Windows XP Lives On
4-30-08
Good news for machine embroidery fans - and everyone else that uses a Windows computer. Dell and Lenova (IBM) will continue to offer pc's with Windows XP at least until January 2009. The de . . . keep reading
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S-L-O-W-L-Y Uploading Photos
"I have never had a problem uploading photos, but not when I try to upload, it takes forever, then says the page cannot be found. I am using a new camera. Any help is appreciated." Did you buy a . . . keep reading
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Embroidery Programs In General And Vista
"I've been trying to follow some of the Vista questions because I know eventually my computer will die. I am not exactly sure what to do with my Designers Gallery, Density Works, Size Works and Custom . . . keep reading
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Bernina Software And Vista?
"We are looking at purchasing a new PC which will have Vista software. I am wondering if my Bernina Artista software will be compatible. I have many designs I have downloaded over the years and would . . . keep reading
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Fuwari Trunk Show
Here's a Fuwari trunk show from ME And Thee Embroidery. All the projects shown in this video were put together by Nita, Holly, Ina Archer. Thanks also to Annette Robinso . . . keep reading
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How To Register Your Copyright
Are you registering your copyrights? While you do own copyrights to your work, you can't file a suit against someone until you've REGISTERED those copyrights.&nb . . . keep reading
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Vector Vs. Bitmap
What's the difference between a vector image and a bitmap image? A "vector" file is a type of graphic file. It is different from a "bitmap" file in the way that it creates a picture. With a bitma . . . keep reading
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Take Control Of Your Photos!
Graphics for web often need to be adjusted before adding to the page. Here are 4 videos showing how to CROP, RESIZE, ADJUST BRIGHTNESS/CONTRAST using PainShopPro, and how to COMPRESS the image us . . . keep reading
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Where Did My Filenames Go?
You click into your favorite picture storage folder and suddenly you can't see the name of the photo. The photo is still showing in the thumbnail view, but the name of the file that's alway . . . keep reading
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Tablet-PC vs Drawing Tablet
There are two ways to use a "tablet" for drawing or digitizing... One is to buy a "tablet pc" -- it's a notebook/laptop pc with a screen you can write on with the special pen. The other way is to . . . keep reading
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Laptop Computer Desk
Lower back ache? Shoulders hurt? Are you hunched over your desk while digitizing? Holly had sore shoulders and a sore back from leaning forward in her chair while digitizing for hours . . . keep reading
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Converting Bitmaps To Vectors
Here's a great question from our COMPUTERS forum about graphics used for digitizing... "I was trying to find a program that would import .jpg designs and change them to vestors, . . . keep reading
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Copyrights And Digitizing
Most of us have never had any reason to try to understand copyrights and how they work until we got into the machine embroidery hobby. Now it is crucial that you have at least a basic unders . . . keep reading
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Do You Suffer From "CFA"?
CFA is short for "Can't Find Anything"! Here's a post from one of our members... "I sent you an email regarding the blue snowmen, I would download the files, but all . . . keep reading
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Where Are My Downloads Going?
I've had this same problem in the past and it took me a while to figure out what had happened! Here's the question first that was posted in our COMPUTERS FORUM from one of our membe . . . keep reading
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That Photo Is Too Good For The Web!
By Larry Pike
You've got a digital camera and you want to put your photos on the web. Before you do, here's a couple tips to make your picture web-ready! Many people in our generation (Baby-Boomers + o . . . keep reading
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Printing Out Embroidery Designs?
By Larry Pike
Here's a great question posted in our forum about printing out an embroidery design... "This is my first post to this site, and I haven't navigated around too much except . . . keep reading
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My Outline Is WAY Off!
By Holly Pike
Here's an email Holly received yesterday and how she helped this person out... "I am having trouble with a design. When I get to the last color black that outlines the entire de . . . keep reading
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My Dongle Broke!
By Larry Pike
Here's the gist of a post from our Computer Help Forum asking what to do about a broken dongle. If you're not familiar with what a dongle is already, I've included a photo of one in the top- . . . keep reading
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Getting Going Online
How do you get customers to find your website? That's the $64,000 question! What would someone search for if they were trying to find your product? Make a list of those key word . . . keep reading
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Creating Multi-Image JPG's
This video shows how to take several JPG's and combine them into one using Paint Shop Pro. In this video I've used my old "version-6" of PSP but you should find the same tools in other vers . . . keep reading
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