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Paint.NET[^] is a damn fine and free app that you may wish to look at.
Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. ~ George Washington
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For some reason, I was never a fan of Paint.NET and always used PhotoFiltre[^].
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Personally, I shy away from most free apps; there are exceptions, though.
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Agreed. My only complaint has been the startup time of the new version; it takes an age to get going.
Software Zen: delete this;
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On my computer it starts within a second.
Dual Core i7 (4 logical core) with hyperthreading, 8 GB RAM, 1 TB Hybrid HDD (Only core system files/drivers are on the SSD part. Everything else is on the normal HDD part).
What do you get when you cross a joke with a rhetorical question?
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i5, 4G RAM, normal HDD. It takes 8-10 seconds to start  .
Software Zen: delete this;
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Brisingr Aerowing wrote: On my computer it starts within a second.
Same here. Home (i5, 8GB, normal HD) and work (i5, 8GB, SSD)
Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. ~ George Washington
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What you bought is a bit bloated but I like Corel's PSP product overall. I have used PSP (jasc and corel). It takes some time to get used to but I think you will like it if you give it some time. Youtube and other sites have good tutorials.
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Yeah, I've used PSP9 for ten years or so, and it works brilliantly - I upgraded from PSP7 (IIRC). And of course when Corel bought JASC I didn't upgrade, knowing Corel's propensity for "Add bloat, add bugs, remove features, ship" development.
But...PSP9 is kinda long-in-the-tooth, and it's a pain doing screenshots on Win7 (because it doesn't support Aero, so it's "snap, start PSP, deal with image, stop PSP, snap, start PSP, repeat") and with the release of X7 I got a very good deal on X6.
Hopefully, despite the bloat it'll be as good...
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The box for X2 had been sitting on my shelf for about eight years, because I'd installed it on an older machine when I bought it, then immediately uninstalled and reverted to PSP9.
I installed on my latest desktop, a couple of months ago, because I'd been using X4 at work, and was accustomed to the way it handled windows/zooming/cropping/etc.
A few (for me) necessary installation prerequisites were:
a: No, it may not run anything TSR at startup.
b: No, it may not install a catalogue that searches my HDDs/local network/entire ****ing Internet for pictures.
c: No, it may not install anything that is not actually part of the app.
d: That hideous, black, "I wanna be cool like apple", UI has to go.
Once that's all sorted out, it's fine; like a normal upgrade to PSP.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Mark_Wallace wrote: d: That hideous, black, "I wanna be cool like apple", UI has to go.
Oh yes. One of the first things I found was the "light grey" option.
Then the "dual monitor" selection... 
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PSP 9 was awesome, but it always switched the graphics into classic view, so I got sick of it and bought PSP X5.
Some things I don't like about the new version:
- Startup is slooooow.
- DRM service is installed (I don't like being spied on, except by the NSA). I tried How to Disable and Uninstall Protexis Licensing Service (PSIService.exe)[^], but it didn't work. Maybe you'll have better luck.
- The File Browser was replaced by the Manage tab at the top, and it's horrendous (IMHO).
- When you close PSP, a nag ad screen pops up, even when you click on Don't Show this Again.
Other than that, I love it! Working with Vector objects and layers is awesome!
- S
50 cups of coffee and you know it's on!
Code, follow, or get out of the way.
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PSP9 was indeed excellent: hence why I kept it for so long. (It supported vector graphics and layers as well - and layer groups which worked so well with masks)
So far the DRM hasn't shown it's ugly head, so either it's g gone or it's a lot less intrusive than in X5.
The Manager tab is a pain, yes, but in Dual Monitor mode it sods off to my landscape monitor and leaves me the portrait one for actual work. Hopefully I'll be able to bury it in toolboxes when in edit mode...
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Just had received the contract for a new job and was checking for this section, which I'm sure most of you will have seen, which basically states that anything you make belongs to the company.
That makes sense of course, but this one seems to go a little far.
To summarise, any ideas, discoveries, innovations, code etc. that I create (even if 'not recorded in any medium') at any time even at home when not using any company resources, belong to the company.
Also if I happen to make something that the company could use in my own time then I have to give them full written details on it. I also have to keep it confidential, so I can't tell anybody about anything I work on in my spare time.
The agreement is specifically vague about what inventions are as well, as far as I can tell even if I drew a picture (it would be a very bad picture) or wrote a book (again, a very bad book) they could claim it.
What I really want to know is how many people have actually signed this, and how could they ever hope to enforce it. It's ridiculous.
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I don't think it would be enforceable if the 'invention' did not relate in any way to your line of work.
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Don't sign it then. Discuss a change.
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I haven't, and will be discussing it with their legal peoples on Monday.
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Are you going to work for the NSA?
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Nelek wrote: Are you going to work for the NSA?
Nah, that contract's too weak for the NSA -- it's certainly weaker than the one they print in invisible ink on the back of birth certificates.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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A lot of employment contracts contain unenforceable clauses: Herself works for an old-folks home and her contract says she can't talk to any media about anything that occurs while she is employed, even if it is nothing to do with the home, the company, or she has left their employ. I suspect it's to frighten the employees - they threatened to sack one girl for describing them as "money-grabbing *rs*h*l*s" on her farcebook page.
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Anthony Mushrow wrote: which basically states that anything you make belongs to the company.
That
makes sense of course, but this one seems to go a little far.
No, that is nonsense.
It is only the companies property if it was done during work-hours, using company-resources. There's no way to claim anything beyond that.
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If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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That's not entirely true.
If you invent something based on knowledge gained from working at the company (esp. if it's through company-paid training), they can claim intellectual copyright.
But if you, for example, work for a company producing accountancy software, and you invent an "angry birds with a twist" game, they won't have a leg to stand on, and any clause that says otherwise is unenforceable (unless "the twist" is that it's an angry birds accountancy app).
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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It's sad to see those type of clauses still in existence. Unfortunately, even though not often pursued, if, even after you leave the company, it is discovered that something you invented during your employment, and which is now making you millions of dollars, they can potentially go after you, the main result being that lawyers get richer.
On the other hand, you could have a lot of fun with this. Inundate their legal department with:
1. My wife and I are planning on creating a baby. Since this child will belong to the company, my lawyer will be contacting you to ensure that you provide food, clothing, shelter, education, etc. for the lifetime of the creation.
2. Invent a recipe a day and send it to the legal department as "compliance with the contract."
3. Collect your feces (it is something you create after all) and send it (yes again) to the legal department.
You get the idea.
Marc
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Marc Clifton wrote: 3. Collect your feces (it is something you create after all) and send it (yes again) to the legal department.
Marc, how can I NOT upvote this! 
/ravi
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The fun part is that you could probably sue to enforce item 1. I wish I'd thought of it, years ago.
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