With Adobe’s release of the Flash CS4’s 10.0.2 update last week, my life has gotten significantly less stressful. Armed with this comprehensive update, I can say to users of earlier versions of Flash: "Come on in, the water’s fine!" Flash CS4 is still not perfect, but with this update the balance shifts as the feature and productivity gains found in CS4 outweigh the lingering issues.

Woe is Me!

This next bit may sound like complaining, but it is intended to strike familiar with others who tried Flash CS4 and were wise enough to retreat back to the relative safety and stability of CS3. More...

First off, I love Photoshop, and CS4 is no exception. Lots of great new features, big performance improvements, and the 3D features in the Extended edition are right up my alley, work wise. Now I don’t get to do that much painting in Photoshop, and I have always been a tad wary of using my Wacom tablet for drawing. For whatever reason, I just never felt like I had the control that I did with a pencil and paper. Well that has all changed with CS4 and the introduction of the Rotate View tool!

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