Category Archives: Software

Upgrades

Posted on July 6, 2010 by Rakkoon

For years I’ve been on top of all Adobe-related upgrades, getting new versions within the first month or two of release, always having the latest and greatest versions of Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign (my primary work programs) as soon as … Continue reading →

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Snags

Posted on May 13, 2010 by Rakkoon

Snags suck, and I can know, because I’ve run into one today. As I said in my last post, I had to format and re-install to try and get Bridge working. It turns out that it now does work, as … Continue reading →

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Table-less tables in InDesign

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Rakkoon

Tables. Sometimes they’re unavoidable, but they’re always a pain in the butt to work with. Since I am going to have to work with a lot of data coming from a Microsoft Excel file soon, I wanted to see if … Continue reading →

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Vista SP2 — DO NOT INSTALL!

Posted on May 28, 2009 by Rakkoon

I just came  from work to deactivate Adobe CS4 as I did something stupid: I installed Windows Vista SP2. The installation went (or seemed to go) just fine, but upon restarting the system I was greeted by a nice blue … Continue reading →

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Photoshop contact sheets

Posted on May 25, 2009 by Rakkoon

It’s not a feature I use often, but when I need it, I know where to find it: Photoshop contact sheets. At least I was always able to find them, until today when I needed them for the first time … Continue reading →

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