Pathfinder produces very wrong results. Long time Illy user. URGENT

Running Mac 10.10.1 (newest Yosemite)
Adobe CC
PROBLEM #1
Recently when performing a simple "minus front" with two objects, I get very wrong results. See image below. I created icons that are knocking out the BG behind it. Had no problems with the others until I got to the fork. I created the fork using rectangles, and the new direct select to create round corners feature. I can work around this problem by creating an opacity mask on the BG and pasting in the icon at full black. However, when I import that into inDesign, the fork still shows as it's original color. Ok fine. I can export from AI as a .png and avoid it. But that's a pain, and CC has already been pushing my buttons this week. And I'd rather just figure out the why.
I also rasterized the fork icon in AI, then performed an image trace to vectorize it again - in hopes that this would be a magical fix. It was not. It ended up being a worse result than before, after using minus front.
PROBLEM #2
I found that if I alt-drag these elements, and then perform the minus front, I get very close to what is expected. However, this is where it gets really weird. Once I drag the newly created shape around my artboard, the area that had the minus front performed on it, begins to change. See the pictures below picture one for reference. What the eff. This is really confusing.
Any help would be great. I am putting together a branding guidelines tonight for my client and this happens to be one of those little snags.
Thanks
Problem 1 picture - left side is after minus front
Problem 2 pictures - after minus front, and moved around a few times

You've got the Align-to-Pixel Grid turned on and are not using whole pixels for your objects.

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I recently upgraded to a new iMac running Mountain Lion. I have a new Epson Perfection v750 Pro scanner, which I use to scan film negatives. I had previously been working with this scanner on a Windows 7 PC. Using Image Capture, I am getting wildly different results -- the resulting scan is completely dark. Is there a setting that I am missing somewhere?
I've attached a little preview picture that shows the difference between a scan of the same image, with my PC vs my Mac.

There is no Epson scanner utility for Mountain Lion, it appears. Even Epson's FAQ defers to Image Capture and says it only provides software for image modification.
http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/support/supDetail.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=yes&info Type=FAQ&oid=207953&foid=214278&cat=214269&subcat=214264
Unfortunately Image Capture completely fails to provide the service it should be expected to. The 3rd party software VueScan seems like it would be adequate once I learned how to manipulate it a little more, but ultimately the only decision I can justify is to hook up the scanner to my Windows PC and use the TWAIN-based scan utility there.
If there's anywhere I can make an official plea to Apple to get Image Capture in a workable state, feel free to point the way.

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Hi All,
I am not able to view linked videos on certain sites with Safari...the biggest site being CNN.com. When clicking on a "video story" it says I don't have the necessary plug-in and need to get Windows Media Player. I have downloaded both Windows Media Player 9 and Flip4Mac when WMP didn't work. I am still not able to view these videos. Can someone tell me what I might be doing wrong or is it just not possible to access some things? I have no issues viewing video on ESPN.com. I just downloaded the VLC player after getting rid of WMP 9 and Flip4Mac - would that maybe work?
Thanks,
JPA

Hi JPA!
Yes in addition to the great insight from w2*** here's a short list of "essentials" you will need for your Mac:
Flip4Mac
VLC
Firefox/Camino
RealPlayer (maybe?)
You will have times when Safari can't play some of the things that Firefox/Camino can. Nothing you can do about it. It lies in the hands of the webdesigners. Many people (including myself) use Safari and open up Firefox/Camino when they run into a problem. You need Flip4Mac to play WinMedia content. WinMedia Player is outdated and will never be native on your Intel machine...the future is Flip4Mac so I would suggest that. If you encounter RealPlayer format you need RealPlayer. And VLC can pretty much play anything...so that's always handy. But as for viewing video on webpages Flip4Mac and your Quicktime player will probably do the most good. And Flash which you have a version of it already on your Mac. CNN always works for me but there are reports from time to time about it...you do need Flip4Mac for CNN...
Hope that helps too,
Reg

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First I'd like to say the Apple forums are, like just about everything else Apple, exceedingly streamlined and smooth...
Now. I'm currently using a very low-end Dell Latitude laptop with XP Pro, and my other computer is a Dell something-or-other with XP Home. I'm just a broke highschool student without a job yet, but as soon as I do get one I intend to purchase myself a Mac.
Right now the only viable option for me seems to be the Mac Mini, with its low price tag. However I have read many complaints about speed, graphics quality, etc. I'd like to know what my best options are for the lowest possible price.
I primarily use computers for internet, instant messaging, music, and programs like Photoshop. I'm certain I'll want at least 80gig hard drive and 1 gig RAM, but I'm in the dark for just about everything else.
To stop my rambling, what would be the best options for me? An upgrading Mac Mini, or should I try to be patient and save for an iMac/etc?
Thanks!

One thing that deserves to be said every time someone posts a question along the lines of 'would a Mac mini be able to do.......?' is that it's important not to confuse the mini's size as an indicator of it's performance.
It's certainly true that the mini is an entry-level system, and it's certainly true that there are faster Macs with faster drives, better graphics cards etc, but a Mac mini bought off the shelf now is still way, way faster and more powerful than the top of the range Mac from just a few short years ago. Indeed, in raw processing performance terms, a $799 core duo mini is not much off the power of my G5 2.0 DP.
In that context, it's worth noting that there are many graphics, design, photo and video professionals using such older systems quite happily, including with software such as Photoshop, so the only concern I would have about putting a mini to use in the sort of circumstances you describe is that if any of the software you have in mind to use would not be native intel, you would be wise to max out the RAM on the mini as a priority, since running PPC software under Rosetta would otherwise prove rather slow and for something like Photoshop, somewhat frustrating.
I have to say that having used Mac minis since they were first released, I've heard a lot about slow drives, slow performance and poor graphics, but not had any notable experience of any of those things - even on my original 1.25 G4 model. Generally, the hard drives used are capable of sustaining perfectly adequate data rates to cope with video editing work (which is rather demanding in that respect), and while there are widespread reports of dim or fuzzy video output, I've found this to be limited to specific displays, and common to other Mac models too.
If you have an Apple store in reasonable reach, I'd suggest you go have a play with a mini and see what you think for yourself. Most people who try one find themselves pleasantly surprised that such a small system performs so well.

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