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Hi Brian. 

Sorry for the delayed response. So basically Apple said it had to of been my apple id that was compromised. I'm chewing really hard on that one, but they assured me it was the only way. 

I took the computer to iStore and the technician escalated the case with apple. The apple representative was very helpful. It took apple it a day to sort out whatever they had to for the iStore technician to get into my computer to be able to format it. Formatting was the only way to be able to us it again unfortunately. 

I also checked my other phone and iPad when I got home and soon as they connected to the internet they went into lost mode as well and asked for a pass code and had the same fake mail address at the bottom. (Which is basically just the message you can add in "Find iPhone" apps settings when you put a device in lost mode)

I mailed the apple representative and she assisted me by telling me to go into my "find iPhone" app. From there I was able to get the devices out of lost mode at least. It is just the mac that works differently and can't be rescued from there. 

So they basically locked all my devices including a broken phone and iMac except my current phone. 

It's just such a nuisance, but now I've learned the hard way to back up ALWAYS... 

Thank you for all the help Brian. Will let you know what happened. 

Yeah... MacKeeper.... 

what would you recommend in furure I use as security? 

Def wasn't any porn sites ? and I don't really use cloud. Have all my important stuff backed up on externals and changed every password I could think off. Just a few important documents I might have lost now which is a pain in the ass, but lesson learned. 

Didn't back up on time machine... 

Brian you didn't perhaps see how they got access? I've been googling but not finding much. Its Sunday so can only go to the iStore tomorrow. And any chance they'll be able to retrieve any lost data after a format? Do you think it's a firmware problem? I update my security regularly... 

Thank you Brian. What a mess...

Thank you Brian. What a mess...

Thank you Brian. No absolutely nothing. I don't want to update I'm still using CS6. I was busy working and the computer literally just restarted by itself and then that message came up. I've never ever had it ask me that and can not for the life of me remember if I did a two-factor password setup ever. I'm sure I didn't. Will phone them monday... what a nuisance really. 

Hi B

I was working on my imac and then it just restarted out of nowhere and now it wants a passcode I dont know wich is apparently only numbers. What the hell happned?? 

I can't seem to link from the fb page, not sure how. Here is the link to her blog. There is a similar photo 6th from the bottom of a dutchunt. (Can't link directly to photo either) I do not have a similar photo. But I was just wondering if this is the achieved with the quality of lens or if photoshop helps in some way. I don't now how els to describe is but as a diffused glowy background. Even on some of the other photos you can see it clearly.  If you're not able to help me without a photo I'll take one soon and get back to you. I've attached a photo that might be more simmilar to the photo 17th from bottom If that helps. 

http://scruffydogphotography.com

It's almost like a diffused glossy look. Its so vibrant and smooth. 

Hi

Link to photographers fb page https://www.facebook.com/scruffydogphotography/

I was wondering how to achieve that very smooth background. Is it all in the lens?

I didn't know that. Have only ever used Photoshop before. Thank you for clearing that up. ?

Oh... Thank you so much for the advice. I actually assumed Elements would be the less complicated program to work with. 

Ah! That makes sense. Thank you so much!! 

I'm curious. I've been searching the web for hours without luck or any clear answer. 

When creating photoshop actions, how do I know/test if it will work on all photoshop versions? Do I have to own all the versions and manually test them? If so, can I somehow still purchase them? Or are there resource sites I can visit displaying the differences in versions?

Thank you. I'll have a look. 

Hey! See link attached. I don't have a similar photo and don't really want to try and copy her style exactly. But I do like it and would just like your opinion on it for educational reasons. I know most of it has to do with the lighting, but what goes into the post prosessing of such a photo? It looks like maybe playing and accentuating the highlight and shadows, but what els? I thought maybe your trained eye might have some ideas? 

Hey

How does one know when to use duplicate background and when to use new layer? 

Haha! Thanks Brian!! 

Hey Brian

What's the difference between the WD my Passport Ultra and the WD my Passport for Mac? 

Thank you for the informative reply Brian! Really like hearing/reading your opinion on these subjects. Honestly, I'm a die hard Mac fan and have nightmares about ever having to work on a Window computer again. All I remember is the constant problems and having to spend hours fixing it just to have it break down again soon after... That seriously traumatized me. But I was still curious though. With all the obvious down falls you mentioned I can see why people would be hesitant to switch. 

Apple actually had a patent out on something similar a few year ago. When the screen would detect a shift in orientation it would switch from mac os to iOS, but apparently they decided to rather focus on creating the best tablet and the best Mac as separate products. 

I do feel Apple has been neglecting it's creative clients and I'm wondering what this might mean in terms of healthy competition and getting them to listen to their audience. Maybe they don't need them for their survival anymore... based on popular demand. Anyway. 

Hey

I would really love your take on the Surface Studio? 

Thank you so much. Appreciate it. Will read it just now. 

Thank you so musch. Sorry for the trouble. Lesson learned... I'm probably gonna break a posting rule now or something. I hope not. But could you tell me if this setting is correct? Just saw it when browsing through the menus and was wondering if it plays an important role in how I view my photos?

Actually it says Untagged RGB (8bpc) at the bottom of my screen where I selected Document Profile...