Affinity is offering a free six-month subscription to their creative suite

Designed to lure people away from Adobe, they're also offering a very good deal on a perpetual license: apparently $165 for all three packages FOREVER.

The software is Photo, Designer, and Publisher, available for Mac, PC, and iPad. I'm not sure if it's buy once, good for all three platforms, which would be useful for me as I use all three. I don't have time to go over the article right now.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/8/24194281/affinity-creative-suite-six-month-free-trial-deal-announcement

https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/07/08/2345250/affinity-tempts-adobe-users-with-6-month-free-trial-of-creative-suite

Amongst the differences between me and a certain convicted felon....

Even though he is older than me by over a decade (1946 vs 1961), I WAS TWENTY-THREE YEARS YOUNGER WHEN I REGISTERED TO VOTE!

I couldn't believe it when I came across this today! He didn't register to vote until 1987 when he was 43! And I think I am pretty confident in saying I have a much more consistent voting participation record than he does as with the exception of one mid-term, I haven't missed a primary or general election since I turned 18. And the one I missed was when my dad passed away two years ago: I hadn't voted early and was out of state when the election came around.

I also came across a great quote by him, before he got serious about trying to get into office. He said "I believe the economy does better under Democrats." Well, he certainly proved that!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_career_of_Donald_Trump#Political_activities_up_to_2015