It was downloaded and installed in a few minutes – easy.

So last week when I was doing my taxes and needed to combine a bunch of statements pdf’s I fired up the Adobe Application Manager and installed Acrobat X Pro.

The process is about as simple as installing a Mac app (which is way better than the old way of going through all the install screens). Everything is installed via the Adobe Application manager. With CS6, Adobe has vastly improved how fast the programs run and how easy they are to install. I love the new Photoshop CS6 (Here are some Photoshop CS6 reviews in case you’re interested: Ars Technica, Ken Rockwell, Lester Chan – they do a more extensive job explaining the new features.) For instance if I need to know which files reference a certain php variable, Dreamweaver is my goto tool for that. While I do most of my coding in Espresso, I do fire up Dreamweaver CS6 to do sitewide code searches. This allowed me to get a bunch more programs that I can use for various other purposes.įor instance I hadn’t worked with Dreamweaver since about 2006 but since Dreamweaver CS6 came with my subscription I went ahead and downloaded it. When it was time for me to upgrade from Photoshop CS5 to Photoshop CS6 I went ahead and got the Creative Cloud subscription instead. This is only for the 1st year though, after which your price for the entire suite will go up to $49/mo indefinitely. The cost for standalone is $49/month but if you already have Photoshop or similar, it’s only $29/month for people who own a previous CS product (like Photoshop CS5, etc.). While there’s a monthly cost now, the benefits of going the Creative Cloud route outweigh the cons (if you’re a graphic professional). If you’re not a design professional, then it may not be worth it. If you’re a designer who makes a living doing this, then probably yes. It’s arguable whether this is a good deal – I think it really depends on your level of usage. This year Adobe launched it’s creative Adobe Creative Cloud platform which makes ALL these pieces of software available as part of a monthly subscription, which I think is both a smart business move on Adobe’s part and also a good deal for designers like myself. In total I’ve probably spent several thousand dollars on Adobe products over the years. Since then I’ve upgraded to every major version when it came out and plunked down hundreds of dollars every time there was an upgrade (maybe I skipped a version or two). I think the first version of Photoshop I ever used was Photoshop 5 or 6. Also, my one year $30/month deal expired so now I’m paying $50/month.

Adobe recently changed its pricing structure to only have subscription-options going forward. Overall A good deal for a lot of cutting edge toys.

Adobe cc review