http://jonraasch.com/blog Web development and design blog from Portland based developer Jon Raasch Thu, 13 Oct 2011 15:27:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://jonraasch.com/blog/os-x-lion-horror-story http://jonraasch.com/blog/os-x-lion-horror-story#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 15:27:53 +0000 Jon Raasch http://jonraasch.com/blog/?p=1373

OS X Lion was released in July 2011 and includes a number of new upgrades. Some of these are very impressive, such as complex touch gestures for the trackpad. Others are more mundane, such as fullscreen mode for applications and hidden scrollbars. But all things considered the upgrade is definitely worth it. The problem isn’t [...]]]> http://jonraasch.com/blog/os-x-lion-horror-story/feed 1 http://jonraasch.com/blog/5-reasons-to-buy-cs5-and-not-just-steal-it http://jonraasch.com/blog/5-reasons-to-buy-cs5-and-not-just-steal-it#comments Thu, 25 Mar 2010 21:00:08 +0000 Jon Raasch http://jonraasch.com/blog/?p=887 Adobe CS5 is coming out on April 12, and I can't wait. This new release comes packed with a ton of awesome new features, such as content-aware fill, painting, better edge detection and time-saving shortcuts. But this post isn't about all of CS5's awesome features, it's about why you should actually buy it this time around. In a few weeks, just about anyone will be able to find a torrent, download link or burned copy of CS5. It seems to me that Adobe unofficially condones this, similar to record labels unofficially allowing "leaked" videos on YouTube. Let's face it: readily available pirated copies of the Creative Suite allow Adobe to retain what is basically a monopoly on this software. Amateur users, who would never actually purchase the software, find illegal copies and not only learn the Creative Suite, but more importantly don't learn something from a competitor. Adobe then depends on professional users such as design agencies and larger freelancers to actually buy the software.]]> http://jonraasch.com/blog/5-reasons-to-buy-cs5-and-not-just-steal-it/feed 38 http://jonraasch.com/blog/adobe-cs3 http://jonraasch.com/blog/adobe-cs3#comments Thu, 19 Jul 2007 16:06:05 +0000 Jon Raasch http://jonraasch.com/blog/adobe-cs3 http://jonraasch.com/blog/adobe-cs3/feed 0 http://jonraasch.com/blog/mac-crossover http://jonraasch.com/blog/mac-crossover#comments Mon, 09 Jul 2007 08:06:05 +0000 Jon Raasch http://jonraasch.com/blog/mac-crossover http://jonraasch.com/blog/mac-crossover/feed 0