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Friday 29th September 2006

Went with Cherrey/Maxey Coachlines to see the Avia Cirque Niagara. Wonderful show. Russian acrobats, dancers, balancing and juggling etc. Famous mongolian horsemen. Fabulous costumes, son et lumiere. Really enjoyed immensely. Found the noise a bit much, but I have distorted hearing problem and have to wear ear plugs to most shows.
Before the show we went to Betty's Restaurant in Chippawa. This little restaurant has grown out of all recognition ... not surprising because the food is really good (in my opinion and apparently many others). There was quite a queue, but our coach had booked and we were admitted to a separate area.

Thursday 28th September 2002

Spent an appalling afternoon trying to install my Adobe Photoshop "update". I had bought this direct from Adobe. I thought it was quite expensive, about $200 USA. I had already bought Adobe Photoshop 4.0 several years' ago, which came with the Scanmaker E6, my scanner at that time.
On the 13th September I had called Adobe and was assured by the Sales Department (Sally) at Adobe that the Update would work with my Photoshop 4.0.
However, when I began the download the Update stated that it would only update Adobe 5.5 or higher!
I called the 800 number for Customer Service, to ask them if I should return the Update. That person asked for all the details of my past and present system and the Serial Numbers. He said he would put me through to the Technical Help Department.
I waited for fifteen minutes for a Technical Assistant.
That person asked me for all the details of my past and present system and the Serial Numbers. Then he said I would need to speak to another assistant.
I waited for another fifteen minutes or so for another Technical Assistant.
That person asked me for all the details of my past and present system and the Serial Numbers. Then he said I would need to speak to another assistant.
I waited for another fifteen minutes or so for another Technical Assistant.
This person asked me for all the details of my past and present system and the Serial Numbers. This person's name was Candy. As I said .. she asked me for all the details of my past and present system and the Serial Numbers. Finally she began to put me through various commands and tried to get the Update to work. I had just been given a command which was supposed to open the Update, when the telephone went dead!
I tried to get through on the 800 number again. The phone was picked up by a machine as usual, but thereafter went dead. After three tries I reached a woman who said she could put me through to a Technician ... this woman asked me for all the details of my past and present system and the Serial Numbers. I waited for about 15 minutes .. but then the telephone went dead again. (She had said that the entire telephone system at Adobe had broken down and their technicians were beset).
I don't know who to believe. Is this a scam on the part of such a big company? Could it be so easy to bilk customers out of $200 US? I hope not. Anyway, I thought you should know about it, if you are thinking about buying Adobe product.
My original Adobe Photoshop 4.0. did not work properly with my Windows system. I tried to follow the "Chapter 1: A Quick Tour of Adobe Photoshop", which I had printed myself (a book was not provided). As soon as I reached the 12th instruction my computer crashed. I was not impressed with that at all. However, it was useful to be able to paint out flaws in portraits, or sharpen images, which I cannot do with my present software. That only handles files - and rather clumsily at that.

Monday 2nd October 2006

Thought I should include this item in September as it concerns the Adobe programme...
I spent an hour on-line with a nice young man named Dan (at Adobe) who (finally) helped me download and unlock my PhotoShop CS2. My goodness, what a complicated procedure ... they certainly don't want people pirating, copying or otherwise misusing their software! The funny thing is .. now I have it, all the other programs are smartening up and doing whatever they were supposed to do in the first place. It's a lovely programme, more than I need. Lots of professional photography and graphics gadgets. Anyway, my worry about that is now over, thank goodness. Now I can continue worrying and fussing about the sunroom. The floor is down (along with the underlying vapour barrier and R28 insulations).. but it is pouring with rain and I am fretting about the whole lot getting soaked and mouldy.

Wednesday 27th September 2006

I am having a sunroom built on the back of my house by PM Contracting. I thought you would like to see some pictures:-

Building a Sunroom
After deck demolished
Begins to assemble floor
Assembling floor
Have to keep water away from house
Floor bolts to foundation

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