[amayausers] Re: need Digitizer
- From: Douglas Parker <jtbembsvcinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 01 May 2006 12:01:17 -0600
Hi Roland,
From one Mac user to another, great going.
I use my Mighty Mac G5 iMac for all my backups of designs. I have a hybrid
network with Windows XP Pro machines for embroidery (one for design shop and
one for Amaya OS). The Amaya OS computer is dual homed and has the Amaya on
its own dedicated network port isolated from the rest of the world.
I use the Mighty Mac through the network to backup all my designs and
original stock patterns from Balboa, Dakota and Great Notions.
When backup day comes around (usually weekly), I connect to the machine that
stores all the patterns (Amaya OS machine), the individual folders and tell
the Mac to burn them using Roxio Toast Titanium 7.0.2 to DVD-ROM. I can read
the finished disc on any of my machines, Windows XP or Mac. Very simple
process.
An additional bonus with your Macs, you can get iLife 6 and have iMovie and
iDVD to make movies as well. I sometimes do that for "special customers". I
will video the process I go though when doing their order, even the
stitching, and send a DVD of it to them in the box. I have a Sweatshop
Camera online in my Amaya room anytime the machine is running.
Regards,
Doug Parker
JTB Embroidery Services, Inc.
Denver, Colorado
jtbembsvcinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
On 5/1/06 08:30, "Roland R. Irish III" <signman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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
>
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