Garbled Font Fix: Times Phonetic
Best data recovery utility for Mac? Data Rescue!
This is one of those tips we hope you’ll never have to use.
Should you find yourself needing to recover lost files from a problem hard drive, we’ve had the most luck with Data Rescue II by Prosoft Engineering:
Link: Data Rescue II
You can download this data recovery tool and scan your hard drive for free. You only need to buy the $100 software if it succeeds in finding files you want to recover.
Read Seth Godin’s Free Bootstrapper’s Bible.
Explore alternate glyphs in OpenType fonts.
Many OpenType fonts include a collection of alternative character glyphs which can be used to add an extra flourish to your typography. This is particularly useful in Adobe’s OpenType script fonts such as Bickham Script.
Install AppleJack before you need it.
AppleJack is a great troubleshooting assistant for Mac OS X. With AppleJack installed, you can troubleshoot a computer even if Mac OS X won’t fully start, or don’t have a startup CD handy.
We recomend AppleJack in our tiny-but-popular My Mac Won’t Start! guide. We’ve been holding back this tip for a new version that is compatible with Apple’s new Intel-based Macs. Happily, version 1.4.3 which adds Intel-compatibilities was released this month.
Creativetechs Tips on Toast?
This is the oddest line item in the Creativetechs marketing budget for 2006. 55 bucks for our message on a digital piece of toast?
Link: Your Name on Toast
I’m a Seth Godin junkie, and he mentioned this site on his blog. I would have dismissed this out of hand from any other source.
Chase Jarvis Speaks at the New York Apple Store SoHo
This is admittedly last-minute, but if you’re in New York City looking for something to do tonight we suggest you stop by the SOHO Apple store (103 Prince Street; corner Prince and Greene) for a multimedia presentation by Seattle-based commercial photographer Chase Jarvis.
Part of a free lecture series presented by Apple and ASMP.
Concerns when buying Mac Pro RAM.
Create a rainy window in Photoshop.
Free server planning sessions in Seattle.
The bad news: Your network is overloaded and slowing to a crawl. You team is producing larger files, but your server can’t handle it. And you’d rather not admit it, but your studio’s archiving and backup strategies are held together with duct tape and WD-40.
The good news: For a lot of companies, it’s budget planning time, and you might get a chance to fund some solutions to your server woes in 2007.
As a service for Seattle-area creative teams, we are offering a complimentary server strategy session with Creativetechs’ lead consultant Craig Swanson. Take this opportunity to map out your creative team’s server strategy for the coming year.
We’ve set aside 4 days through December, and have 16 open slots. If you manage a creative team, we encourage you to call and schedule a session. We’ll make sure it is a valuable use of your time.
