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Embroidery Software and Recap of CatalogXpress and AlphaXpress

If you frequent the Forums here at AnnTheGran or any other site, you will often see users asking which software for embroidery is the best. Some people even attempt to answer that question and some people know that there is no answer for it. The reasons are (but not limited to): It depends on what you want to do It depends on what machine you have It

Posted to The Computerist (Weblog) by TheComputerist on Fri, Apr 1 2011
OMG! FAKE SOFTWARE - Cleanthis

Do NOT open any email that says Cleanthis. It is disasterous!!! Do not scan! Do not agree to pay! My brother took 4 hours of hard work and $80 to get this one removed. It is malicious to say the least. If you do the scan - you are in for a lot of time and money to get it out of your machine!!! Pat, The Computerist

Posted to General Discussion (Forum) by TheComputerist on Wed, Mar 30 2011
Re: Design Placement

If you have a placement package, it will help you right away. I use the one in the link in the first sentence ALL the time. It is important to determine where to place a design, but getting it right can be a real challenge. Centering is not easy on corners. Most napkins are done on a corner and that is good information; however, you need to be able

Posted to General Discussion (Forum) by TheComputerist on Wed, Mar 30 2011
Control Key Information and Rogue Security Software

These tips can be used for Windows XP and Vista - Operating systems vary, if in doubt, check with your provider and/or technical support. It seems like everyone needs to save time. It is just a fact of life these days. The following "Control Key" list is to help you do just that. Software is becoming more uniform. In many cases, these also

Posted to The Computerist (Weblog) by TheComputerist on Fri, Mar 11 2011
Re: Adding spaces between words

YES! I thought I was the only one (beside Homer Simpson) who says DUH! Pat

Posted to Brother PE-700/PE-700II Users (Forum) by TheComputerist on Tue, Mar 1 2011
Re: Freestanding Lace FSL ~ How to make the stitch file

Digitizing FSL is a challenge for any digitizer. The underlay must be just so and a single mm of inaccuracy makes it a mess of strings. I don't digitize, but I do watch how any design is laid out. My The Computerist blog for this week discusses a way to review a design for just that sort of thing. Be sure you have a good FSL to watch, there are

Posted to General Discussion (Forum) by TheComputerist on Sun, Feb 27 2011
A Free Calculator and Reverse Engineering a Design in AlphabetXpress

I have never been certain why Microsoft does not place a calculator on a computer screen. There are a number of them on the Internet, and I have one that I like for several reasons. For one, I can turn off or on the keyboard. With the keyboard off, I can just use my computer numeers. You can find it here . When you first saw machine embroidery, it was

Posted to The Computerist (Weblog) by TheComputerist on Fri, Feb 25 2011
Increasing Computer Speed - - - Leather and Lace and Alpha Xpress

I am a big fan of free computer software. Some of it is worth free and some of it is quite valuable. One that I like, and have found to be praised by many computer professionals is CCleaner by Piriform.com . This one has a very nice Pedigree - - If you are not using this software, you may want to consider it because of its multitude of great features

Posted to The Computerist (Weblog) by TheComputerist on Fri, Feb 11 2011
World Wide Web, a Freebie and Hankies for Brides with Alpha Xpress

You know that WWW stands for World Wide Web. Typing in WWW tells your browser that you are connecting to a Web server. However, as the Internet and related-technology evolved, prefixes became mostly unnecessary. But we are creatures of habit and many Websites use both WWW and non-WWW addresses. Today, advances in search sites have made this no further

Posted to The Computerist (Weblog) by TheComputerist on Fri, Jan 28 2011
A Freebie and Tip #4 Alpha Xpress Customizes Words

Some days I cannot find my keys, or my glasses or whatever I really need. Too often, I cannot find a file I need and that presents a lot of problems for me. I am always on a schedule and get frustrated with delays! This small application is really worth its weight in gold and then some. Check out FileSeek . With this app you can search for text matches

Posted to The Computerist (Weblog) by TheComputerist on Fri, Jan 14 2011

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