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December 04, 2006

Should the learning curve swoosh up like that?

I get called on to do the computer related things at work. Or, more accurately, I get called on for anything that plugs into a wall or runs on batteries.

Now its websites. Graphic design is not my strong point. However, judging by the varied expressions of shock, loathing, disgust and fear when quoted by a design firm, it will be another task for me.

For a very long time, I've been using Paint Shop Pro (from Jasc software, recently acquired by Corel) for all my image editing needs. Being of sound mind and limited budget, and with an impatience born of general unwillingness to spend hours mastering complex software, it has the perfect blend of features and usability for me. I can pick it up after months of neglect and be very nearly instantly productive.

Whilst I have used PhotoShop and appreciate its power, after any decent term of disuse the interface always seems largely alien to me and needs to be relearnt.

Unfortunately, Paint Shop Pro it doesn't do everything I need it to for this task (though it comes close), so the bullet has been bitten and a copy of CorelDRAW has been purchased, which I have vague memories of using a decade ago.

It looks complex. Very complex.

Scrawled illegibly by Meathe at December 4, 2006 03:12 PM

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