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Tip #50 - Alternatives to purchasing software?
There's no way I can afford Photoshop!
- (A reader in a recent workshop)
Go to http://www.shareware.com
and pig out. You'd be amazed at how many image editing programs there are
for just a few bucks shareware. America Online has dozens of them on
both platforms. Also take a snoop into
Altavista and search for
the type software you're looking for.
There's almost always a "demo" version available somewhere.
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Hit the yard sales, and online classified.
Most of the time you can pick up old versions of
software that are perfectly good. A recent note I saw offered
Photoshop 2.5 CD with books for $125.00.
I bought ColorStudio and Digital Darkroom, just to have a look-see,
in America Online's Classified board -- both for $25.00!
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User Groups -- Let me also recommend you join a user group.
User groups are clubs that share a
common interest in a specific platform or software. There you'll
find all sorts of info. Sometimes they hold swap meets where
software is sold at ridiculously low prices.
For a user group in your area, try:
http://www.ugconnection.com
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If you are in the
Washington D.C. area, DO NOT miss joining The Washington Apple PI
(Mac) or The Capital PC User Group (PC) -- the PI has two mega-yard
sales each year, and last year a vendor was selling Photoshop for
$69.00. (by the way, it's also an excellent way to pass those
unused products you've got along to other, more interested users!)
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Local Sources -
Who knows? You may not even need the software... another alternative is to zip into Kinkos,
scan your photo, use the high-end software they have and zip home
all for under ten bucks. It may take a while the first few times
out, but once you get good at it you can keep the cost down.
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Snoop around. You'd be amazed!
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