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Re: “Reclaim Windows 10” Powershell Script

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Post by andrei_says_ »

vacri wrote: post #160
andrei_says_ wrote: post #77

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you do any creative work, Linux is pretty much a desert. Adobe software doesn't run on Linux, capture one doesn't either, so as a photographer I have no choice but windows (cheap hardware and malware os) or OS X (hyper expensive old generation hardware with passable os). Davinci resolve seems to have a Linux version but not enough for someone who does more than video.

s/any creative work/digital design/ Photoshop is the industry standard, yes, but 'creative work' extends beyond digital design.

I agree. I implicitly meant "my creative work" which includes photography and digital design.

Having worked with and at digital agencies, adobe is the industry standard. I am open to learning about an agency which does not use Adobe, Sketch etc.

Re: “Reclaim Windows 10” Powershell Script

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Post by andrei_says_ »

vacri wrote: post #160
andrei_says_ wrote: post #77

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you do any creative work, Linux is pretty much a desert. Adobe software doesn't run on Linux, capture one doesn't either, so as a photographer I have no choice but windows (cheap hardware and malware os) or OS X (hyper expensive old generation hardware with passable os). Davinci resolve seems to have a Linux version but not enough for someone who does more than video.

s/any creative work/digital design/ Photoshop is the industry standard, yes, but 'creative work' extends beyond digital design.

I agree. I implicitly meant "my creative work" which includes photography and digital design.

Having worked with and at digital agencies, adobe is the industry standard. I am open to learning about an agency which does not use Adobe, Sketch etc.

Re: “Reclaim Windows 10” Powershell Script

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Post by Veratyr »

tomc1985 wrote: post #90
andrei_says_ wrote: post #77

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you do any creative work, Linux is pretty much a desert. Adobe software doesn't run on Linux, capture one doesn't either, so as a photographer I have no choice but windows (cheap hardware and malware os) or OS X (hyper expensive old generation hardware with passable os). Davinci resolve seems to have a Linux version but not enough for someone who does more than video.

Not necessarily. I've read from several who have successfully replaced Photoshop with The GIMP. (I've done this, though I still do photo work in LR). Inkscape has come a long way, and there are multiple, competing (and very competent) Lightroom replacements for digital darkroom work. I don't know how fleshed out the DTP side of things are but as a amateur photographer and graphic designer I've been able to get away w…

> and there are multiple, competing (and very competent) Lightroom replacements for digital darkroom work

The problem I have with most of the replacements is that none of them seem to put much/any effort into cataloguing and taxonomy. There's plenty of open source alternatives for the RAW exposure component of Lightroom but I don't think that's the reason people stick with it. Organising photos is hard and Lightroom is fantastic at it.

Re: “Reclaim Windows 10” Powershell Script

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Post by ptrincr »

tomc1985 wrote: post #90
andrei_says_ wrote: post #77

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you do any creative work, Linux is pretty much a desert. Adobe software doesn't run on Linux, capture one doesn't either, so as a photographer I have no choice but windows (cheap hardware and malware os) or OS X (hyper expensive old generation hardware with passable os). Davinci resolve seems to have a Linux version but not enough for someone who does more than video.

Not necessarily. I've read from several who have successfully replaced Photoshop with The GIMP. (I've done this, though I still do photo work in LR). Inkscape has come a long way, and there are multiple, competing (and very competent) Lightroom replacements for digital darkroom work. I don't know how fleshed out the DTP side of things are but as a amateur photographer and graphic designer I've been able to get away w…

There is also Blender for video editing/model rending plus a whole bunch of other stuff.

Re: “Reclaim Windows 10” Powershell Script

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Post by nzubair »

alkonaut wrote: post #150

Is it possible to disable the screen magnifier? I press it several times a day by accident and it's really tricky to switch off...

- Launch "Ease of Access Center", either from control panel or search in start menu.

- Click Make the computer easier to see.

- Uncheck the option Turn on Magnifier and click on Save

Re: “Reclaim Windows 10” Powershell Script

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Post by ptrincr »

leonatan wrote: post #121
khedoros1 wrote: post #88

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We must be doing very different things. Outside of gaming, everything I do is as fast or faster to get done on Linux.

No to condescend, but that just means that what you do most likely only has to do with programming. If you attempt to branch out into other fields of activities, Linux software is just not capable enough. Try to edit a photo beyond the basic capabilities of Gimp. Try to author a video project. Try to master audio. Try to design and edit documents beyond the most basic capabilities of LibreOffice. Attempt spreadsheet…

I mentioned this is another comment, but it's worth saying again. For video/audio editing Blender can be used. Plus a bunch of other stuff, from their website:

"Blender is the free and open source 3D creation suite. It supports the entirety of the 3D pipeline—modeling, rigging, animation, simulation, rendering, compositing and motion tracking, even video editing and game creation."

Now its not the most intuitive pieces of software and you'll be spending a lot of time on youtube following tutorials, but its freely available and opensource.

Re: “Reclaim Windows 10” Powershell Script

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Post by alkonaut »

nzubair wrote: post #175
alkonaut wrote: post #150

Is it possible to disable the screen magnifier? I press it several times a day by accident and it's really tricky to switch off...

- Launch "Ease of Access Center", either from control panel or search in start menu. - Click Make the computer easier to see. - Uncheck the option Turn on Magnifier and click on Save

Oh I thought that turned it on (not enabled the shortcut). Will try that. Thanks.

Re: “Reclaim Windows 10” Powershell Script

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Post by alkonaut »

nzubair wrote: post #175
alkonaut wrote: post #150

Is it possible to disable the screen magnifier? I press it several times a day by accident and it's really tricky to switch off...

- Launch "Ease of Access Center", either from control panel or search in start menu. - Click Make the computer easier to see. - Uncheck the option Turn on Magnifier and click on Save

Oh I thought that turned it on (not enabled the shortcut). Will try that. Thanks.

Re: “Reclaim Windows 10” Powershell Script

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Post by douche »

walterbell wrote: post #164
douche wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If you can get ahold of the Windows 10 LTSB (Long-term servicing branch) distribution, it's actually really nice. Windows without the store, the cruft, the forced updates, and the telemetry. Unfortunately I believe you need MSDN or an enterprise volume licensing deal to have access to it.

Isn't W10 Enterprise available to individuals as a monthly subscription?

I think its a victim of one of those fractal product bifurcations. I think enterprise is available in at least three different editions, depending on update cadence.

Re: “Reclaim Windows 10” Powershell Script

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Post by prewett »

andrei_says_ wrote: post #77
mnadkvlb wrote: post #3

I had been a long time Windows user, at home (W10) and work(7/Server/Datacenter). Windows had been getting just more and more intrusive like a malware since the last couple years. I hope they do something to stop that. I have recently moved to Fedora and it is just awesome. Pretty much everything works like amazing. Its not a complete replacement if you are gaming, nvidia drivers are a bit painful to install but ever…

If you do any creative work, Linux is pretty much a desert. Adobe software doesn't run on Linux, capture one doesn't either, so as a photographer I have no choice but windows (cheap hardware and malware os) or OS X (hyper expensive old generation hardware with passable os). Davinci resolve seems to have a Linux version but not enough for someone who does more than video.

Photoshop works really well via Wine, according their testing information. (Which may or may not reflect your experience) https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=applicatio...

Capture One may or may not work with Wine; all the tests in the database are old.

Just out of curiosity, though, as a photographer, what does Linux do better than macOS? Apart from the hardware (and my 2012 MBP works great for development and raw processing), I can't see what is compelling about Linux. I ran Linux on my Thinkpad T42 for years (Debian, Gentoo, Ubuntu), and macOS is so much nicer.

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