Comments for brunerd http://www.brunerd.com/blog pushin' bytes around Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:16:09 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 Comment on Make Acrobat Pro 9 for Mac shut the hell up! by Aaron Yelton http://www.brunerd.com/blog/2010/02/05/make-acrobat-pro-9-for-mac-shut-the-hell-up/comment-page-1/#comment-5770 Aaron Yelton Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:16:09 +0000 http://www.brunerd.com/blog/?p=165#comment-5770 Joel, your various scripts, tips, and insights have been an invaluable resource for my IT consulting needs, please write more, you're the first place I Google! I have over 20 years experience but you've figured out more tricks in your 10 years! Thanks again, your work makes my work easier :D :) :P Joel, your various scripts, tips, and insights have been an invaluable resource for my IT consulting needs, please write more, you’re the first place I Google! I have over 20 years experience but you’ve figured out more tricks in your 10 years! Thanks again, your work makes my work easier :D :) :P

]]> Comment on Make Acrobat Pro 9 for Mac shut the hell up! by John Lockwood http://www.brunerd.com/blog/2010/02/05/make-acrobat-pro-9-for-mac-shut-the-hell-up/comment-page-1/#comment-5764 John Lockwood Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:03:23 +0000 http://www.brunerd.com/blog/?p=165#comment-5764 If you think this self-heal business is bad, it at least pre-supposes that Acrobat actually runs! If you are using network login accounts and network home directories, Acrobat Pro 9.0 or 9.1 and even Acrobat Reader 9.0 and 9.1 will not even successfully launch!! For years I have justifiably lambasted Microsoft for their shoddy Mac software, but at least they are (slowly) improving. Adobe unfortunately are going the other way and are now far worse than even Microsoft. The only positive thing I can say about Adobe is that at least generally, their Mac and Windows products are equivalent, whereas Microsoft still treat Macs very much as second (or even third) class citizens. What really pisses me off in particular about Acrobat and network logins is that I spent TWO YEARS getting Adobe to fix a network login related bug in Acrobat Pro (affecting versions 7.0 to 8.0.x inclusive) and eventually got it fixed when I was a beta-tester for Acrobat Pro 8.1. If you think this self-heal business is bad, it at least pre-supposes that Acrobat actually runs!

If you are using network login accounts and network home directories, Acrobat Pro 9.0 or 9.1 and even Acrobat Reader 9.0 and 9.1 will not even successfully launch!!

For years I have justifiably lambasted Microsoft for their shoddy Mac software, but at least they are (slowly) improving. Adobe unfortunately are going the other way and are now far worse than even Microsoft.

The only positive thing I can say about Adobe is that at least generally, their Mac and Windows products are equivalent, whereas Microsoft still treat Macs very much as second (or even third) class citizens.

What really pisses me off in particular about Acrobat and network logins is that I spent TWO YEARS getting Adobe to fix a network login related bug in Acrobat Pro (affecting versions 7.0 to 8.0.x inclusive) and eventually got it fixed when I was a beta-tester for Acrobat Pro 8.1.

]]> Comment on Make Acrobat Pro 9 for Mac shut the hell up! by brunerd http://www.brunerd.com/blog/2010/02/05/make-acrobat-pro-9-for-mac-shut-the-hell-up/comment-page-1/#comment-5763 brunerd Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:45:29 +0000 http://www.brunerd.com/blog/?p=165#comment-5763 Yes, the old Acrobat 8 non-update issue. I recall having to make it recheck for updates (by going to Preferences, then click OK or some nonesense like that) , then it discovers there is an Updater update, updates the Updater, then the Acro Pro 8 update will install! Sometimes you have to go to Adobe.com then download and manually run the updater... ugh. Yes, the old Acrobat 8 non-update issue. I recall having to make it recheck for updates (by going to Preferences, then click OK or some nonesense like that) , then it discovers there is an Updater update, updates the Updater, then the Acro Pro 8 update will install! Sometimes you have to go to Adobe.com then download and manually run the updater… ugh.

]]> Comment on Make Acrobat Pro 9 for Mac shut the hell up! by Dave http://www.brunerd.com/blog/2010/02/05/make-acrobat-pro-9-for-mac-shut-the-hell-up/comment-page-1/#comment-5762 Dave Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:34:01 +0000 http://www.brunerd.com/blog/?p=165#comment-5762 I have shifted 95% of my use from Adobe Acrobat... it is an absolute pain in the butt to keep updated. I have version 8 on three comptuers and version 9 on two. Version 8 constantly says there is an update, but whenever I try it fails. It is sad that there are still a few "mandatory" sites that require Adobe to access their documents. Obviously, these are government sites where competition is non existent and dummies do the programming. IMHO Adobe software is crap crap crap. I have shifted 95% of my use from Adobe Acrobat… it is an absolute pain in the butt to keep updated. I have version 8 on three comptuers and version 9 on two. Version 8 constantly says there is an update, but whenever I try it fails.

It is sad that there are still a few “mandatory” sites that require Adobe to access their documents. Obviously, these are government sites where competition is non existent and dummies do the programming.

IMHO Adobe software is crap crap crap.

]]> Comment on Apple Keyboard A1243 Disassembly by brunerd http://www.brunerd.com/blog/2009/08/25/apple-keyboard-a1243-disassembly/comment-page-1/#comment-5758 brunerd Fri, 01 Jan 2010 01:28:07 +0000 http://www.brunerd.com/blog/?p=130#comment-5758 Well, a corner of the plastic films got torn up when I tore it open, so it was a lost cause to try and clean after that! Well, a corner of the plastic films got torn up when I tore it open, so it was a lost cause to try and clean after that!

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