Affinity Ends 90-Day Free Trial and 50% Product Discount June 30, 2021

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In spring 2020, I was impressed when I learned Affinity was offering a 90-day free trial and 50 percent discounts off products to support people during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Their products—alternatives to expensive licensing of Adobe’s Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign—offer a significant savings to designers, students, artists, and anyone who needs to manage and edit creative works.

I’ve been a fan of Affinity for years, and last week recommended their products to a former higher ed colleague looking for Adobe Illustrator and InDesign alternatives.

Originally, Affinity’s generous offer was available through June 20, 2020, but was extended in January 2021.

With no end date for the discount.

As with all good discounts, they come to an end.

Affinity announced their 90-day free trial and product discounts will end June 30, 2021. Continue reading Affinity Ends 90-Day Free Trial and 50% Product Discount June 30, 2021

31% of Americans Are Online Almost Constantly

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Three in ten Americans are online almost constantly, while 85 percent of Americans go online several times a day, according to a survey by Pew Research Center.

More than eight of ten Americans go online daily while eight percent go online several times a week. Only seven percent of adults say they don’t use the Internet at all. Continue reading 31% of Americans Are Online Almost Constantly

How to Disable Autoplay Videos in LinkedIn for Desktop, Android, and iOS

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It’s one of my pet peeves. I’ve never liked it.

What am I talking about?

Video autoplay.

I can’t imagine anyone wanting to go online to have video automatically play on their digital device.

And when it comes to LinkedIn, I learned the hard way. Continue reading How to Disable Autoplay Videos in LinkedIn for Desktop, Android, and iOS