Some Good News...
I haven't posted in my LJ for ages but I notice that Snowcalla just put up a good news topic and that inspired me to do one too.
For many years back in the UK on was on the list to be a beta tester for the company the makes some specialist software I use a lot in my sound work. However, back in 2007 there was a long period when I was largely offline except for a bit of Wifi access while we toured the UK prior to the big move to Australia. This, coupled with changes of address and email address, meant that I had to leave the beta test programme and also that I lost touch with them (and they with me). (FYI, I'm typing in circles to avoid using the name because, part of the deal with being a beta tester is signing a non-disclosure agreement.)
This was a bit of a blow because one of the advantages of being a beta tester was a free copy of the software at the end of each programme. The software I use isn't cheap (over $500 each time) and I was just getting to the stage of needing an upgrade--but, though a sequence of events too boring to relate, I got an e-mail today asking if I want to join the team for the next release. Obviously the answer is "yes!" so, as of now, I'm using a version of software due for release in about 18 months.
Happy me!
For many years back in the UK on was on the list to be a beta tester for the company the makes some specialist software I use a lot in my sound work. However, back in 2007 there was a long period when I was largely offline except for a bit of Wifi access while we toured the UK prior to the big move to Australia. This, coupled with changes of address and email address, meant that I had to leave the beta test programme and also that I lost touch with them (and they with me). (FYI, I'm typing in circles to avoid using the name because, part of the deal with being a beta tester is signing a non-disclosure agreement.)
This was a bit of a blow because one of the advantages of being a beta tester was a free copy of the software at the end of each programme. The software I use isn't cheap (over $500 each time) and I was just getting to the stage of needing an upgrade--but, though a sequence of events too boring to relate, I got an e-mail today asking if I want to join the team for the next release. Obviously the answer is "yes!" so, as of now, I'm using a version of software due for release in about 18 months.
Happy me!