Macscan, Norton, and other Anvirus/Antispyware programs for MBP

I recently got macscan for my macbook pro but after reading some reviews it didnt seem like i needed it. Is macscan necessary for my mac? What about norton and other antivirus software?

The fact is that there are no currently active malware threats that act on Mac OS X. Therefore, currently, there is no use for software that aims to protect you from malware. I have never run any sort of anti-virus or anti-malware application on any of my Macs because there simply has been no need to as of yet. That said, most of us are aware that the day may come sometime in the future when there is an active threat posed against Mac OS X. If (when) that day comes, I will buy anti-malware software at that time. Until then, use and enjoy the machine! Computing without anti-everything scanners running in the background all the time sapping your CPU cycles is much more enjoyable and faster!
In short:
Is macscan necessary for my mac? What about norton and other antivirus software?
No, not right now. And definitely no to Norton anything. Norton products have never (well, not since the mid-90s maybe) been friendly to Macs. I have never had a good experience with a Norton product on OS X.
--Travis

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Ho to find script and the related print program for print preview of PO

Hi All,
We are getting some text output on the print preview of a purchase order.
How can we determine the driver script and the corresponding print program for this.
Can you please guide on this.
Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Sanjeet

U Can check Driver program and form related to that program table is TNAPPR
Goto NACE t.code
Selct Application ---> click on output types
then u wil get one window there select proper output type and
double click on processing routines u wil get form name and related driver program name also
Plz try this....
Edited by: Upender Verma on Feb 9, 2009 1:33 PM
Edited by: Upender Verma on Feb 9, 2009 1:37 PM

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1. Norton, some Mcaffee, and other needed programs aren't supported yet.
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Things are not easy going with 4.0!!!!!!!

Color differences between LR and other editing/viewing programs

Thanks for the great info here. I'm hoping someone might know the answer to a question that is driving me over the edge. I SURE would appreciate sincerely any help. My problem is this:
If I load a picture into Word, Firefox, IE, or other picture editing programs, they all look very much the same. BUT, when I load the same pic into Lightroom Beta or now Lightroom 1.0, it is SIGNIFICANTLY warmer by at least +10 or so.
This is a real problem in that if I export a pic, say, to Outlook for emailing, it looks very blue in comparison to when in LR. So, I have to go back into LR and edit the pic to a look that looks not right in LR in order for the exported pic to look right in any other viewing program.
I have calibrated my monitor, but if you note what I said above, it can't be due to calibration -- i.e., that pics look the same in all programs except LR. (I'm using Windows XP). Many thanks for any help.

See nearby Thread: http://www.adobeforums.com/cgi-bin/webx/.3bc33e02/9
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Or how about the other 90% of businesses working on Windows? When will this be available for Windows? (2-in-1s, Surface Pro 3, etc.)
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XML STARTS HERE------------------
<
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XML ENDS HERE ------------
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I perform the majority of my editing work in Lightroom. However, I also use some 3rd party applications (e.g. Nik, OnOne, etc.) in addition to Photoshop for special editing, etc. I've noticed that the default color space for each of these applications is different. Some default to Adobe RGBb, other sRGB and still others Pro Photo RGB. Should I be using the same color space and bit depth across all of these programs? When I export from LR, should that color space be the same as everything else? I have noticed that when I export some images and take them to a retail store based print service that the colors appear dull and drab. I believe that is because those mass producing print services don't read the color space in the JPEG correctly. Does any of this make sense, or am I way off? Thanks for everyone's input and time.

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Hi I don't want to panic but I just downloaded Adobe Premiere CC and it's telling me that I've rendered my previous project with a 3rd party plugin that isn't available. What is the process of installing my 3rd party plugins to premiere so I can edit with Blackmagic codecs, Cineform, and multiple others I have enjoyed using in CS6.

I followed the instructions from the Cineform site as given by scarolan_CS4 (thanks for that).
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Hey,
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