Should i invest in mackeeper?

I recently converted from a PC to a Macbook Pro. Do i need to invest in an antivirus program?

NO... Do NOT install Mackeeper...
In General 3rd Party AV Software is Not Required as Mac OS X tends to look after itself.
Read Here > https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4545776?tstart=0
See Here > Antivirus Discussion
The Safe Mac > http://www.thesafemac.com/mmg/
Also have a look at this Informative Discussion (June 2013 )
https://discussions.apple.com/message/22247724
To keep your Mac Happy...
Have a look here > http://pondini.org/OSX/Scripts.html

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I have FCP Studio 7 and am wondering if I should invest in Toast Titanium Pro for better quality video. I currently burn DVD's in SD quality -using DVD Studio and they are shown on non-blu-ray DVD equipment. Since I shoot the footage in AVCHD I an always a bit disappointed in the quality of the end result.
I make the project in FCP using Prores422, send to Compressor for best quality 2 pass rendering and then upload into DVD Studio to burn.
Thank you,
Sandra

Hi -
I use Toast to burn HD material to regular DVD-R blanks in the Blu-Ray format and it works fine. Some issues you need to be aware of are:
1) You will need to play the disc you create using this method only in a Blu-Ray set-top player.
2) Not all Blu-Ray set-top players will play "home made" Blue Ray discs, espcially older Blu-Ray players.
3) Because the storage capacity of a DVD blank is less than a Blu-Ray blank, consequently you will only be able to put shorter length videos in the Blu-Ray format on a DVD blank.
4) Many people are not overly thrilled with the menu style options you have in Toast. I usually burn the disc without menus, having it start to play automatically on insertion.
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Should i download the mackeeper for my mac?

I was wondering if i should download this mackeeper ad that keeps poping up on my MacBook Pro???

NO
Read the following:
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3036
http://www.reedcorner.net/?p=245

I have had Norton for years but should I switch to Mackeeper and is it better?

My anti virus renewal is due soon and am wondering if I should stay with the basic Norton which I have for years or switch to Mackeeper? Which one is better and will speed up my desktop computer as it tends to be slow and the colored cursor is annoying.

Norton Antivirus has a very long and illustrious reputation for mangling Mac OS X systems, sometimes to the point where a complete reinstall is necessary. Among other things, it installs kernel extensions which are known to cause kernel panics and system freezes; it contains known and documented bugs which can silently corrupt Adobe Photoshop and Adobe InDesign files, destroy a user's ability to authenticate as an administrator, and (on PPC systems) can cause Classic to stop functioning; and Symantec has on at least two occasions now released flawed .dat file updates which erroneously report certain critical Mac OS X files as "viruses." (Deleting these "viruses" causes damage to the system that in some cases renders it unbootable.)
Mackeeper is malware. How to uninstall MacKeeper malware:
http://applehelpwriter.com/2011/09/21/how-to-uninstall-mackeeper-malware/
You may find this User Tip on Viruses, Trojan Detection and Removal, as well as general Internet Security and Privacy, useful:
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-2435

Pantone Color sticks, which one should I invest in?

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I'm about to purchase my first PANTONE color matching library/sticks.
I work in both the digital and print spaces and apart from that my only other requirement is to be able to know what printed metalic colors are etc.
If someone could someone please provide me some advise on what package is the best to buy, the benefits of each and where to get the best price for them etc
GoeGuide coated with digital library for Adobe® CS
http://www.pantone.com/pages/products/product.aspx?pid=683&ca=1
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http://www.pantone.com/pages/products/product.aspx?pid=290&ca=1
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You should consider "Essentials Plus" which includes metallics. DickBlick.com has it at $329.

As a teacher, what should I invest my time and money learning?

I am teaching high school photography next fall and want to be certified in Photoshop. I'm fairly comfortable working in Elements 12 but wondering if I should study CS 6 and join the creative cloud? Any suggestions on where I can get the training online? Thank you

If you are teaching HighSchool photography - then odds are pretty good that your students will have Photoshop (one way or another) and be relatively familiar with it already (at least for posting to instagram/pinterest/facebook). Talking down to them and trying to teach Elements might not go over well.
(I know my niece's middle school taught Photoshop classes - which still feels weird from a "wait, they're teaching MY works and quoting ME in middle school!" perspective)
For online training, I'd start at lynda.com
There are several other sites with online training, and conferences/seminars with training in a variety of Photoshop uses, plus a lot of books ("Photoshop for Photographers" by Martin Evening would be a good tome to start with). Many community colleges also teach classes in basic Photoshop usage - but the quality of those classes varies pretty widely.

Should I invest in the Mac Warranty program?

I'm thinking of purchasing a MacBook and wanted to know if the warranty program is worth the $250 investment? I ccurently use an Acer with Vista and I have a broken mousepad and have been having problems with Windows mail and with space on my data drive. I'm hoping to have better luck with a Mac but I've been reading here about problems folks are having and I'm wondering if a Mac is worth the extra $$. Any thoughts?
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B

the macbook is so poorly designed, with all kind of unexpected problems I never imagined would happen to an apple computer, that yes, it's a must.
I would recommend reconsider the macbook thou, i own the late 2006 blackbook and after 18 months the problems started to show up: cracked case, wake up from sleep every 20 seconds or so draining the battery out, unexpected shuts downs with low battery, bluetooth not available every 5 minutes, isight unavailable from time to time, and that's for me. In the last 2 months it's been an avalange of all the problems I didn't experience for 17 months, being, during that time happy with my notebook. I use this crappy notebook almost never now, just when I have a presentation away from the office, where i have a mac pro sitting in my desk, at least for now, without any problems, but with apple care, something i missed with the notebook.
want a tip? flickr crackbook and have at least a look to what happens with the case. They'll replace it, the first time it's almost funny, but the third,in two months... isn't funny anymore goin back again and again to the store.
apple computers simply works, yep, but for a while, after that, if u don't have apple care say goodbye to ur investment.
I hope someone warned me about this, that's why i'm taking my time, buy a macbook at your own risk, and consider the 250 extra for the apple care part of the price of the computer.
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I am quickly outgrowing iMovie, but I have concerns about stepping up to FCE. Below are three frustrating problems in iMovie - there are many unresolved posts regarding these issues. Can anyone tell me if they've experienced the same problems in FCE?
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I'm a whiz kid, I guess.
I went to college for video production having no experience whatsoever. I didn't even know what Firewire, miniDV or an NLE was. My first project ever I cut together was on Final Cut Pro 3 after getting about a 15 minute demonstration from a professor.
Looking back on it, I spent a lot of time on getting the basics down, and the project was crap. But just spending the time with program put me way ahead of my classmates when I took my first actual production class.
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My point is, I don't think FCE is the more difficult program. Yes, it is more intimidating, because it doesn't hold your hand. But don't let that fool you, because you might have a lot of "Oh!" moments where something in FCE makes a lot more sense than it ever did in iMovie. It's just a matter of switching to a new way of thinking about cutting. I honestly don't think it's hard, just different.
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A continuation encapsulates the state and program location of an execution thread so that the execution state associated with the thread may be paused and then resumed at some arbitrary time later, and in any thread.
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basically i am a cartoonist starting out, so i cannot buy the biggest package, but i need a Photoshop package that will allow me to do animation and all things included with that.
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Good day!
If you are serious about animation maybe you should not invest time in learning how to do it in Photoshop but focus on more specialised software. (edited)
This Forum seems to be pretty inactive
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Any Apple product equivalent to mackeeper for cleaning features?

My Mac Air was very slow and I tried mackeeper for cleaning and it worked. I would like to know if Apple has something similar because I would prefer to use an Apple product

It's best to describe the problem, if you have one, in as much relevant detail as possible, rather than what you think is causing it or how you think it should be solved. "MacKeeper" and all similar products are scams.

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