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  1. Funny sign shop skit on Portlandia

    Carrie Brownstein, really important figure in the Riot Grrrl scene. Portlandia has it's moments, I wish it had more moments but it's watchable. The actual Mayor of Portland makes guest appearances as the mayor's assistant which is pretty funny.
  2. Ohio School Shooting

    Couldn't agree more, it starts at home but many homes are simply horrible. That's why it's so tragic when school districts are forced to cut programs which put people in homes to assist and make sure the kid is on track (early childhood outreach, language specialists, etc.) not to mention the...
  3. QuickBooks Document Management - Attaching Files to Transactions

    Good question. I know how to do it in Salesforce but haven't tried it in QuickBooks. Hopefully someone here has, would be good to know.
  4. Accepting Credit Cards

    That looks like an Apple Newton with some sort of paper coming out of it. :wink: Here's how you hardwire Square for anyone interested in using it in a retail setting: https://squareup.com/square/hardware-integration
  5. Logo Design - Starting in B/W

    Spoon Graphics did a roundup of Retro Badge logos about this time last year, it's a great style. Here's the link for anyone who is interested in working with the style: http://blog.spoongraphics.co.uk/articles/logo-design-trend-showcase-retro-emblems-badges
  6. Ohio School Shooting

    Someone's been watching Battle Royale. Thoughts go out to the families. We really need a better focus on in-school psychology and teacher training on the subject. More technical barriers won't help, we need to help the kids directly with focused attention on individuals. Budgets getting cut...
  7. wall wrap

    Honestly I'd rather see some crazy jungle theme or even better, a cityscape silhouette and in the streets wandering giraffes, lions, monkeys, etc...maybe even the city burned out/destroyed with giant chimps swinging from the crumbling skyscrapers... Then in the negative space of the sky your...
  8. Accepting Credit Cards

    I'm probably just biased, we have a glut of ancient people here who still think it's the 50s and cause stinks but aren't actively running anything anymore. Drives all the young(ish) people in the Chamber, BID, Rotary, etc. crazy whenever something needs to get done. If you're on the coast or in...
  9. Font Management Software

    Suitcase Fusion here
  10. Sign Shop For Sale on Craigslist

    Says the dude who's farm was flooded by extreme weather conditions and failing infrastructure. OP that's a phenomenal deal I'd buy it in a second if I were you (check that the heads work and haven't been sitting off...).
  11. wall wrap

    I'm with Colorado, I like everything but the gears. Looks a bit stock vector to me and I'd rather see it in a counter-punch color like your blue. Also be aware that putting that much color on the walls can tint the tone of light in the office. That can be an issue if it's anywhere near your...
  12. Accepting Credit Cards

    It only comes off as unprofessional to old arse codgers who don't know what professionalism looks like now.
  13. Installing new media

    Almost no machines print backwards. If you want to use it twice like that print it on the left side and then the right side (just change the side alignment in your rip). That's usually pointless though, just nest two jobs in the rip and do it in one pass...
  14. Join the 824 Gang!

    Love it
  15. Software Compatiblity

    Every shop should have Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat Pro and a trained designer. For CNC look at ARTcam.
  16. Price of gasoline, petroleum.. etc.

    I think you're right in that the price increase we'll see will in part be due to increased transportation costs. That said, there are a few spots around the country reopening and expanding plastics operations due to the abundance of natural gas so it's really hard to predict what's going to...
  17. How do you price vinyl?

    Right royster. If I'm profiting $30 I better not be spending more than 10 minutes on it and have almost no costs. $30 is less than our minimum design charge. If I'm even going to bother with that job I'm going to do it in a way that has almost no labor, makes the customer happier, and has...
  18. How do you price vinyl?

    It was a response to a $35 one off...profit on that is also probably around $30, likely less if you don't have scrap coro that size around and you had to design something. The profit margin isn't the same as profit by the way. Again, charge what your market can bear, I'm merely saying there are...
  19. Price of gasoline, petroleum.. etc.

    Bring on the gas increase, tired of seeing commuter cookie cutter utopias with no culture. Live where you live! With my average daily mileage being somewhere under 10, it'll take a lot before I'm feeling it, even with my inefficient kid hauler. No idea on vinyl pricing, I would think any impact...
  20. Plug In Thoughts?

    In specific situations, mainly when we get customer art that doesn't easily result in usable cut paths just from the use of pathfinder tools, say results in shapes with tons of tiny internal cutouts that just won't work on a plotter. Just drag a line with the shape builder over those areas and...
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