Comments on: The "wow" starts a bit later, I’m afraid. http://iconoclastech.com/2007/07/17/the-wow-starts-a-bit-later-im-afraid/ We're in your internets, smashing your icons! Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:40:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: steve http://iconoclastech.com/2007/07/17/the-wow-starts-a-bit-later-im-afraid/#comment-17 steve Fri, 27 Jul 2007 13:06:20 +0000 http://iconoclastech.com/?p=22#comment-17 Thanks for the tip, Jeff. Unfortunately, the Gimp engine still lacks a lot of photoshop's features that I'm really fond of, such as smart objects. I'm not worried so much about virus. Clamwin AV is an excellent product, and far superior to Norton AV when it comes to the effectiveness / resource hogging ratio :-) I don't see as much support in the open source community as I'd like for designers, but that's for the same reason that there isn't a lot of open source software out there for accountants. There isn't enough of an overlap between the two fields. Thanks for the tip, Jeff. Unfortunately, the Gimp engine still lacks a lot of photoshop’s features that I’m really fond of, such as smart objects.

I’m not worried so much about virus. Clamwin AV is an excellent product, and far superior to Norton AV when it comes to the effectiveness / resource hogging ratio :-)

I don’t see as much support in the open source community as I’d like for designers, but that’s for the same reason that there isn’t a lot of open source software out there for accountants. There isn’t enough of an overlap between the two fields.

]]> By: Jeff http://iconoclastech.com/2007/07/17/the-wow-starts-a-bit-later-im-afraid/#comment-11 Jeff Fri, 20 Jul 2007 13:05:03 +0000 http://iconoclastech.com/?p=22#comment-11 While I've not played much with it myself, there is a package called "Gimpshop" that takes The Gimp and makes it more like Photoshop to use. Personally, I have setup seamless virtualization using VirtualBox, XP Pro and Ubuntu. The overhead is a bit high, in my opinion, in terms of hard drive usage, but the speed is as fast or faster in VBox that my system runs XP natively. And CS2 at least, works on this setup, I imagine CS3 will as well. The only thing it blows on is games, no 3D support in VBox. Yes, it still uses Windows. No, it's not a "Pure" solution. It's also not gonna nuke my system from opening a virus'd email, either :D While I’ve not played much with it myself, there is a package called “Gimpshop” that takes The Gimp and makes it more like Photoshop to use.

Personally, I have setup seamless virtualization using VirtualBox, XP Pro and Ubuntu. The overhead is a bit high, in my opinion, in terms of hard drive usage, but the speed is as fast or faster in VBox that my system runs XP natively. And CS2 at least, works on this setup, I imagine CS3 will as well. The only thing it blows on is games, no 3D support in VBox.

Yes, it still uses Windows. No, it’s not a “Pure” solution. It’s also not gonna nuke my system from opening a virus’d email, either :D

]]> By: steve http://iconoclastech.com/2007/07/17/the-wow-starts-a-bit-later-im-afraid/#comment-9 steve Tue, 17 Jul 2007 16:07:01 +0000 http://iconoclastech.com/?p=22#comment-9 Alex: Good in theory, but not always in practice. I've yet to turn up a tutorial for installing all of CS3 on WINE, and I'm pretty sure it'll take up more time than it will ever be worth. Dan: You might be right about the productivity improvements, although therapy might be a stretch. I'll consider it, but a mac isn't my first priority right now. Alex: Good in theory, but not always in practice. I’ve yet to turn up a tutorial for installing all of CS3 on WINE, and I’m pretty sure it’ll take up more time than it will ever be worth.

Dan: You might be right about the productivity improvements, although therapy might be a stretch. I’ll consider it, but a mac isn’t my first priority right now.

]]> By: alex http://iconoclastech.com/2007/07/17/the-wow-starts-a-bit-later-im-afraid/#comment-8 alex Tue, 17 Jul 2007 09:25:37 +0000 http://iconoclastech.com/?p=22#comment-8 There are ways of running photoshop in linux without using a virtual machine. There are many tutorials on the web about running photoshop on linux, using wine and other api's. Check them out, and have a go at linux, maybe ubuntu studio. It will be well worth your time. There are ways of running photoshop in linux without using a virtual machine. There are many tutorials on the web about running photoshop on linux, using wine and other api’s. Check them out, and have a go at linux, maybe ubuntu studio. It will be well worth your time.

]]> By: Dan http://iconoclastech.com/2007/07/17/the-wow-starts-a-bit-later-im-afraid/#comment-7 Dan Tue, 17 Jul 2007 06:04:50 +0000 http://iconoclastech.com/?p=22#comment-7 Hi. Go for the mac asap - they're only 800 quid (plus a mac copy of CS3). You'll save that in a couple of months of productivity improvements and not needing so much therapary! Dan Hi.

Go for the mac asap - they’re only 800 quid (plus a mac copy of CS3). You’ll save that in a couple of months of productivity improvements and not needing so much therapary!

Dan

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