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I am very glad to hear that your system has been up and running for you well! SSDs are definitely one of the more complicated issues to address in a new computer system today. Just like power supplies, not all brands are created equal, and there are some major benefits and increases in...

When it comes to quality (from the five or six different KVM switches that I have used at least) there has been no difference between using a DVI and a VGA switch on a standard LCD screen. Now I highlight that because if you're using higher quality 8-bit IPS displays, such as the Dell...

Personally I find DVI KVM switches nice, but not near as universal as an identical VGA KVM switch. At my house I have an IOGear 4-port DVI and USB KVM switch that works wonderfully, I've not had a single problem with it, the resolution is great, and the colors are wonderful. However, I work on...

We have been trying out the new Sign Tracker for a few weeks at our shop, and really like it a lot! Joe and the rest of the crew have put in a lot of time I can tell making updates and increasing functionality of the site and it is very impressive. Our shop crew recognized the potential that...

I as well will recommend Avast, it's been one of the best antivirus software out there for many years now, they have a free version that hands down beats out any other free antivirus software, and even beats out a vast majority of the annual-pay-for-use antivirus. I've been using it for a good...

There's several tools and things I do on multiple computers a week to help speed them up. First things first, use the Disk Cleanup utility to remove temporary files from your computer. This utility is in the All Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools folder in your Start menu. Next, turn off...

My first thought whenever I hear someone talk about a piece of software freezing or crashing after sitting for an extended period is power settings on the computer. First thing, disable Windows hibernation completely, it can cause issues when your computer wakes from hibernation and there are...

The SMC router I have doesn't have an access point mode, necessarily, but I do believe I have found my problem. The link that Joe posted pointed out separate wireless channels, which I did not configure, so I will try that out once I can and see how that goes!

Thank you all for the input! First let me explain a couple more details that might help. So far what I did was to connect the second wireless router directly to the first wireless router using a Cat6 ethernet cable, plugged from one LAN port into another LAN port on each wireless router. I...

To extend the range of our existing office wireless network, we have been thinking of putting in a second wireless router, but want to run it only as a wireless access point to just basically extend the range of the original wireless network. We have two of the same wireless routers already...

I would recommend that you speak with Steph Stamm, she is a merchant member of this forum with SAi, to find out an exact number and tech person who can assist you with your specific troubles. Steph, along with several other very helpful technicians, have helped me out in the past more than...

*huge thumbs up for system configuration*

Simply put, it is impossible to say that a PC is better for design work than a Mac just as it is impossible to say a Mac is better than a PC at design work. Given the same hardware, the only difference is the operating systems, which also function nearly identical in performance. In the end...

I apologize if my posts have been a bit over the top but in the end what I am really trying to accomplish is to explain the differences in using either one so you can make an informed decision based on the true facts and not just the rumors. To more directly answer your question, I'll explain...

WildWest brings up another very important point and that is virtualization. Apple has gained a lot of favor because it has offered the option to run Windows within OS X with software such as Parallels for OS X. This was done solely because Apple could not gain market shares because none of the...

While it's not exactly tailored specifically for the sign or design industry, Toms Hardware does a very good job I believe of testing their different components or computer systems on the Adobe software regularly. Just take a look in their CPU Charts Benchmarks section and you will see several...

I hate to jump back into the Mac vs. PC debate again, but this is something that I have been speaking about and dealing with literally every day for numerous years now, both in a daily user perspective and as an owner of a computer repair/services business. First off, I'll start with just the...

I know of the issue that you are talking about, it's something that has been brought up before, but I hate to tell you: It's not Flexi that's the problem, it's the file type. The way that PDF works is to try and as closely as possible match the font type with what you already have installed...

Sorry, yes I was wrong in what I said, I apologize. What I was meaning was most all of today's modern graphics cards don't have four or more of the same display output connector (like four DVI ports) except when using DisplayPort. I didn't even think about using the active adapters! Also, I...

If you are wanting to run more than three monitors off of a single graphics card, you're going to have to go with DisplayPort. If you're doing design, this is a plus, as DisplayPort is currently the highest quality graphics connector available, and several of the best design monitors out there...