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As I mentioned in a thread similar to this recently, I highly recommend the HP EliteBook series of laptops for any kind of design work. Especially for the price, you cannot beat the EliteBook at any kind of design oriented task with a similarly priced consumer grade laptop. I would never...

We use mostly Linksys, but also have used ASUS wireless routers. Either way, my experience in general is getting the cheaper wireless routers will result in less quality. By that I mean not as great of range as well as being more finicky and having to be reset/reconfigured occasionally when...

I am running Firefox v16.0.1 with the latest Flash and have not had any issues personally, but on some computers I have noticed an issue with Flash on the latest version of Firefox IF you updated from an older version of Flash. It's worth a try, but go into your Add Remove Programs wizard...

For professional design work, I highly recommend the HP EliteBook series of laptops. I have had dozens of customers order these laptops, own one myself, and have never had anything fail on one yet, they are amazing. These laptops are known for having some of the best build quality for business...

I've had the chance to meet and talk with Casey before and I can tell you he really does know his computer systems well, and they are great machines for design work. To output to a single printer, most mid-range desktops today would offer the capabilities of doing this for you without much...

Hello all. I just got done doing a complete update on our primary RIP computer including installation of the latest 10.5.1 Flexi Pro. We have a Mimaki JV3-130SPII printer and a Mimaki CG-130FXII plotter that connect to this computer that I am trying to get reconfigured and set up in Flexi for...

SmokinGunz, thank you for the input! I know that an external drive is not going to offer near the hard drive throughput necessary for our RIP system, and it's not really an issue with limited hard drive space for RIP temp files either as the system has a 750GB WD Caviar Black hard drive in it...

Hello everyone. We have a RIP computer with Windows 7 Professional 64-bit running Flexi Pro 10.0.2 used for printing to a Mimaki JV3 that just all of a sudden started coming up with Out Of Memory error messages in Flexi when working in files (not even large files) and doing things like copy and...

I would caution about doing a hard power off unless it is absolutely necessary. I've seen people do it in Windows and lead to a corruption in the operating system. This is because even though they may not see it doing anything, in the background the OS was doing something important and was...

This idea has been echoed in previous discussions with the same kind of theme: Hard drives fail. It's not a question of "if" but only "when". Be prepared with a good backup plan, and if you need to minimize the effects and downtime of a hard drive failure, look into RAID. Hard drives are...

This is actually something I've been trying to look into. I'd really like to get some new plastic business cards, as I won't need very many, but I haven't been able to find anyone who can do a really unique layout or produce for me any clear plastic business cards.

Obviously, the issue of Windows Updates (along with any other software automated update system) is something quite debated and handled quite differently from tech to tech. However, pure and simple truth throughout the history of advancing computer technology and the generally accepted standard...

If you're looking to update versions of Quickbooks, I've found that Amazon carries better prices than just about anywhere for a full version. Even when we called in to talk with Intuit, their "upgrade" cost was about $50 more than us just buying a full new Quickbooks Premiere from Amazon.

Wow the Windows 8 debate, how I wish Microsoft was willing to listen to "Us" the customers on this one. We have been working around with Windows 8 for the last couple of months. In fact, I recently purchased an HP 21.5" LED multi-touch monitor for using touch interface with testing Windows 8...

The question about what kind of computer you should look at really depends on a great deal of factors. First, what is your expected usage for this computer? Will it be a heavy-duty design system, running large format printers, cutting vinyl, or just basic office tasks? Next, what kind of...

I found a website that you can download the direct executable installer for Adobe Flash and many other programs, often times without all the extra junkware thrown in. Just go to www.filehippo.com and type in the name of whatever program you are looking to download. This isn't a torrent or...

Try to change the folder options to show all hidden files. In Windows 7, with the folder window open, select the menu Organize and then click "Folder and search options." Click on the View tab, and in the middle of that screen you should see a radio button for "Show hidden files, folders, and...

Doing a Windows XP repair installation is about the only thing that I can think of with Windows XP off the top of my head to try. In Windows 7 there are a ton of additional options that you can access from outside of the OS to help troubleshoot this issue. One additional thing you might try if...

While it's understandable that Windows Updates can be a pain, and yes they can be unnecessary in a lot of situations, they can also be completely vital to the longevity and protection of your computer. Windows updates are often sent out to help patch major security risks, improve...

As SightLine pointed out, you should be able to use your existing Windows 7 license key to reinstall as a 32-bit operating system, but you will need to have an installation disk to do that. You can find them online to download as an .ISO file which you can then burn onto a DVD. Yes, with a...