I work for a non-profit agency and want to procure computer software.  Academic licenses are, of course, less expensive.  I found a couple vendor sites that says that academic licenses can be used for education or commercial purposes.  \n\nIs this really true?
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The short answer is "no".  Academic licensing is expressly for the use of an academic institution or student.\n\nI would contact the vendor or software manufacturer directly.  I have seen some software sites that gave licensing based on academic OR not-for-profit.  I think it is up to each individual software manufacturer and what they decide.  Most likely if you ask, they will give you a comparable license or reduced rate.
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Yes I have, and no I dont think its a good deal.\nI acquired some lesson cd's a few years ago during one of their promotions and found; that although easy to use and accurate as far as I could tell the lessons did not cover much ground and of course you were encouraged to purchase more and more in order to complete the entire program.\n\nOn a side note - over the years, watching the TV promos and the guarantees offered I have come to the conclusion that this guys is a mailing list aggragator. The Video Professor business may be only a means to an end- - - collecting valid names and addresses of people who buy off TV ads. This information can be sold to other companies for more than $10.00 per name. You can see that selling a name many times over to various companies for ten or more dollars per name would be a lucrative business. This is what I'm thinking, I have no proof but it seems to me to reasonable.
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if there is any, it is how you acquire the software. You must acquire the software through legal means (not pirated)\n\nThe you have to make sure that you review the SW in a fair manner, just like any other product reviews.
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Last copy I bought (check the license to be sure it's still the same) gave you the right to install on one desktop and one notebook/portable.\n\nYou can't do it on multiple desktops, though.\n\n\nEdit: I checked the license agreement:\n\n"1.1 Installation and use. You may:\n(a) install and use a copy of the Software on one personal computer or other device; and\n(b) install an additional copy of the Software on a second, portable device for the exclusive use of the primary\nuser of the first copy of the Software."
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The license is not tied to the CD. You are free to install it as long as the license is valid and you have the certifcate (Sticker). Any CD will do, well nearly, if the license is OEM, then it can't be transfered as it should have been supplied with the PC it came on. If you purchased it then all should be OK. So if you bought the original xp pro lecense, then  get non oem, non corporate, non manufacturers xp pro cd and the install should work.
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I have a neighbor doing that right now through Un. of Phoenix.  First, she's paying over $200 per credit which is no cheaper than the local community college's online program, so I think she made a mistake.  What I read online is that the CEO has just resigned in March I believe it was.  I've also read on boards that there is question on the "certification" of the professors involved, not all check content regularly, and some may have faked their credentials and the university never really checked.  I've also read that they grade too fairly passing students who should otherwise be failing.\n\nAnother issue I've heard is that many businesses are not considering degrees through these online degree programs as legit because of the questions of passing failing students and teachers without credentials.\n\nI'd check local community colleges first.
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First try looking for the product on ebay.  You can then look for education sites that sell software to students.  These can be alot cheaper this way.
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Probably best to avoid it.  Lots of spywear/adware laden software.  Lots of WebHancer and Zango spyware.  If you snag any software there, read the license agreeements VERY carefully.  \n\nMany of them are many pages of legal mumbo-jumbo to cover the fact that they are saying, "You are allowing us to install any additional software on your machine any time we see fit and monitor your every move.  We can do anything that we want with that information that we want."  If the license agreement actually was worded that way, you'd never install the software, would you?
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If you only purchased one license, it is illegal to use it on more than one PC.  If you wish to be legal, you will have to purchase a second license.
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It all depends on what you want to do.\n\nBasically, they all do the same thing.  What it all boils down to, is if you want 1 company controlling everything about your computer or not.\n\nMac is a monopoly.  They make the hardware, the OS, and most of the software.  Any hardware or software made by 3rd parties must be authenticated by Apple.  This is one reason why there are fewer programs available.\n\nPC on the other hand are cheaper, and more open to what you want.  And there is a much larger base of software available.
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A lot of schools work out a deal with one computer company where you can get a discount for a computer for going to that certain college.  If you check around computer manufacturer's websites, there's usually a section to get discounts if you're buying for college.  Like for example, people from my college get discounts on Dell computers at the website.
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Well, it really depends on what sort of thin clients you are getting, or if you're getting more of a wise client.  Yes, thin clients are typically more limited, but this is desireable from an IT Professional standpoint.  What it translates to is that the end-users will be able to cause less trouble and still do what he/she needs for the purpose of the jobs.\n\nIf you have a powerful-enough server, that isn't over-burdened by too many clients, you should have fairly fast performance, depending on what exactly you are doing.  The machines shouldn't have much of a hard drive at all, and really only need a decent graphics card, and minimal RAM and processor speed.\n\nIn actuality, thin clients ARE NOT more expensive that PC bundles for several reasons.  First of all, you need very minimal system specs for these thin clients.  Secondly, upgrades are usually done on the server end, so your business really only needs to upgrade one machine.  The IT department saves lots of money by more easily deploying updates and maintainence from a central unit.  Also, depending on how your setup is, they can purchase far less software licenses, because it is only the servers that need the license.  This means that (MS Office for example) the software cost drops from $300 * 50 machines to just simply $300.  Of course, there is the cost of the server software, but if you have enough clients, the savings over time is quite lare.
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You want to use it without a license? David Swofford won't be too happy about it. \nBesides, these beta versions are still not debugged.
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Depends what you are using them for. See license terms below and cross check... They are both generally available for use as long as the map service is freely available to the public.
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Unfortunately, you legally have to "buy the software" twice for the second person to use it. When you're paying the absurd amount of money for whatever it is you're buying from Adobe, you're not actually paying for the software but for a software license, and in most cases it's a single license for a single computer. \n\nWhat you might want to look into is buying a volume license for that specific software, which would allow you to install the same software using the same license on a number of machines (depending on the size of the volume license). \n\nBest way to get one of these volume licenses is probably through an authorized reseller like www.asap.com or you can look for other ones here:\n\nhttp://partners.adobe.com/resellerfinder/na/reseller.jsp?nav=alc_na
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To run diagnostics on your computer it is great, but I wouldnt download the programs they suggest and offer. Yes it is a legitimate sight, I have personally run the test on my computer and have never had any oproblems.
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Yes, you buy a copy and activate it with the serial number that came with it?\n\nBeware that a lot of pirated versions only seemingly work and will send your data to Adobe - and rightfully so. A program that you use to make money is a program you should buy. \n\nFree alternatives for personal use are The Gimp or Paint .NET