mountain masala

the worst of times, the best of times

new logic board arrived.
multiple other problems.
computer stuffed, basically.
gnashing of teeth.
new machine necessary.
new mac models released recently.
"dear insurance people..."
open refrigerator and bubbly bottle to celebrate.

AAAAARRRGGHHHHH!

JUST RANG THE COMPUTER PEOPLE. THEY GOT IN THE RIGHT LOGIC BOARD (ON MONDAY WHEN THE GUY WAS OFF SICK) BUT IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE WRONG LOGIC BOARD. THE FIRST LOGIC BOARD THAT THEY SENT BACK WAS THE RIGHT LOGIC BOARD... THEY HAD THE WRONG MACHINE SERIAL NO. IN THE JOB SPECS....

THEY SAY THE RIGHT LOGIC BOARD WILL BE IN TOMORROW....

IT WILL BE 3 WEEKS THIS FRIDAY...

MEANWHILE ADOBE CS4 SITS LONELY ON THE FLOOR...

printing PDFs in OSX

darren asked me how to adjust the PDF printing compression settings on the Mac, so here's the answer for all...

when you choose the print to PDF option there are a bunch of options below that. eg. compress PDF.

these are actually Automator scripts that are stored in Library/PDF Services

double-click one and it will open up in Automator.

Change the compression settings and save it under a new name in the PDF Services folder. It will be added to the PDF menu when you print.