A couple of years ago I early-adopted a cloud-based computing platform called “Shadow“. Shadow is interesting because it’s not really a cloud-based gaming platform, it just pretends to be one really well… It’s more aimed at creating dedicated remote-access high-performance computing platforms. Think of it like a modern, low-latency terminal…
I finally got my copy of CS6 Master Collection to run on something – and have just cancelled my Creative Cloud subscription – saving me $600! Which I’ve already spent on a 2013 MacPro and some parts – because of course I did… Anyway, getting to this point wasn’t easy……
The parts I ordered for the trashcan arrived right after I got home from work, so instead of eating dinner like a sane person – I tore down a 2013 MacPro to its thermal core… Initial observation: “Did you have to use six different sizes of Torx bits to assemble…
Being an ‘old fart’ I’m not super enthusiastic about SaaS models. I mean, I’ve done things like buy a magazine to get a game I had to type into the computer to run, drive twenty miles to the local Amiga store to purchase applications on floppies that came in a…