Tried looking in Terminal?
Shardie: you said that CC loads a hell of a lot faster. May I ask what your config is?
How do you feel about this rental situation? loads of people are slamming it online but my thinking is this:
CS Design = R15000 (give or take) = 30 months worth of rental (2.5 years). Which beats Adobe's release cycle (not that I remain up to date - I skip several versions at a time).
Terminal
No I havnt looked there - Ill give it sometime until I can find a full download from a torrent. I just hate having to have to download everytime I want to install.
Specs:
MacBook Pro - 17-inch Mid 2010 (2.53GHz i5)
8GB DDR3 Ram
External Monitor - Dell U2711 (27-inch) via Display Port
HDD : SATA 1 - OWC Mercury Extreme Pro SSD (60GB)
HDD : SATA 2 - Seagate Momentus XT Hybrid 750GB
Please Note: I was running the SSD BEFORE Adobe CC came out - which was CS6. Also the SSD only contains my OS and Applications. My HOME folder is on the 750GB drive BUT BUT BUT my LIBRARY folder is on the SSD as well, with symbolic links to the other folders - Music, Documents, Photos etc etc. I used to use 2 x 750GB Hybrids on Raid 0 and had brilliant speeds and 1.5GB HDD space, but since Im using the SSD in this configuration, the speeds are much better.
Adobe CC Subscription
Yes alot of people are complaining about the subscription but I think it's a personal thing. Adobe CS6 Master Edition in this country is extremely expensive so if you do the math and take out a subscription, it will basically take you 3-5 years to have paid off CS6 Master Edition not to mention you get alot more in the cloud than the boxed versions. I always remain up to date with software and to ME I think Adobe has really nailed it on the head this time with features and integration - especially with mobile devices. I love using Adobe Ideas on the iPad and Kuler. For what you getting, I think the full package is way worth it.
This is what I did, I took the money for a CS6 package, put it into another hardly used bank account, and use that to pay the subscription every month. Whats the difference?
People argue that the software is never their own, which software is? Also the fact that I can install on 2 machines Windows or Mac.
The other thing is that Adobe has opened up this world that I was not exposed to simply because I could not code blah blah, not using the new tools I can focus on my designs and have less hassles with code, not to mention InDesign with its ease of use and integration for tablet apps or books - I love it. Now I can offer clients a much better solution.
Im sure for some people it works out more using the subscription, but like I say, each one is different but for me - SUBSCRIPTION EYES CLOSED.
Adobe has already given me a free month because of a small issue I complained about. I use the online support chat ALL THE TIME, so there is always support.
Also now that I have BEHANCE, (although I also have my own website). its great to just be able to upload my work and ideas.
There is no other company that gives all these solutions in one package and for a couple of rands a month - worth it. In South Africa we spend more than that a month on total crap - DSTV example. If you are serious about improving yourself in the design arena - I say take the plunge - One small job a month pays for the subscription as well.
Good Luck
Oh here is my Behance site :
theimagehouse on behance
