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For a while now I've been cutting back on the amount of pirated software I use, favoring free applications whenever possible
I got my boss hooked on open source too, but it's not for everyone nor for everything.
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for example, I replaced Nero with ImgBurn
I've been using InfraRecorder on my Windows machines.
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Photoshop with GIMP
I'm a fan of GIMP. But a lot of Photoshop fanboys say they can't work without Photoshop's adjustment layers, which are layers that are automatically rebuilt using a filter on pixels in the layers below them. For example, an adjustment layer might perform a (non-destructive) color correction or rotation. Does GIMP have anything similar?
Likewise, I have started to learn Blender instead of pirating 3ds Max.
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MSOffice with OpenOffice
Agree, until you get to Base. Access/VBA apps, such as one used by my employer, won't run in OOo Base.
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WinRAR/WinZIP with 7-Zip
I agree here, at least until you need to submit a .rar file to a repository that takes only .rar files, not .7z files.
What do you recommend instead of Adobe Flash CS series for making web animations in SWF, SVG+JS, or Canvas+JS format?