http://jonraasch.com/blog Web development and design blog from Portland based developer Jon Raasch Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:08:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://jonraasch.com/blog/5-reasons-to-buy-cs5-and-not-just-steal-it http://jonraasch.com/blog/5-reasons-to-buy-cs5-and-not-just-steal-it#comments Thu, 25 Mar 2010 21:00:08 +0000 Jon Raasch http://jonraasch.com/blog/?p=887 Adobe CS5 is coming out on April 12, and I can't wait. This new release comes packed with a ton of awesome new features, such as content-aware fill, painting, better edge detection and time-saving shortcuts. But this post isn't about all of CS5's awesome features, it's about why you should actually buy it this time around. In a few weeks, just about anyone will be able to find a torrent, download link or burned copy of CS5. It seems to me that Adobe unofficially condones this, similar to record labels unofficially allowing "leaked" videos on YouTube. Let's face it: readily available pirated copies of the Creative Suite allow Adobe to retain what is basically a monopoly on this software. Amateur users, who would never actually purchase the software, find illegal copies and not only learn the Creative Suite, but more importantly don't learn something from a competitor. Adobe then depends on professional users such as design agencies and larger freelancers to actually buy the software.]]> http://jonraasch.com/blog/5-reasons-to-buy-cs5-and-not-just-steal-it/feed 10 http://jonraasch.com/blog/poopy-social-media-icons http://jonraasch.com/blog/poopy-social-media-icons#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:03:27 +0000 Jon Raasch http://jonraasch.com/blog/?p=705 this post or retweet it if you like using these. Thanks! Download the Poopy Social Media Icons The Poopy Social Icon set covers 34 different social media outlets with an extra icon option for both Twitter and Digg. If I missed any, please let me know.]]> http://jonraasch.com/blog/poopy-social-media-icons/feed 2