Thanks! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roland R. Irish III" <signman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 9:30 AM Subject: [amayausers] Re: need Digitizer > One thing we learned way back....COPY YOUR FILES. All my computers, > mac and PC, have built in Zip drive, for fast copies. Yeah, I know-CD > copies are cheaper, but first you need to know how in the world to > burn a CD! I haven't figured that out yet-have lots of mini frisbees > to play with from my attempts. > Zips are great...but I am going to have to learn to burn.... > But backup, backup, backup! I try to 'defrag' every computer at least > every 6 months-and copy off files before I do it. If you put them in > a folder (named Customer files for example) and then have the same > file on your zip-all you have to do is drag the computer folder and > drop it on the zip folder-and it will 'overwrite' the old ones and > not fill up the disk. > Can't do that with CD's....yet. > > Any files I get from customers (mostly MAC for signs and screening) I > automatically copy to my harddrive and put the disk or zip from them > in a stack-and don't touch it again. That way I have it for reference > later. Also, doublecheck all files that you get-I had a dealership > send me a CD with a layout for one banner...and found on the disk was > an entire set of ALL the company logos and variations in every format > I could think of! Yup, copied them.....came in very handy for other > dealerships that couldn't find their logos for me! > Fonts show up on disks also....so see what else they gave you and > copy what you need and might want! > Roland > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.5.1/327 - Release Date: 4/28/2006 > >