I've figured out how to pirate stuff for a while now, but it only recently came to mind that I could get premium versions or paid programs for stuff that I've been avoiding for years.

For instance, Google docs is the only (good) free doc editor app, but now that I can, I am trying out several normally paid apps.

Does anyone have any interesting suggestions for apps (or computer programs for linux and windows) that I could download now that I have realized the power I wield?

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[–] jet@hackertalks.com 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The cost and lock-in of most software is not actually the money they charge for it. It's the time you take to learn it. So if you take time now to learn proprietary software, you're in fact tying yourself to that software.

It's like all the graphics design students pirating Photoshop, when they go out to work what skill set are they going to use most?

[–] GnuLinuxDude@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago

Great way to put it

[–] jet@hackertalks.com 13 points 2 years ago (2 children)

https://github.com/fmhy/FMHY

[–] 000999@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Technically you should be posting this link:

https://rentry.co/megathread

[–] jet@hackertalks.com 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Must be out dated it encourages using reddit :)

[–] 000999@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago

Its the megathread for this instance. I guess FMHY don't even have an instance anymore though

[–] FredericChopin_@feddit.uk 2 points 2 years ago

Damn. Kudos.

[–] McCainRBGcreampie@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Office is obviously handy. Download a legitimate release and activate using this. Other than that, I only use pirated software on an airgapped computer.

[–] PeWu@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

I've come to enjoy Onlyoffice. It's free, has cool features, and it has slick, dark mode

[–] Stright@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What are some software that you have a need for?

[–] editilly@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 years ago

Calculators, Editors, Call Apps, Population simulators, map projection programs, paid newspapers, offline sea maps.

That's the ones I can think of right now

[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works -1 points 2 years ago

For instance, Google docs is the only (good) free doc editor app, but now that I can, I am trying out several normally paid apps.

Libre Office, which is free and open source, is wonderful and more than adequate in 99% of cases.