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I skipped right over that. In that case, you want to read very carefully if it will work with your Win98 machine. You might have to email/call the manufacturer first. The other option is to use eBay. They often have old parts on there that might work for you. I just looked on Amazon and...

Literally all you have to do is order a card from amazon. Open up the computer. Stick the card in the PCI slot. Close up the computer. Install the driver off the disc (or just let Windows auto load it). It should be plug and play and take no more than 20 minutes. Google/Youtube should be...

USB to RS232 are notoriously finicky. Sometimes they work and sometimes they don't. I've known of people buying 2-3 different cables before finding one that magically works. Buying an actual card to go in your desktop works much better and are less than $20.

I find these situations are typically caused by both the vendor and you, the customer. It sounds like a case of "We want this, but it should be pretty much completely different" and the vendor got confused. This is why it's ultra important to send out PO's with EXACTLY what you want and PDF...

95% of the time I can convince a customer to switch from brass to something else for exterior use. Most of the time I'm able to just warn them it will tarnish and look bad after a few years when the lacquer starts breaking down, and they accept it and move on because it's not a huge expense...

Build a frame around the sign out of metal.

Illustrator can do it with scripts. There are several out there that will tell you the actual area. I actually hacked together a script which tells me the perimeter of an item and will multiply it by a cost factor so that I can generate CNC cutting estimates faster. Works pretty well all...

Try playing with the laser's focus. Taking it out of focus could smooth things out. Also is this some sort of home brew mirror acrylic? The reason I ask is that looks like extruded acrylic the way it's engraving and most mirror acrylic is cast. If you're making it yourself, make sure your...

1. There is a difference between editing an existing file that's been approved and new work. 2. You still should read through it. It took me less than 2 minutes to catch Raspberry being the difference. Assuming the job you're doing cost $300 and a re-run is going to cost $200, I'd say...

First, if I can discount for a mistake, I typically will. I feel it's good for the relationship and simply because economically it makes sense. There are about 2-3 steps I can cut out of the process by re-doing a job and that justifies a discount. There are certain circumstances where...

Make 3 different text units. One for year. One for name. One for weight.

We use Quickbooks. The savings is huge compared to a proper payroll company. Processing the weekly payroll is pretty painless. Imagine an hour or less every 2 weeks. We process ours in about 5 minutes but others have to verify hours worked and that can be a bit more time consuming. The only...

Craigslist is always a good place to start because there are no fees. User forums are the next best thing. After that, eBay will normally result in the item being sold if it's priced right. One last recommendation: "I've done my best to accurately represent the item's condition but I am not...

Thanks for the help. My guess is this is 40ish years old so there's a real good chance it was hand done lettering. There was just enough consistency to make me believe there might be a "close" match.

Anyone upgrading to Windows 10 from Win7 I highly recommend Classic Shell. It won't be perfect, but it really eases the transition. http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/make-windows-10-look-like-windows-7/

Any help figuring out which font this is would be appreciated. It's a pretty old item so I'm hoping the font is still kicking around. It's old enough where it may not even be computer generated so something similar is more than acceptable. Thanks in advance.

What's the point of sending a proof and telling a customer they're responsible and then not holding them responsible? Everyone in the world makes mistakes. Big shops. Small shops. Smart people. Dumb people. Seasons pro's. Newbies. The reality is, the whole point of sending a proof is to...

Every 2-3 years we look over our credit card situation to see if we should change. I can categorically tell you the rates being thrown out here are incomplete. Credit card processing companies LOVE to post "rates as low as 1.75%!" and the reality is, it only is valid for debit/credit cards...

I think you explained option #2 pretty clearly. Sand the edges down and spray the letters with color. What type of paint you use is completely up to you. Anything from $5 cans of spray paint to urethane paint works. Priming is not necessary with PVC, but you can obviously use it to get a bit...

I skimmed, so my advice may not be 100% accurate but..... You're a designer. Your job is to come up with the design, render it, and figure out what it should look like. That's it. After it's all said and done, let the sign shop spec out what materials to use. Why? Because it's what they do...