Archive for December 2010

Graphic Workshop Professional 4 Patch 12 Temporary File Issue

Users of Graphic Workshop Professional 4 who downloaded the patch 12 update during the 2010 black Friday weekend and commencement of the gorging season may encounter a fairly subtle problem with it.

It would have to be subtle – the obvious ones are easy to spot.

This release of Graphic Workshop Professional changes the way the application manages temporary files. Specifically, it places them in a dedicated temporary file folder in its common application data area.

Continue reading ‘Graphic Workshop Professional 4 Patch 12 Temporary File Issue’ »

Version 4 Updates in 30 Seconds

The process of installing updates to Alchemy Mindworks’ version 4 applications is somewhat more involved than was the case for their ancestors. While doing so will unquestionably entail more clicking than users of our products may be used to – for which we’re suitably contrite – you can minimize the additional work required if you understand what the little man behind the curtain is up to.

Earlier releases of our software used a custom installer that we wrote, and as such, that we were able to nuance into being a fairly effortless installation experience. It was typically done with an installation so quickly as to make describing its activities as an “experience” just this side of pretentious.

Continue reading ‘Version 4 Updates in 30 Seconds’ »