting I upgrade to X8 at a discount (the message has a "don't show me this again" but this is Corel, so clicking the checkbox closes the dialog rather than actually working...)
It still happens in X7... and X8...
OriginalGriff wrote: Corel - you're weird
I think you meant "f*cked up".
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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Ever since Corel bought them, I switched to PhotoFiltre[^]. V6 is free.
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I see you can create icon files with it - Very nice! 
Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!
modified 13-Apr-16 13:38pm.
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I hung on with JASC V9 for ages - but it didn't play nice with Aero, so I eventually bit the bullet and ungraded to X6*
It has all the usual Corel signs: more bugs, slower, load of features nobody uses (or even remembers were there until it's too late).
* I meant to write "upgraded" but perhaps I've coined a new word: "To Ungrade: To install a later version of software that isn't as good as the version you were using"
Example: "I ungraded from Windows 7 to Windows 10"
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I was having problems loading hi-res images. Anything higher that 200dpi and I would have to load the file in parts, convert the layers to raster, and add them one at a time to the final image. What a pain. At least in X8, I can work with the entire layered image without crashes (although it's painfully slow with a large image and a lot of layers). I hate the interface though - the old one (in PSP7) was fine.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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I definitely agree on the interface: I still can't get the tool palettes to go where I want 'em...
But I could open a 600dpi, 3880 x 4997 image and edit it in V9. Mind you, the pspimage file was 117MB! 
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Paint.NET[^] is also very good.
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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OriginalGriff wrote: And the first time I close it, I get a discount offer: 85%.
The second time, I get 75% off
Then 45% off.
Then 25% off (IIRC)
So... if I don't accept, the price goes UP?
So find the persistent counter in the registry, and change it to a negative value so Corel pays you to get the latest version.
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I gave up on them with XII, and haven't upgraded since.
Guess what! It still works!
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Paintshop Pro 9 still does everything I need
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I'm an optoholic - my glass is always half full of vodka.
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If someone asks what they should use for a place that researchers can share documents and have discussions what would you recommend?
This would be a global 'community'.
I first thought of Yammer, but it seems to be for internal for businesses and this would be open to any internet user if approved.
No Facebook group is desired as they are looking for something more professional.
Thanks in advance.
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 I second this. Slack is a great tool for sharing/collaboration.
The United States invariably does the right thing, after having exhausted every other alternative. -Winston Churchill
America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. -Oscar Wilde
Wow, even the French showed a little more spine than that before they got their sh*t pushed in.[^] -Colin Mullikin
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I haven't used Slack before, can people outside the organization join and can it have auto-join?
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I have no idea - only started using it yesterday! 
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SharePoint 2013 - it's wonderful!
- I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.
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Yeah, Were are not fully on Office 365 yet, so 
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*pukes*
Sp used to be great.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Google.
As in Google, not Google it.
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I am thinking the Google Groups is good enough. Thanks.
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Bitbucket [^] + HipChat [^] is one idea
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Socialcast? www.socialcast.com
Not free, but it is designed to be a collaboration platform for business.
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Cisco Spark.
Encrypted at rest and in transit.
Messaging. Virtual rooms. Team spaces.
Files. 1to1 messaging.
Meetings with audio, video, screen share. Voice calling with pstn option. Connect video to conference rooms, Skype for business and other SIP URI defined standards-based video conferencing systems.
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In this world, do you get rich or die frying?
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