Getting a Deal on Adobe Suite

I’ve been doing a bit of research on getting me the Adobe CS4 Design Premium for the iMac that is in my future and I found out that I could get a nice discount in my situation.

A while ago, I bought Photoshop CS3 from a lady that I found on craigslist. I got it at a good deal, only $200. The other day, while looking at one of the iMacs at BestBuy, the sales guy told me that I could “trade in” my existing Windows Adobe software for credit towards the Mac version. That was great news for me, because I was going to shell out $1799 for the suite.

I called Adobe and asked them about it and they confirmed it. With my Photoshop for Windows, I get a $400 discount.

Soo, I say go out and find some used Adobe software to trade in for a discount.

But beware!!! Make sure the software you buy is genuine and has not been upgraded from. I would actually recommend calling Adobe before you buy with the serial number to make sure they will allow it.

Freshbeat.co.uk Fresh Indeed

The Freshbeat website is definitely fresh looking. Very nice and airy, lots of space to breath. Nice green  and blue colors used. Love the clean nav buttons with a little leaf hover effect. Just an excellent website design!

Source: http://www.freshbeat.co.uk/

Been a Busy Week

Hey guys and girls, I am sorry for neglecting the blog this week. It’s been super busy with more and more web design jobs coming in. Hopefully I will get some time next week to post some updates.

Lately, I’ve been working on a lot of custom WordPress themes, I find them a lot of fun actually. The more I try to challenge my knowledge of WordPress the more I find out I can do with it. It ’s an amazing piece of software. Almost anything is possible with this thing, you can make it do so many things using the hooks that are built into WordPress, you just need to tap into them to take control of it. See, there I go, way too exciting. lol, I know I’m such a nerd, someone already told me that. :)

I’ve also been working on a premium WordPress Super Theme that I will be releasing for sale soon. It will beat the socks of any other theme that is available out there. It’s super easy to use and has lots of extra options that you don’t get in a regular “premium” theme. I’ll keep you updated on this as I get ready to launch it.

Until next time,

~Valiik.

Thinking About Seriously Going To Be Switching From PC To Mac

I’ve been a PC since 2000 and am very comfortable with it but as the work load increases I find myself fighting with this machine more and more. With having to have Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Outlook, FireFox (with 3 or 4 tabs open), and Pandora running at the same time and juggling between 3 or 4 files in Photoshop the PC I’m on just doesn’t have the muscles to perform.

I’ve used a Mac before and liked the performance but getting used to it is a whole different story. However, what is encouraging is that I’ve been through this kind of switch before on a smaller scale. I switched from IE to FireFox. I’ve dreaded having to do that for a long time before one day making a decision and getting rid of the IE icon from my task bar, replacing it with FireFox. I have not looked back since, FireFox is great! Now I am hoping that the PC to Mac switch will be just as smooth.

I am going to get me one of these new iMacs. I hear that they are pretty good for my kind of work. I know many of you will say I should go with the Mac Pro but those start at $2,500 and I just can’t afford that at this time. Plus I’ll need to buy me a Adobe Master Suite which will be a chink of cash too.

It is exciting and I can’t wait till the day this happens. First I need to get an SUV or a Van, the baby’s on her way and going to be here soon.

I have questions, have you had to switch from PC to Mac? How was the transition? What are the things I should watch out for? I would appreciate any tip. Thanks!

Soft Pastels, Beautiful Website Design

Pastel blues, greens and pinks, excellent layout and attention to detail makes Show & Tell Sale’s website very inviting, even cuddly, very clean and soft. The small edge treatment and the stitching detail at the bottom of the header area adds so much character to the page. The navigation buttons with the arrow marking the current page and the nice mouse-over effects. Make sure to scroll all the way down to check out the footer, it’s very nicely done, the white background ends right before the footer and sits on top of what looks sort of like blurry glass. This website has a perfect inspirational website design.

Source: http://www.showandtellsale.com