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Mac OS X 10.5: Essential System Fonts

Published on April 12, 2009 in Apple/OS X. 0 Comments Tags: 10.4, 10.5, font, graphics software, Mac, Mac OS X, OS X, software, troubleshooting.

Recently I was dealing with a problem in GarageBand, where the application would lock up when I was attempting the change the tempo of a song. For many months I struggled with this until it got to the point where I decided to do some in-depth troubleshooting. How does this relate to illustration you may ask? Turns out the problem was font related, and affected the performance of the software. Since this could affect any piece of software on your Mac, and therefore productivity, I thought it worth passing along as this could easily affect your graphics software as well.

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CS3 + G4: Using Adobe Creative Suite CS3 on a PowerMac G4

Published on October 5, 2007 in Apple/OS X, productivity, reviews, software and tools. 2 Comments Tags: Adobe, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Apple, art, Creative Suite, CS3, G4, graphic design, graphics, graphics tablet, illustrator, InDesign, Intel, Mac, Mac OS X, Mac Pro, MacBook, monitor, opinions, OS X, Photoshop, PowerMac, productivity, rants, review, shareware, software, vector, Wacom.

Apple Macintosh PowerMac G4 desktop computer It’s been about a few months since I upgraded to Adobe’s Creative Suite CS3 suite of graphic & design applications, and am running them all on a PowerMac G4 (dual 1.25 processors, 2 Gb RAM). I thought I would share my experiences with anyone out there contemplating upgrading to CS3 with an older Macintosh. I also have one of the original MacBooks, so there’s a decent comparison with CS3 running on an Intel processor Mac.

In short, I would recommend waiting to upgrade your Mac to at least a G5 or an Intel based Mac before going to CS3, but that said it’s still usable.

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Archive That Artwork! Backup Tips & Software Advice for Mac OS X

Published on July 31, 2007 in Apple/OS X, productivity, reviews and tools. 0 Comments Tags: Adobe, art, artist, backup, Mac, Mac OS X, OS X, productivity, shareware, software, synchronization, tip, tool.

Backup. It’s something most computer users – let alone artistic types – never think about, at least not until after it’s too late. Trust me, once it happens to you, it will never be forgotten. Perhaps I can convince you to never have to go through that by recommending you start your backup system now.

All that precious time spent creating, tweaking, and perfecting your masterpiece is well worth a few measly bucks and a bit of effort (which will be automated once it’s all set up) to ensure you don’t lose those hours of hard work.

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Keyboard Protective Cover With Photoshop Shortcuts

Published on July 20, 2007 in Apple/OS X and productivity. 0 Comments Tags: Adobe, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, art, cool, cool stuff, gadget, gadgets, illustrator, keyboard commands, Mac, Photoshop, productivity, software, tool.

A simple concept: Photoshop keyboard commands & shortcuts printed right on to a super-flexible rubber keyboard protector.

An ingenious idea inspired no doubt by those fancy-schmancy video editing keyboards you see video editors using on the movie behind-the-scenes DVD extras.

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