Me no guru. But my answers:
What was the first version of Photoshop you ever used? 5LE. But I only bought it because I got a scanner for free with it.
What do you like most about Photoshop? It is the best medicine against boredom. When you finally got used to this new version, you realise that it isn't new anymore: there is a newer one that can do new tricks that you really need as much as Adobe wants your money. So you buy and the study continues.
What do you like less about Photoshop? Image Ready.
What is Photoshop 10 going to be like? It will have swallowed InDesign, Illustrator, AfterEffects, Maya, the complete Office Suite, Flash, Ultrafractal, Dreamweaver, Eudora, Opera and Panda anti-virus. It will have its own OS that works on both mac and PC. It will require 20GB for itself, four HDD's for scratch files, 5gig RambusSE and a triple 5GHz processor machine.
But if you buy it, you'lle get a free Adobe comp with it that has all these features and more. Only disadvantage: you won't be able to install third party software anymore. (its codename will be BigBrother)
Do you have a good tip you want to share? For a good tip, I share my discoveries. Hahaaa. This one, perhaps: When you restart Photoshop, hold down Ctrl+Shift+Alt (Cmd+Shift+Alt or Option on the mac?) to get rid of your preferences file. Now open PS and set your personal preferences. Close PS, go inside the Photoshop folder (inside the ProgramFiles folder on PC), and copy the Prefs.psp file to another location. And whenever your preferences file becomes corrupt, just copy the copy back to its original place. (replace Prefs.psp? yes!)
Voila. No more need to reset your prefs everytime the 2&??%$*?!!! file gets corrupt.
