I know my computer's getting old, but I'm still wondering if y'all can help me out.I've been having this problem where big Windows updates and running my Trend Micro AV at night are causing blue screens.I had a technician come out and he looked at the logs and removed stuff and the problem stopped for a week. Any thoughts about what he did? Thanks.

My business currently uses all Macs and absolutely depends on a database program that uses Safari and Adobe to support its forms. Since July, the latest version of Safari has been incompatible with adobe, which means the forms don't work. We had a workaround but it is getting impossibly cumbersome.

I am at the point where I am ready to buy a cheap Windows laptop (with wifi) just to access this program. I have no other use for this computer. But I also have no idea what to buy since I have been Mac only for 10+ years. Any suggestions?

what database program is it?

is it a browser issue? Can you use chrome and adobe?

Sorry, it's the browser. I have tried Chrome, Firefox, and Opera but they all have the same adobe forms issue.

Can you download a previous version? [link]

so, there has to be a browser that adobe forms can use, yes? is this only a mac problem?

there is a workaround, to use bootcamp or parallels on a mac to run the windows program. There is a research program I have to do this for and I like parallels because theoretically I can run a windows program alongside of the mac programs.

You need to make sure you have enough RAM to do the side by side thing, but that might be the easiest thing to do in the short run until there is browser compliance.

This would be a lot cheaper than buying a computer.

Does anyone have an app they like for watching avi files on an ipad? My no frills VLC app stopped working, so I need to get a new one, and VLC streamer doesn't seem to work for me.

Lee,

damn. I used to have good luck with Goodplayer, but it has not been performing as well for me as I would like. It certainly is one of the better recommended apps out there.

I suspect that you will have the best viewing experience converting the videos via handbrake then then viewing them on an ipad.

Yeah, probably. I was hoping I could do it the lazy way though.

Omnis, we were using a previous version but kept having problems (accidental upgrades, things crashing, etc).

Le n, I have never used parallels, but that is sort of what I was thinking about. I don't mind buying more ram if need be.

As I understand it, adobe didn't/hasn't made the changes needed to comply with Lion or the last version of Snow Leopard Safari. We thought they would release a fix eventually but it's been months. In the mean time, we can't print forms correctly and the thing crashes repeatedly.

So, I like the idea of software so my paralegal isn't carrying around two computers.