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Wow, that's pretty epic.

I'm an Acronis True Image user, which is like Ghost on steroids, but I don't believe it can do bootable copies though. Awesome!
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Renamed the thread a bit, thought to myself - if yu spot an insane special - post it up.
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Right to update this thread for some people...

http://www.hardocp.com/news/2011/05/26/ ... _platinum/
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This looks like one of those dubious sites to me.

I think it would be a boon for the more cash-strapped among us of there was at least one digital distribution website that [legally] sold older versions of non-gaming applications software.
Do you know of any such place?

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I hope that this is the right place to post the following:


Ye Olde Adobe Creative Suite Giveaway
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Intel gives you a free cloning software powered by acronis for when you clone your drive for an ssd.

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StarPhoenix wrote:I hope that this is the right place to post the following:


Ye Olde Adobe Creative Suite Giveaway
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Dov Isaacs (adobe forums) wrote:On behalf of Adobe Systems Incorporated ...

You have heard wrong! Adobe is absolutely not providing free copies of CS2!

What is true is that Adobe is terminating the activation servers for CS2 and that for existing licensed users of CS2 who need to reinstall their software, copies of CS2 that don't require activation but do require valid serial numbers are available. (Special serial numbers are provided on the page for each product download.) See <http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1114930>.

You are only legally entitled to download and install with that serial number if you have a valid license to the product!
while the download requires no id and the serials, by all appearances, work the fact is adobe is not calling this a freebie give-away...
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Okay home users, here's our software... here's a serial key.

But please note this is NOT a free give-away.

Also please note it IS opposites day
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Thank you :D
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hamin_aus wrote:Okay home users, here's our software... here's a serial key.

But please note this is NOT a free give-away.

Also please note it IS opposites day
There's an official quote by Adobe Systems that was made hours later that made no mention of that fact that downloading the software and using the key was illegal. In their own words, "this may be interpreted as giving out software our for free, but it was really done for our existing customers."

So its pretty much free now.
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And the codes worked. I had CS2 on my old laptop - now I have it on my new laptop.
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Not really into CS, but Acrobat 8 Pro works just fine on Win7 x64 :D
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I have never used that. We use Audition for our radio stations though.
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For any Windows 8 user who has been bitching about the Metro UI, giveawayoftheday.com is offering Start Menu X Pro today only for free. Kinda like Stardock's Start8, but free. For today. Only.

Note: This is not the place to resume the Metro UI bitching. If you want the app, grab it. If you hate Windows 8, tell someone who cares. Somewhere else.
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