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  1. New computer - Corel Files Crash...

    try updating corel x6 and or applying any patches that might be available on their support site,...I would also check with corel to see if this is a common issue and if there is a fix out yet,...
  2. sign software best bang on low budget

    for only cutting vinyl corel 9 will do just about anything needed . I am computer tech and I have access to and have used just about all the software out there( latest versions of flexisign,signlab and gerber) and I still use version 9 to design any vinyl I need to cut and for my vector file...
  3. I believe, everyday's a good day when you paint

    back in the days before digital printing there were alot of us who made a very good living as "digital painters",...if you wanted an illustration of something larger than your standard poster and or your vehicle wrapped ya had call on one of us to do it,...so if I find you guys squabbling over...
  4. XP?

    32 bit os will not address the ram addresses for anything more than 4gb of ram old goat is right,..... no need to say more, the math is so complex it is boring, finite, and just simply will not work
  5. XP?

    the key problem most folks encounter here is if the os(win 7 in this case) is 32 bit or 64 bit,...if the os is 32 bit things usually go fine but once you jump up to 64 bit and the problems arise from older 32 bit software wanting to address 64 bit hardware with 32 bit code addresses
  6. Vinyl on corogated metal

    I have to agree with Gino on this one, working on corrugation can be the worst pain in the *** you can imagine,...even if you hand painted it there would be extra work and painting to remedy the optical illusion the corrugation will create,..much more so with vinyl copy,...I would take some...
  7. Vinyl on corogated metal

    ok I'll try to make this simpler,...first you take a yardstick and mark off a horizontal foot if the corrugation is vertical (it almost always is for structural reasons),....then you take a cloth measuring tape like used for sewing and measure the actual surface distance for that marked off...
  8. Vinyl on corogated metal

    Back when I was painting racetracks I encountered quite a bit of corrugated metal and came up with a solution to figure out the square footage to charge my client so I wouldn't be cheating myself by not charging for the extra sq footage on the surface area,....the same solution could be used to...
  9. learning corel draw

    most if not all microsoft based programs have a help menu,...in all the corel versions I have used there is also a tutorial option included under that help menu drop down,...dunno about the newer ones, but I've found x3 does all I need it to do and more
  10. LPT cable 25 pin male to male for MASTER Cutter

    another would be a null modem adapter added on to the cable you have that doesn't work its just a plug to fit between the cable and the plotter that has two wires crossed,...you can make your own just do a search for rs232c pinout wiring diagram
  11. How do you manage an employee who knows more than you?

    wikipedia description here, not my words,... It has been asserted that the verb to troll originates from Old French troller, a hunting term. A verb "trôler" is found in modern French-English dictionaries, where the main meaning given is "to lead, or drag, somebody about". In modern English...
  12. good font for parking lot signs

    from my experience with crowd control signage and parking directional signage, folks tend to pay better attention to standard fonts like those used on govt signage,...any attempts to get "design fancy" to gain attention are not functional, stick with the standard helvetica condensed or impact...
  13. Is Twitter DOWN?

    twitter is down for everyone,... woe be unto you twitter users
  14. which direction do main board ribbons go?

    it should be obvious, the bare part of the ribbon cable should contact the metal contacts in the ribbon receptacle when inserted on the lock/release side of the receptacle then snap the lock in place to hold the ribbon cable secure
  15. anyone recognise this plotter ?

    there should be a label somewhere with a model number and a serial number,...it is required in the US,dunno about the other side of the pond tho,,.,...you can google the model number and find alot out about it looks like a $399 Chinese model like my buddy got from signwarehouse a few years back
  16. Kernel Task??? OMG MAKE IT STOP!!!

    the answer is in this link http://tech.superhappykittymeow.com/?p=258 all ya have to do is search "first genereration macbook air kernel task problem" and you will get about 47k entries and many forum responses with solutions if you can understand them,it seems this is a common issue with that...
  17. HS 15 Plotter Help

    check the manual on this site http://www.gspinc.com/downloads/PDF/fastfacts/literature/LG_hs15plus_manual.pdf the error codes and the way to interpret them are on pages 44 and 45 and 46 of that pdf manual the info I got is this,... 21 Illegal interrupt error Try power up again. Call Gerber...
  18. GX500 USB cord max length?

    older rs 232c ports had a 25 pin connector then about mid 90's they changed the standard to 9 pin, adapters can still be found and are still fairly common,...they work well together and once you have the right adapter it will work just fine if there are connected well. I have no idea what a...
  19. avoiding a print server

    you don't want to use a machine that will go to sleep or shut itself down for a print server(machine that is actually wired to the printer) on the network,...that will take the printers offline
  20. Who knows your fractions

    back when the gerber 4b was in heavy use i had a fraction to decimal chart taped beside my monitor so I could see at a glance the decimal equivalent of a fraction to enter data to cut graphics in my first version of cadlink(now signlab) which was a 4b emulator for early pc's(286 era) like this...
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