I hold my hands up and admit that I’ve been using a piece of shareware software without registering and paying for it.
In fact, I paid for an earlier version, lost the registration number somewhere along the line during a hardware upgrade, emailed the company for a new one and received it, lost it again, then downloaded an updated version that required a new purchase anyway…
You get the picture.
I really am planning on paying for the software — it’s not expensive and it’s definitely one of my favourites.
Lemke Software, who makes the Mac-only GraphicConverter, don’t nag for registration, but instead gradually increase the amount of time that the splash screen appears every time you launch the software. It’s no big deal.
In December, though, they decided to get a little festive by displaying this Christmassy splash screen.
The Santa looks a little emaciated (yeah, I know, because people like me aren’t paying for his software).
I’m also not quite sure what the guy in the chair has plugged in to the back of his Mac. Looks like some kind of game controller.
Anyway, it’s quite a cool, seasonal shareware reminder. I might even get the credit card out for it.
