@cabel I know that “just use something else” is probably the most unhelpful internet-y answer there is, BUT: Affinity’s suite is pretty awesome, and a 1 time payment (for now…) no bullshit software.

Only useful if you need to replace adobe illustrator+photoshop+publisher, but it’s a perfect slot in for those. Fuuuuuck adobe man.

@cabel it took me 10 minutes yesterday to remember where I could find the fonts I had just activated on their website so I could activate them on my Mac through their app that connects to a website that I just activated them on.
(It was on the far right)

I like that feature but geez

@cabel If you go the route of building and deploying managed packages via the Admin Console it has some options that you may like, including forcing browser-based login so that 2FA may work better: https://helpx.adobe.com/enterprise/using/customize-creative-cloud-app.html#disable-file-syncing

You can also build just a config package that doesn’t actually install any apps, and behind the scenes all it really seems to be doing is adjusting the ServiceConfig.xml file, which you can also do manually: https://helpx.adobe.com/ca/enterprise/using/customize-creative-cloud-app.html#using-service-config

@cabel With the rare occasional missing feature I’ve been able to replace Adobe CC with Sketch, Figma, Affinity, and Pixelmator Pro. It’s been a quality of life improvement like leaving an abusive relationship.

I do fear Affinity will just become another Adobe after the Canva acquisition, but for now it’s great to have an alternative to SaaS hell.

@cabel @dwineman I loathe the day companies stopped trying to build apps for platforms and started wishing they were platforms unto themselves.

Slack is way up on my hit list for this. A masterclass in being basically platform-hostile.