I had previously expressed my disappointment of Adobe’s Photoshop upgrade policy announced late last year; it now seems that Adobe have reconsidered that policy following extensive criticism. Further details here: Adobe has change of heart for CS6 upgrade pricing http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-57357753-264/adobe-has-change-of-heart-for-cs6-upgrade-pricing/ I guess we need to find out a little bit more on the features and [...]
Oh dear. Adobe faces criticism for change of upgrade policy http://www.dpreview.com/news/2011/11/22/AdobeUpgradeCriticism I think that this is where I am to part ways with Adobe Photoshop. And Adobe’s pricing policy in the UK is extortionate. I’ll continue with my current version (CS4) and investigate alternative products. Perhaps some variation of GIMP with various plugins or Corel [...]
Following my post “Boris Johnson harming kids?” at http://www.metalvortex.com/blog/2010/08/03/449.html, I’ve found an earlier article from fullfact.org “Literacy in schools: are the statistics unsound?” which describes serious issues in the validity of statistics and data sources. Much work still to be done to confirm source data and validate the statistics. Article by Kulvinder Singh Matharu – [...]
Having read Ben Goldacre “Bad Science” book and blog, and having read other websites dedicated to the need for evidence-based decisions and the need for proper trials, I agree with Ben Goldacre’s article “Boris Johnson and his innovative trial methodology” that Johnson may be harming our kids with his “tacit” endorsement of the Centre for [...]
