What's the point of Photoshop extended?

Now we can easily get out of the "Extended" upgrade path, many users are asking themselves if they really need Photoshop Extended.
This article may cast some light on the dilemma.

There's added functionality for video, animation, forensics, medical, scientific and architectural workflows. Ignoring them to make an argument that 3D isn't worth the extra cost is convenient but flawed, IMO.
Maybe so, but frankly, does anybody use the features you mentioned? I don't know a single med tec/ surgeon who would use PS for counting cells or measuring x-rays. Their Java applets and special software do that much better and in a way that is really useful to them (aside from the fact, that PS doesn't even deal with all DICOM types to begin with....). And as someone with a strong background in 3D, animation and video, I could say quite a bit about how limited to downright useless some of those features are. As I've written a gigazillion times on my blog and elsewhere, I tend to side with the people who think that PS has lost its focus and tries to do too many things, only to fail miserably in several areas. That is compounded since it seems to me that when you try to solve specific problems, you seem to have a natural talent for opting for the most awkward, rigid and inconsistent solution imaginable such as Repoussé. If I may: A lot of what's going on in PS is based on the wrong assumption that people would be willing to grow a third arm to fix deficiencies of feature A by using feature B and that's where you are wrong IMO. Instead of really offering attractive solutions to potential new users, you are merely targeting users that have at least a passing knowledge of PS and are willing to compromise. And you are doing all this at the cost of not fixing your long standing usability, workflow and performance problems.
Mylenium

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This is a bug report and a rant:
Every time the CC app updates, one or more of my Installed Apps disappear from it. With the last update, all but two disappeared.
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Do we need it?
Do we want it?
Please - don't sing me the "uninstall and reinstall" song, I've done it over and over and it won't play.
Fix it or lose it!
Thanks

If you have very good lighting, the 0.7 MP camera takes acceptable photos. Light is all you can do.

What is the price for Photoshop CS3?

what is the price for Photoshop CS3?
I have an old mac PRO (2008) and have problems with newer versions

kjersti fjøsne wrote:
I have an old mac PRO (2008) and have problems with newer versions
Your Mac Pro 2008 should have no problems with CS6. Not sure about CC or CC2014. Note that Adobe stills sells CS6 with a perpetual license.
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What is the point in converting type to shapes rather than just flattening at required resolution?

Ok, this may sound like a stupid question. Lets say I'm designing a trifold in Photoshop. The printer requests that designs be done at a resolution of 300dpi.
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The core of the bad advice is telling you to rasterize all your type. In light of this bad advice, the fact that they're saying 300ppi does make sense, because the last thing they want are images @ 2400ppi!
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I am extremely upset. I purchased my iPad in SA and I am traveling in Greece. When I want to make use of the free apps, I get a message that the app is not available in the SA store. What is the point of having an iPad if you cannot use it worldwide?

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You can use your iPad worldwide. However, each AppleID is tied to
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available in the US store), you must be in the US and have card issued
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What is the point of the download window if you use stacks?

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As a way to see the progress of downloads, it's fine, but it should at least close when all the downloads are finished, and completed downloads should not display.
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My wifes iphone was too full to record a video so I upgraded her cloud storage to 20g and did mine at same time. Cloud is showing 15g free storage butshe still cannot take any mor photos as "not enough memory" What is the point of paying for the extr

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Hello Pushtheriver,
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Get help using iCloud storage
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What's the point of warranty?

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seblee,
This bears a bit of looking into to provide you the best answer. Sometimes, the accidental damage policies are only valid in the home country, and I would like to check. If that were to be the case, you would have replacement or repair options in HK, but standard warranty terms would likely apply in UK.
Your situation sounds exceptional, and I'd like to look into this and see what can be done.
Can your send me a private message with your contact information and the serial number from the bottom of the unit?
Sorry that you are having this trouble. Will see how we can help.
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What is the point of Precision and Scale in Number Type?

Version :11.2
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         0Did you ever have a business scenario where a Numerical column should store values only with a fixed precision and scale ?

Omega3 wrote:
Version :11.2
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specifying precision or scale , you can enter numbers with any precision and scale.
SQL> select * From v$version where rownum < 2;
BANNER
Oracle Database 11g Enterprise Edition Release 11.2.0.1.0 - 64bit Production
SQL> create table t1 (col1 number);
Table created.
SQL> insert into t1 values (223.9939394);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into t1 values (88.228384);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into t1 values (9.34);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into t1 values (000.00);
1 row created.
SQL> commit;
Commit complete.
SQL> select * from t1;
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223.993939
88.228384
9.34
0Did you ever have a business scenario where a Numerical column should store values only with a fixed precision and scale ?Lots of business requirements for specific precisions and scales.
A persons Age may required to be stored as whole numbers of no more than 3 digits.
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A shoe size may be required to be stored with one decimal place for half sizes
etc.
etc.
Yes, you may just create all of them as generic NUMBER datatype, but creating them with precision and scale can provide additional information about the limitations expected for the values stored, especially for things like reporting tools that may use the specified precision and scale to determine how to display the values automatically (by default).
If you start questioning "what's the point?" then you may as well say what's the point in having a NUMBER datatype when we can store numbers in a VARCHAR2 datatype? or what's the point in having a DATE datatype when we can stored dates as VARCHAR2 datatype? etc.
No point in asking such a question because there's almost always a point to these things (and if there isn't they get deprecated in later versions).

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JWSDP and J2EE Integration: Doesn't work. What's the point?

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http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/WebServices/wsj2ee/
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It looks like a long one, but it�s really not that bad. All comments are appreciated.
I�ve numbered each line-paragraph-section for easy reference later.
(1) My ultimate goal is to setup a website that displays data from a database. I will use Java, Apache, Oracle, and whatever else I need to create a website that uses servlets, JavaServer Pages (JSP), and JDBC.
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2. Windows 2000 Professional to be the database server (MyDatabaseServer, IP = 10.10.1.2).
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4. Windows 2000 Professional that I use as a client to connect to the website (MyClientPC, IP = 10.10.1.4).
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j2sdkee-1_3_1-win.exe
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jwsdp-1_0-ea1_01-tutorial.zip
apache_1.3.23-win32-x86-no_src.exe
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http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/WebServices/wsj2ee/
http://java.sun.com/j2ee/documentation/windows_guide.html
(16) After I complete this integration I cannot start both Tomcat and J2EE at the same time. This makes sense because they both share port 8080.
I start Tomcat.
(17) From MyClientPC and use Internet Explorer to test the various relevant addresses. Everything works the same as it did before except this one:
http://10.10.1.1:8000
The page cannot be displayed. The J2EE default home page is not displayed, which makes sense because the J2EE port is no longer 8000; it has been changed to 8080.
(18) Now I shutdown Tomcat and start J2EE.
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(19) http://10.10.1.1:8080
Displays the JWSDP default home page.
(20) http://10.10.1.1:8080/gs
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(21) From MyWebServer and use Internet Explorer to test localhost:
http://localhost:8080
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(22) Question: Why does localhost give me a different page than the IP address?
(23) Question: What was the point of integrating JWSDP and J2EE?
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http://java.sun.com/webservices/docs/ea1/tutorial/doc/WebApp3.html#64606
(25) I change to the c:\jwsdp\�\tutorial\examples\gs\build folder.
I then type:
jar cvf converter.war .
A .war file is created.
(26) I open the deploytool: File, New, Application, and I name it �converter�.
I attempt to add the .war file: File, Add to Application, Web WAR.
(27) When I attempt to add the converter.war file I get this error:
�converter.war does not appear to be a valid web JAR.�
I tried a few different attempts, all with the same result. I�m stuck.
(28) I ask again, What was the point of integrating JWSDP and J2EE?
(29) If this is the preferred configuration, how do I display my JSP pages like the converter app?
Please help!!!

The JWSDP tutorial says to be in the �build� folder of the example when issuing the jar command to create the .war file. The build folder is created when I run the �ant build� command.
Attempt 1 from the command prompt in folder c:\jwsdp\tutorial\examples\gs\build>
I typed this command:
jar cvf c:\jaxmservices\converter.war .
In this case I directed the .war file to be placed in a different folder as you suggested. Here�s the output:
added manifest
adding: index.jsp(in = 921) (out= 525)(deflated 42%)
adding: WEB-INF/(in = 0) (out= 0)(stored 0%)
adding: WEB-INF/classes/(in = 0) (out= 0)(stored 0%)
adding: WEB-INF/classes/Converter.class(in = 582) (out= 358)(deflated 38%)
Didn�t work. Same error as before.
Attempt 2 from the same folder:
I typed this command as you suggested (I tried it with and without the final dot):
jar tvf converter.war
Here is the output:
java.io.FileNotFoundException: converter.war (The system cannot find the file specified)
at java.io.FileInputStream.open(Native Method)
at java.io.FileInputStream.<init>(FileInputStream.java:103)
at java.io.FileInputStream.<init>(FileInputStream.java:66)
at sun.tools.jar.Main.run(Main.java:185)
at sun.tools.jar.Main.main(Main.java:904)
I tried a few other variations on these attempts with no luck. I�m stuck.
I�m attempting to create a .war file out of two files: index.jsp and converter.class.
Now that I�ve integrated JWSDP and J2EE, is there some other way that I can run the converter app instead of a .war file and the deploytool? In other words, if I go back to using ant to build and deploy converter, where would I deploy it so that it will work with J2EE?
By the way, it doesn�t have to be converter. I�d be happy if I could get any JSP page to work in J2EE after the integration.
Forever grateful,
Logan

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Ipod has been playing music in my car the past two years. new computer this year and new email address. Backed up to cloud. change ID on itunes. Music on my ipod disappeared. Shouldn't it be on the cloud somewhere?! What's the point of this cloud? And is it b/c I can't seem to change my icloud ID to the new one on my ipod settings?

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What's the point in buying a new MacBook?

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For the record, I don't want to switch to Microsoft as I find them difficult and this isn't a crack at Apple.
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With Intel based Macs the hardware will not become obsolete as fast as PPC based Macs did, but the operating system and/or applications used might.
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