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by: Alan B - Thu, 29 Apr 2021 07:38 UTC

Just received a take it or leave it offer from Softmaker to purchase
FlexiPDF and VueScan together for “just” £12.99. FlexiPDF usually costs
£53.99 and VueScan £26.99. To be honest I don’t really have a genuine need
for either product but at that cost …… Has anyone actually used these
products and a found them useful? Otherwise the email will be consigned to
the bin!

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by: D.M. Procida - Thu, 29 Apr 2021 08:27 UTC

Alan B <alanrichardbarker@nospamgmail.com.here> wrote:

> Just received a take it or leave it offer from Softmaker to purchase
> FlexiPDF and VueScan together for "just" £12.99. FlexiPDF usually costs
> £53.99 and VueScan £26.99. To be honest I don't really have a genuine need
> for either product but at that cost …… Has anyone actually used these
> products and a found them useful? Otherwise the email will be consigned to
> the bin!

I sue VueScan regularly - but then I need to scan things.

Be aware that you will get updates for a year, and after that you will
no longer be eligible.

Daniele

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by: Liz Tuddenham - Thu, 29 Apr 2021 08:35 UTC

D.M. Procida <real-not-anti-spam-address@apple-juice.co.uk> wrote:

> Alan B <alanrichardbarker@nospamgmail.com.here> wrote:
>
> > Just received a take it or leave it offer from Softmaker to purchase
> > FlexiPDF and VueScan together for "just" Â£12.99. FlexiPDF usually costs
> > Â£53.99 and VueScan Â£26.99. To be honest I don't really have a genuine need
> > for either product but at that cost â¦â¦ Has anyone actually used these
> > products and a found them useful? Otherwise the email will be consigned to
> > the bin!
>
> I sue VueScan regularly

Are they *that* bad?

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by: David Brooks - Thu, 29 Apr 2021 08:43 UTC

On 29/04/2021 09:35, Liz Tuddenham wrote:
> D.M. Procida <real-not-anti-spam-address@apple-juice.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> Alan B <alanrichardbarker@nospamgmail.com.here> wrote:
>>
>>> Just received a take it or leave it offer from Softmaker to purchase
>>> FlexiPDF and VueScan together for "just" Â£12.99. FlexiPDF usually costs
>>> Â£53.99 and VueScan Â£26.99. To be honest I don't really have a genuine need
>>> for either product but at that cost â€¦â€¦ Has anyone actually used these
>>> products and a found them useful? Otherwise the email will be consigned to
>>> the bin!
>>
>> I sue VueScan regularly
>
> Are they *that* bad?

Haha! 🤣

Did you read this,Liz?

*All Your Macs Are Belong To Us*

Bypassing macOS's file quarantine, gatekeeper, and notarization
requirements.

by: Patrick Wardle / April 26, 2021

https://objective-see.com/downloads/blog/blog_0x64/All_Your_Macs_Are_Belong_To_Us.pdf

Everyone using an Apple device should be made aware of what has been
written in this document. Sadly, though, few people care.

Techie readers here may enjoy the technical detail.

Comments welcome.

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by: Alan B - Thu, 29 Apr 2021 08:57 UTC

On 2021-04-29, D.M. Procida <real-not-anti-spam-address@apple-juice.co.uk> wrote:

[snip]

> I sue VueScan regularly

Have you got back more than you paid!!!!!

> Be aware that you will get updates for a year, and after that you will
> no longer be eligible.

Yes, I saw that, thanks. FlexiPDF is Windows only, however I thought I
might at least try (before I possibly buy) via Crossover.

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Cheers, Alan

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by: Liz Tuddenham - Thu, 29 Apr 2021 09:29 UTC

David Brooks <David@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:

> On 29/04/2021 09:35, Liz Tuddenham wrote:
> > D.M. Procida <real-not-anti-spam-address@apple-juice.co.uk> wrote:
> >
> >> Alan B <alanrichardbarker@nospamgmail.com.here> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Just received a take it or leave it offer from Softmaker to purchase
> >>> FlexiPDF and VueScan together for "just" ÃÂ£12.99. FlexiPDF usually
> >>> costs ÃÂ£53.99 and VueScan ÃÂ£26.99. To be honest I don't really
> >>> have a genuine need for either product but at that cost Ã¢â¬Â¦Ã¢â¬Â¦
> >>> Has anyone actually used these products and a found them useful?
> >>> Otherwise the email will be consigned to the bin!
> >>
> >> I sue VueScan regularly
> >
> > Are they *that* bad?
>
> Haha! ð¤£
>
> Did you read this,Liz?
[...]
> https://objective-see.com....

No, it wouldn't apply to OS8.6 machines (which can't read https anyway).

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by: Alan B - Thu, 29 Apr 2021 09:34 UTC

On 2021-04-29, Liz Tuddenham <liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid> wrote:
> David Brooks <David@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:
>
>> On 29/04/2021 09:35, Liz Tuddenham wrote:
>> > D.M. Procida <real-not-anti-spam-address@apple-juice.co.uk> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Alan B <alanrichardbarker@nospamgmail.com.here> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> Just received a take it or leave it offer from Softmaker to purchase
>> >>> FlexiPDF and VueScan together for "just" ÃÂ£12.99. FlexiPDF usually
>> >>> costs ÃÂ£53.99 and VueScan ÃÂ£26.99. To be honest I don't really
>> >>> have a genuine need for either product but at that cost Ã¢â¬Â¦Ã¢â¬Â¦
>> >>> Has anyone actually used these products and a found them useful?
>> >>> Otherwise the email will be consigned to the bin!
>> >>
>> >> I sue VueScan regularly
>> >
>> > Are they *that* bad?
>>
>> Haha! ð¤£
>>
>> Did you read this,Liz?
> [...]
>> https://objective-see.com....
>
> No, it wouldn't apply to OS8.6 machines (which can't read https anyway).

Excuse me but what the fuck has this to do with FlexiPDF and Vuescan?

--
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by: Alan B - Thu, 29 Apr 2021 09:44 UTC

On 2021-04-29, Alan B <alanrichardbarker@nospamgmail.com.here> wrote:
> On 2021-04-29, D.M. Procida <real-not-anti-spam-address@apple-juice.co.uk> wrote:
>
> [snip]
>
>> I sue VueScan regularly
>
> Have you got back more than you paid!!!!!
>
>> Be aware that you will get updates for a year, and after that you will
>> no longer be eligible.
>
> Yes, I saw that, thanks. FlexiPDF is Windows only, however I thought I
> might at least try (before I possibly buy) via Crossover.
>

Well I've had a quick play with FlexiPDF running under CrossOver
but I can't say I'm overwhelmingly impressed, especially as I don't
have an ongoing need to edit PDFs. As for VueScan, I see no reason to
"upgrade" from what macOS already provides for my HP All-in-one. The
bin beckons!

--
Cheers, Alan

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by: Ed Norton - Thu, 29 Apr 2021 19:15 UTC

On Thu, 29 Apr 2021 05:44:35 -0400, Alan B wrote
(in article <slrns8l002.bnt.alanrichardbarker@alans-mbp.home>):

> On 2021-04-29, Alan B <alanrichardbarker@nospamgmail.com.here> wrote:
>> On 2021-04-29, D.M. Procida <real-not-anti-spam-address@apple-juice.co.uk>
>> wrote:
>>
>> [snip]
>>
>>> I sue VueScan regularly
>>
>> Have you got back more than you paid!!!!!
>>
>>> Be aware that you will get updates for a year, and after that you will
>>> no longer be eligible.
>>
>> Yes, I saw that, thanks. FlexiPDF is Windows only, however I thought I
>> might at least try (before I possibly buy) via Crossover.
>>
>
> Well I've had a quick play with FlexiPDF running under CrossOver
> but I can't say I'm overwhelmingly impressed, especially as I don't
> have an ongoing need to edit PDFs. As for VueScan, I see no reason to
> "upgrade" from what macOS already provides for my HP All-in-one. The
> bin beckons!

I don't know anything about FlexiPDF but I use VueScan all the time.
It supports almost every scanner under the sun and allows for a wide
range of fine tuning. It also has a pretty steep learning curve. If
all you are doing is casual scanning on an HP, their bundled software
is probably adequate.

--
Ed

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by: Alan B - Thu, 29 Apr 2021 19:28 UTC

On 29 Apr 2021 at 20:15:56 BST, "Ed Norton" <norton@nowhere.com> wrote:

> On Thu, 29 Apr 2021 05:44:35 -0400, Alan B wrote
> (in article <slrns8l002.bnt.alanrichardbarker@alans-mbp.home>):
>
>> On 2021-04-29, Alan B <alanrichardbarker@nospamgmail.com.here> wrote:
>>> On 2021-04-29, D.M. Procida <real-not-anti-spam-address@apple-juice.co.uk>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> [snip]
>>>
>>>> I sue VueScan regularly
>>>
>>> Have you got back more than you paid!!!!!
>>>
>>>> Be aware that you will get updates for a year, and after that you will
>>>> no longer be eligible.
>>>
>>> Yes, I saw that, thanks. FlexiPDF is Windows only, however I thought I
>>> might at least try (before I possibly buy) via Crossover.
>>>
>>
>> Well I've had a quick play with FlexiPDF running under CrossOver
>> but I can't say I'm overwhelmingly impressed, especially as I don't
>> have an ongoing need to edit PDFs. As for VueScan, I see no reason to
>> "upgrade" from what macOS already provides for my HP All-in-one. The
>> bin beckons!
>
> If all you are doing is casual scanning on an HP, their bundled software
> is probably adequate.

Yes, as I indicated earlier, that pretty much sums up my needs so I've decided
not to bother with both products on offer for now. But a useful assessment
exercise nonetheless.

--
Cheers, Alan

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by: Wolffan - Thu, 29 Apr 2021 21:04 UTC

On 2021 Apr29, Alan B wrote
(in article<slrns8kvdq.bl4.alanrichardbarker@alans-mbp.home>):

> On 2021-04-29, Liz Tuddenham<liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid> wrote:
> > David Brooks<David@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:
> >
> > > On 29/04/2021 09:35, Liz Tuddenham wrote:
> > > > D.M. Procida<real-not-anti-spam-address@apple-juice.co.uk> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Alan B<alanrichardbarker@nospamgmail.com.here> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > Just received a take it or leave it offer from Softmaker to purchase
> > > > > > FlexiPDF and VueScan together for "just" Ã‚Â£12.99. FlexiPDF
> > > > > > usually
> > > > > > costs Ã‚Â£53.99 and VueScan Ã‚Â£26.99. To be honest I don't
> > > > > > really
> > > > > > have a genuine need for either product but at that cost
> > > > > > Ã¢â‚¬Â¦Ã¢â‚¬Â¦
> > > > > > Has anyone actually used these products and a found them useful?
> > > > > > Otherwise the email will be consigned to the bin!
> > > > >
> > > > > I sue VueScan regularly
> > > >
> > > > Are they *that* bad?
> > >
> > > Haha! ðŸ¤£
> > >
> > > Did you read this,Liz?
> > [...]
> > > https://objective-see.com....
> >
> > No, it wouldn't apply to OS8.6 machines (which can't read https anyway).
>
> Excuse me but what the fuck has this to do with FlexiPDF and Vuescan?

Our Dave’s an idiot with a one-track gutter.

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by: David Brooks - Thu, 29 Apr 2021 23:11 UTC

On 29/04/2021 10:34, Alan B wrote:
> On 2021-04-29, Liz Tuddenham <liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid> wrote:
>> David Brooks <David@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:
>>
>>> On 29/04/2021 09:35, Liz Tuddenham wrote:
>>>> D.M. Procida <real-not-anti-spam-address@apple-juice.co.uk> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Alan B <alanrichardbarker@nospamgmail.com.here> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Just received a take it or leave it offer from Softmaker to purchase
>>>>>> FlexiPDF and VueScan together for "just" ÃÂ£12.99. FlexiPDF usually
>>>>>> costs ÃÂ£53.99 and VueScan ÃÂ£26.99. To be honest I don't really
>>>>>> have a genuine need for either product but at that cost Ã¢â¬Â¦Ã¢â¬Â¦
>>>>>> Has anyone actually used these products and a found them useful?
>>>>>> Otherwise the email will be consigned to the bin!
>>>>>
>>>>> I sue VueScan regularly
>>>>
>>>> Are they *that* bad?
>>>
>>> Haha! ð¤£
>>>
>>> Did you read this,Liz?
>> [...]
>>> https://objective-see.com....
>>
>> No, it wouldn't apply to OS8.6 machines (which can't read https anyway).
>
> Excuse me but what the fuck has this to do with FlexiPDF and Vuescan?

I take your point, but it *IS* a PDF document!

You should read it, young man! ;-)

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by: Alan B - Fri, 30 Apr 2021 05:34 UTC

Wolffan <akwolffan@zoho.com> wrote:
> On 2021 Apr29, Alan B wrote
> (in article<slrns8kvdq.bl4.alanrichardbarker@alans-mbp.home>):
>
>> On 2021-04-29, Liz Tuddenham<liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid> wrote:
>>> David Brooks<David@nomail.afraid.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 29/04/2021 09:35, Liz Tuddenham wrote:
>>>>> D.M. Procida<real-not-anti-spam-address@apple-juice.co.uk> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Alan B<alanrichardbarker@nospamgmail.com.here> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Just received a take it or leave it offer from Softmaker to purchase
>>>>>>> FlexiPDF and VueScan together for "just" Ã‚Â£12.99. FlexiPDF
>>>>>>> usually
>>>>>>> costs Ã‚Â£53.99 and VueScan Ã‚Â£26.99. To be honest I don't
>>>>>>> really
>>>>>>> have a genuine need for either product but at that cost
>>>>>>> Ã¢â‚¬Â¦Ã¢â‚¬Â¦
>>>>>>> Has anyone actually used these products and a found them useful?
>>>>>>> Otherwise the email will be consigned to the bin!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I sue VueScan regularly
>>>>>
>>>>> Are they *that* bad?
>>>>
>>>> Haha! ðŸ¤£
>>>>
>>>> Did you read this,Liz?
>>> [...]
>>>> https://objective-see.com....
>>>
>>> No, it wouldn't apply to OS8.6 machines (which can't read https anyway).
>>
>> Excuse me but what the fuck has this to do with FlexiPDF and Vuescan?
>
> Our Dave’s an idiot with a one-track gutter.
>
>

I know. He’s in my “-9999 list” so I’m only aware of his comments when
other users reply to him.

--
Cheers, Alan

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FlexiPDF and VueScan	Alan B
Re: FlexiPDF and VueScan	D.M. Procida
Re: FlexiPDF and VueScan	Liz Tuddenham
Re: FlexiPDF and VueScan	David Brooks
Re: FlexiPDF and VueScan	Liz Tuddenham
Re: FlexiPDF and VueScan	Alan B
Re: FlexiPDF and VueScan	Wolffan
Re: FlexiPDF and VueScan	Alan B
Re: FlexiPDF and VueScan	David Brooks
Re: FlexiPDF and VueScan	Alan B
Re: FlexiPDF and VueScan	Alan B
Re: FlexiPDF and VueScan	Ed Norton
Re: FlexiPDF and VueScan	Alan B