Hobby Stash

Adobe CS3 Web Premium

I’ve been an avid Photoshop and Dreamweaver user for years. But because of the high cost to upgrade, I’ve waited 5 years to make the plunge. I’m glad I did.

Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Flash, and Fireworks have undergone significant changes from my older versions. Lots of new features. Right now I’m using Dreamweaver more than the others but that will change.

Added to my lineup are Acrobat Professional and Illustrator. Not high on my list but they will get used. Upgrading the individual programs (Photoshop, Dreamwever, Flash, Fireworks) would have cost me more than the suite upgrade so it was an easy decision.

I did not experience any install problems but I had to watch the install status bar for awhile. It took several hours to install everything. I uninstalled old software first (except Dreamweaver in the hopes it would recognize the software…it didn’t).

Overall, I’m very happy with this package. I downgraded the rating because of the rediculously long installation time.

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