The printer whirs to life, spitting out a sticky sheet of paper that smells faintly of ozone and victory. You peel the label off, carefully centering it on the silver disc. It’s perfect. You feel like a graphic design god.
With a sense of triumph, you spend the next hour meticulously designing a label for your latest "Mix Tape" CD-R. You use the "Gold Edition" 3D text effects to make the title SUMMER HITS ‘07 look like it’s forged from molten chrome. The printer whirs to life, spitting out a
But then, you try to open your web browser. It's gone. In its place is a new toolbar called "Search-O-Matic," and your homepage has been changed to a site in a language you don't recognize. The "crack" didn't just unlock the software; it invited a few "friends" to stay on your hard drive. You feel like a graphic design god