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As signage suggested above, my first thought would be that the computer is set to some power usage settings that is disconnecting communication with USB devices after idle for so long. What is your OS, and I can help walk you through how to change your settings to "High Performance" or "Always...

Well it seems something has fixed the issue at our office, yet I wish I knew what it was! I talked with the crew yesterday and they said that just as suddenly as it had started months ago, it suddenly stopped having the issue! After we installed the proper ICC profiles and created up all the...

In our office we have a Mimaki JV3-130SPII printer that is run off a single RIP computer in combination with a Mimaki CG-130FX plotter. For several months now, we've experienced a strange issue where only a single print job can be sent through production manager at a time, then manually...

Unfortunately, both of those SSD drive types are older models (no longer being manufactured or sold by major distributors) and both have been known for poor performance and reliability. I haven't used either of the Kingston or Patriot brands personally, but from comparisons, benchmarks, and...

If you plan ahead, know what you are doing, you can spend your ideal budget (in this case you were speaking of $1,500 to $2,000) and get a new, powerful computer capable of handling all your tasks and last for the next three years. Not only that, but if you know what you're looking for, you can...

The easiest and best way to change your computer settings so it doesn't go into sleep mode that way, Signmeup, is to change the power settings. Go into your control panel and locate the option at the top that says "View by:" and select Large Icons. Then find the category "Power Options" In...

The best full-feature tablet PC in your price range is probably going to be the HP Slate 500. It's only sold on their business line (their consumer version will be shipping this summer with WebOS operating system instead of Windows 7.) It's got quite a bit of horsepower for a tablet...

Casey is right on with the post above, thank you for that input! Just as he mentioned, the pros and cons as well as the argument whether to use RAID is complex and really just based on the specifics of your situation whether or not it is necessary or even recommended. In my previous system the...

I've told customers before that only about 10% of my daily work is actually fixing or working on the computer issue at hand. The other 90% of it is communicating with the customer and also explaining out the issue how they can understand. I feel if you understand the issue or the information...

That is a pretty good computer system for the price. A lot of the times what really makes or breaks a system are some of the brands. For instance, if you use a high quality ASUS motherboard you're going to be getting more options, features, quality, and probably reliability than if you have a...

Configuring and recommending just one computer configuration is kind of hard, as there are so many options out there and different situations where certain hardware is more beneficial or necessary than in other situations. I can, however, provide a couple different ideal options based off...

Windows 7 is going to require quite a bit more RAM to run continually because there's a lot more to the operating system compared to Windows XP. A lot of that RAM usage is in the graphical user interface (GUI) of Windows 7 which is much more powerful and much more "fancy" than Windows XP...

Well thank you all! I really do enjoy getting to share information and help in any way that I possibly can. It takes a lot of time and playing sometimes just to learn a little bit about what works best and what just doesn't work period, as you yourselves know in the sign business. I don't do...

There's a lot of confusing regarding graphics cards today, and how it compares with just basic or integrated graphics as it pertains to the design business, so let me go through some comparisons and information as it might affect you. First off, the latest integrated graphics engines out there...

Newegg is pretty good about making sure that the items included together in their kits or combos are all compatible, but it's not completely certain (and they flat out do not state or guarantee either) that the components in their combos will be completely compatible.

UEFI is more user friendly. I've had a chance to work within it, and have watched several video demonstrations of it. One thing unique about it is UEFI is actually designed and implemented by the manufacturer. In other words, ASUS has their own version of UEFI custom tailored for their...

Some motherboards do not have integrated graphics, that's correct. Generally this is because of a specific chipset, as some chipsets incorporate a graphics engine (such as the AMD Radeon HD 4250 found in the 880G chipset.) On the newer Intel processors, it gets very sketchy and confusing...

There are a couple big technology changes happening right now, things that people soon to be in the market should know exist and understand the impact that it has on their options. First, 3 TB single hard drives are just being released by all the major manufacturers. While this offers the most...

Newegg does offer some great deals on combo deals which basically include all the parts you need to build a computer. Some of them are good combos, some of them not. I've not really found one that includes all of the right things for my taste, but that's just me. Generally speaking, to build...

There's a lot of different options there, and a lot of possibilities depending upon your intended usage and ideal budget as well. Having some additional information may help in truly providing the best options for you. For instance, what programs do you intend to run? What kind of monitor set...