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Adobe Systems New Upgrade Path Policy for Creative Suite Users

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Over at Adobe Systems they’ve changed  the upgrade path for users of Creative Suite.  Those who haven’t upgraded to CS5 or CS5.5 already will be hurt the most! If you are a CS3 or CS4 user you’ll have to upgrade before the end of the year to keep your Discount when/if you upgrade to CS6. Adobe Systems says,  ” In order to qualify for upgrade pricing when CS6  releases customers will need to be on the latest version of our software (either CS5 or CS5.5 editions). If our customers are not yet on those versions, we’re offering a 20% discount through December 31, 2011 which will qualify them for upgrade pricing when we release CS6.”

How does this hurt? If Adobe releases CS6 in Q1 2012 those same folks will need to pay more money to upgrade to CS6 or go on the monthly subscription plan.

Read their policy here.

Scott Kelby    NAPP- National Association of Photoshop Users President has written an open letter to Adobe Systems pointing out how unfair this move is, and how it is going to hurt their base, and he gives them some “face-saving” ideas that make sense to me.

When Seconds Count!

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Yesterday afternoon I felt the rumble of a large vehicle, and  heard the sirens of several firetrucks pass by my house. Dropping everything to run out the door to see what was going on I smelled smoke and saw the trucks were not too far away as I reached the end of my driveway. I raced back in the house for my camera then dashed back out to run up the block.  A house up the street was on fire! A homeowners worst nightmare to be sure. I arrived only seconds after the fire trucks and already the firemen had sprung into action.

This lad was setting up the hose, and firemen were already in the house. He gives the fireman at the hydrant the thumbs up signal. All is ready to go.

Photograph by Deborah M. Zajac. All Rights Reserved.

Turning on the spigot

Photography by Deborah M. Zajac. All Rights Reserved
Photograph by Deborah M. Zajac. All Rights Reserved.
Photograph by Deborah M. Zajac. All Rights Reserved.

The rescue! I heard the fireman say, ” he/she was right near the door and came right to him.”  A very uplifting moment in an otherwise very tense, and somber time.

Photograph by Deborah M. Zajac. All Rights Reserved.

Minutes after this the firemen came off the roof. They were making great headway in knocking this fire down. Thankfully, no one was hurt. I haven’t heard today how much damage was sustained, but it didn’t look as bad as it could have been. I’m grateful for these suburban heroes whose quick action, skill, and professionalism not only saved this dog, but saved the house from total ruin.  Thank you San Jose Fire Department Station 14!

Nikon D300s| Nikkor 18-200mm VR| Hand-held

Tioga and Glacier Roads Plowing Update

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There is still a lot of snow up there!

http://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/tioga.htm

 

Watch the crew as it plows near Olmstead Point

http://www.nps.gov/media/pwr/avElement/yose-olmstedplowing.mov

 

For the historians View a log of Tioga & Glacier Roads Closing/ Opening dates.

http://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/tiogaopen.htm

Nikon D800 delayed until October 2011

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Nikon Rumors reports the D700 replacement is rumored to be announced in October 2011. The delay due to the Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan. This is a better outlook than I had hoped for. I’ve been looking forward to this upgrade for awhile now. Read the whole thing here:

http://nikonrumors.com/2011/05/03/nikon-d800-delayed-till-october-2011-d4-in-early-2012.aspx

H/T Nikon Rumors