The Adobe Photoshop family of products is the ultimate playground for bringing out the best in your digital images, transforming them into anything you can imagine and showcasing them in.

Hussam did a good job. I'd try some of my resources about non-adobe things you can use. But first, a PSA for giggles. Adobe CC reads everything a user is doing in their screen, reports it to heir HQ as plaintext.

They also sell your info to make money off of those sweet, sweet spam lists. Don't believe me? Make your own domain name when you buy webhosting, register adobe products to it or use an old education address. Watch the spam flow in.

Update Timeline [from 2nd article--full links in article]. Ars Technica independently confirms many details. [A second confirmation comes in from Liza Daly of Safari Books.[ ] Adobe responds.

[Digital Editions 4.0.1 is released, and does not spy on users. ]The EFF confirms all of my initial report. [Why am I posting this? Because people have a right to know. Adobe's tools are wonderful, but free software that does similar things also exist. And in accordance with Stallman's Free Software principles, it produces uneven power or a yoke over it's users. Take a look at the Free software foundation.

Good stuff, mate. [ direct software directory link. Picasa 3 for mac. ] in the meantime, if you must have a photo editor tool, CS6 does not have the problems that CC does. I use my library and college for those tools, mainly, but there are alternatives. Coral Draw is an alternative to Adobe Illustrator. There are many others.

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Here is the direct link to the Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended 30 Day Trial. Photoshop CS3 Extended includes all of the features in Photoshop CS3 plus specialized features for editing 3D and motion-based content and for performing image analysis. The Mac version of the download is 759.57 MB, the Windows version is 463.59 MB. System Requirements Windows Intel Pentium 4, Intel Centrino, Intel Xeon, or Intel Core Duo (or compatible) processor. Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or Windows Vista Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise (certified for 32-bit editions).

512MB of RAM. 64MB of video RAM. 1GB of available hard-disk space (additional free space required during installation). 1,024x768 monitor resolution with 16-bit video card. DVD-ROM drive. QuickTime 7 software required for multimedia features. Internet or phone connection required for product activation.