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Software Junkie

November 3rd, 2006 at 06:55 am

Hi, my name is Jackie and I'm a software junkie.

It's true - I love trying new software. What I don't like are crippled versions, hour-long trials, etc.

What I do like are initiatives like http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/. I don't know how sustainable the model is, but I'm along for the ride.

So far the free giveaways have been largely games and image editing software - both of which I like, so it's all right with me. And the price is right!

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4 Responses to “Software Junkie”

1. tinapbeana Says:
   November 3rd, 2006 at 07:04 am
   jackie, i too an a software junkie! i like download.com b/c you can search specifically for freeware licenses.
   
   let's see, on my flash drive alone i have Money Manager, Budget Master, GIMP imaging, Maxthon Browser, Thunderbird, Sunbird, KeyNote, Crimson Editor.... all free! at home I've got a desktop version of GIMP, Open Office, Font Thing, and a couple of others I can't even remember on my external HD.
   
   if you like imaging software you really oughta try GIMP.org; it's on par w/ photoshop or paintshop pro...

2. Broken Arrow Says:
   November 3rd, 2006 at 08:01 am
   Let me just say that there is something that seems Oh So Right about women who are loving their computers.
   
   Tina: Sounds like you're on Linux though. Not everybody is on it... but I'm glad you are!

3. tinapbeana Says:
   November 3rd, 2006 at 08:17 am
   actually, i'm on win XP at least, that's the box i'm sitting at right now and what's running at home w/ all my freeware... currently i am shelled in to 2 linux servers though (does that count?), but i can't really stash my software there, clients would be not-happy!

4. Broken Arrow Says:
   November 3rd, 2006 at 08:58 am
   Oh, that's right. GIMP has been available for Windows. I always forget that.
   
   Yeah, having shell accounts definitely ups your geek creds. After all, many users don't even touch that stuff anymore. They go straight to the pretty pre-installed X windows / window manager of their choice. Not that I'm complaining exactly, but shell is where it's at. At least until you execute X.

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