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To be pedantic, you never 'own' software you just buy a licence to use it. The reality is that very, very few people ever just stick with one, never upgraded, system. If you want better and faster systems and the software that will run on them, that development has to be paid for somehow.

If you need to process any file a program needs to know where it is, even if just using a 'file:open' command. LR will work with any file structure, but a file structure alone is not a DAM. By failing to understand that you're missing one of the major features of this particular software. It...

Yes. You can swap them in and out.

That's just daft conspiracy nonsense. Apple dropping features and changing their OS costs Adobe dearly in development costs (see the mess of their change of CMS policy in 2008) ?? that doesn't make sense. LR doesn't do any file handling. Users just need to be aware that if they start moving...

Not quite. Lightroom was, and still is, far more fully featured and slicker to use than RSP. The story I've been told is that RSP was bought by Adobe to gain their highlight recovery and vibrance technology and that's all that passed through to LR.

Welcome to the commercial world. Professional photography is even less important to Adobe now. Most of their income comes from their software running web commerce. Hardly surprising. I'll bet it wasn't their fault it 'stopped working', but an OS update caused it. Take that up with Apple and...

Stonking good bandsaw in great condition from that photo. If genuine for £300 an absolute bargain. Looks like a good invertor that might add variable speed too. Very easy to fit an aftermarket fence. It looks like it has the guide rail, so a cheapy from Axi ought to fit easily. F'in heavy, but...

Another vote here for the Parkside/Aldi clamps. They seem significantly better than the absolute bargain basement cheap Chinese clamps. It's one of those tools it's difficult to have too many of. It's also useful to have a wide range of sizes if you tackle a range of projects. I've opted for...

Download the instructions for both, read through and see which has the method you like best. I'd say go for the ProEdge; Belts are quickly changed so when you need to remove a lot of material a coarse belt is a quick solution. The tool platform angle can be quickly changed with no measuring or...

A lot depends on what size you'd like. Good advice above, I'd also add that Box can be good wood for detail. For little items check out the suppliers that sell pre-cut wood for pen turning. Although small it's often a good way of trying exotic timbers without breaking the bank.

Have a look at this page, good hand saws at various prices and the blades to go with them. https://workshopheaven.com/tools/saws/jeweller-coping-saws/

Not so useful when software starts to rely on specific hardware capabilities. I've watched forum threads where users have flailed around trying to get software that relies on GPU capability to run in VMs without any success. Maybe IT experts can configure VM systems to work like that, but mere...

You were commenting on a specific program, not a generality. I'm not just an "anorak" I'm a professional in the field of electronic imaging. I'm giving my considered advice and observations for others, that it doesn't suit your view doesn't make me 'rude'.

That's fine as long as you don't want to change anything and everything continues to work. I have a few too, they tend to be pretty simple utility software that remains workable with newer OSs, but even that starts getting harder to keep working even with just routine OS updates.

YMMV, but even without the develop options Lightroom is worth it just for it's DAM options. I haven't found any standalone DAMs that are as useful and easy to use. That it will continue to work freely is to be commended. You've already pointed out that software packages simply can't carry on...

Maybe best not to comment on things you don't understand. There's a LOT more to the library(DAM) function in Lightroom rather just searching for keywords. It's a hugely powerful and massive asset to photo organisation and management. There's simply no FOSS alternative.

Many of us will have tried FOSS software and given up with it. You could probably write a couple of thousand words on why the GIMP isn't as good as paid software. Just as a starter it won't open raw camera files, something Photoshop has done for 20 years. That's a workflow anyone serious about...

Well L6 is already broken. The map module's licence from Google has expired, so it doesn't work without significant hacks. You're also at the mercy of Adobe continuing to authenticate the software via their activation servers if you ever need to re-install assuming it continues to work on newer...

Compared to upgrading comparable software, it's a bargain. The smart move is to buy the annual licence package when it's reduced. This year an annual package cost £70 on Black Friday, for a few days last year you could get it for £42. You can also buy multiples and 'stack' them sequentially, so...

Yes, they went 'unavailable' the day after I bought it last week, but hopefully will come back into stock. It was the first time I'd found an easy link to get hold of them, rather than having to email someone at Lidl. The Excel track is also compatible, if a little more expensive, but stock...