Comments for conradchavez.com | blog http://blog.conradchavez.com Tips, training, and insights for Adobe Creative Suite, Mac OS X, photography, and more, by Conrad Chavez / Brightbox Studio LLC Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:20:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on MacBook: Won’t start, flashing sleep light by Carlos http://blog.conradchavez.com/2006/06/01/macbook-wont-start-flashing-sleep-light/#comment-5536 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:20:37 +0000 https://conradc.wordpress.com/2006/06/01/macbook-wont-start-flashing-sleep-light/#comment-5536 Lifesaver!

]]> Comment on MacBook: Won’t start, flashing sleep light by sarah http://blog.conradchavez.com/2006/06/01/macbook-wont-start-flashing-sleep-light/#comment-5525 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:19:02 +0000 https://conradc.wordpress.com/2006/06/01/macbook-wont-start-flashing-sleep-light/#comment-5525 Oh my goodness thank you for this. I was having a mini freakout! Why don’t the apple forums recommend this first? They all get so technical, but this is exactly what I needed. Thank you!

]]> Comment on Acrobat: Set default comment identity by conrad http://blog.conradchavez.com/2006/06/30/acrobat-set-default-comment-identity/#comment-5524 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:21:21 +0000 https://conradc.wordpress.com/2006/06/30/acrobat-set-default-comment-identity/#comment-5524 I’m on Macs, so I hope a Windows user can jump in here and help you out!

]]> Comment on Acrobat: Set default comment identity by Jeff http://blog.conradchavez.com/2006/06/30/acrobat-set-default-comment-identity/#comment-5523 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:45:00 +0000 https://conradc.wordpress.com/2006/06/30/acrobat-set-default-comment-identity/#comment-5523 I’m running Acrobat 8 Standard, and following these steps exactly did not do the trick for me. I even changed my Windows login name and rebooted, and Acrobat kept the old, cryptic default login name that came standard on my work computer.

Does anyone know the trick for getting this to work in Acrobat 8?

]]> Comment on Force shutdown / restart in Mac OS X by conrad http://blog.conradchavez.com/2006/04/25/force-shutdown-restart-macosx/#comment-5505 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 01:51:55 +0000 https://conradc.wordpress.com/2006/04/25/confirming-that-your-mac-is-powered-off/#comment-5505 Khanna, that is not a normal problem. Many users run their Macs for weeks without having to restart or shut down, only sleeping it at night. There may be software that is conflicting with the system. You may have to troubleshoot using methods such as process of elimination to try and isolate the problem. For example, does it happen if you use the Mac from a different user account? Does it happen if you log in with the Shift key held down to disable login items? You might also watch Activity Monitor’s displays to see if any processes are using an unusually high amount of CPU or RAM.

If you’re unable to diagnose it yourself and the Mac is under warranty, it would be a good idea to contact Apple support, because that is definitely not normal operation.

]]> Comment on Force shutdown / restart in Mac OS X by khanna http://blog.conradchavez.com/2006/04/25/force-shutdown-restart-macosx/#comment-5503 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:08:52 +0000 https://conradc.wordpress.com/2006/04/25/confirming-that-your-mac-is-powered-off/#comment-5503 I have a problem , whenever i use my Macbook air for more than an hour or so , it does not shut down properly and i ultimately end up using the power button for force shut down. what am i supposed to do? is this a common problem in a mac?

]]> Comment on MacBook: Won’t start, flashing sleep light by Paul G http://blog.conradchavez.com/2006/06/01/macbook-wont-start-flashing-sleep-light/#comment-5491 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:46:43 +0000 https://conradc.wordpress.com/2006/06/01/macbook-wont-start-flashing-sleep-light/#comment-5491 Lifesaver! Thanks for this. I owe you one :-)

]]> Comment on Mac OS X: Keyboard shortcuts to launch any application by Anusha http://blog.conradchavez.com/2007/06/28/mac-os-x-keyboard-shortcuts-for-any-application/#comment-5485 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 02:19:02 +0000 http://conradc.wordpress.com/2007/06/28/mac-os-x-keyboard-shortcuts-for-any-application/#comment-5485 it works always if you use AutoHotKey. the shortcut keys in windows is broken, in that sometimes it takes a long time to open the app.

]]> Comment on MacBook: Won’t start, flashing sleep light by Chris http://blog.conradchavez.com/2006/06/01/macbook-wont-start-flashing-sleep-light/#comment-5480 Sat, 24 Dec 2011 00:44:57 +0000 https://conradc.wordpress.com/2006/06/01/macbook-wont-start-flashing-sleep-light/#comment-5480 I recently upgraded the ram on every mac in my household. Had a whole process going, 6 macbook pros (big family), Three of them failed the next day, and this post, I swear to all that is good, saved me thousands of dollars :D
I cannot begin to tell you how thankful I am!

]]> Comment on Mac OS X 10.7 Lion: Will Adobe apps and other software work? by conrad http://blog.conradchavez.com/2011/07/20/mac-os-x-10-7-lion-will-adobe-apps-and-other-software-work/#comment-5479 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:23:48 +0000 http://blog.conradchavez.com/?p=1547#comment-5479 Hi Suanne, one thing about Mac OS X 10.7.2 Lion is that it runs only software that was written for Macs using Intel processors. It looks like Illustrator 10.3 came out in 2001, which means it was written before Macs with Intel processors came out. I don’t think Illustrator 10.3 will install or run on Lion. The first Illustrator version that might run on Lion looks like Illustrator CS3 (which is really Illustrator 13), but that doesn’t mean it would run without issues, and Adobe doesn’t sell CS3 anymore.

If you need to run Illustrator on your Lion Mac reliably right now, CS5 would be the version to use, and the only one available to buy new. I’ve gotten emails about Creative Suite upgrade discounts, so if you decide to upgrade to the whole suite, search around to see if you can find upgrade discount codes. Good luck!

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