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It seems like every day I get a call from someone saying "I only need to know how to do this one thing in CorelDRAW, do you have something covering it." First and foremost, it is clear the person needs to know a lot more than "one thing" as a single task can include knowledge of many...
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I hear from users all the time who are complaining that their computer just doesn't run very well. While I do have the occasional issue on my systems, they are minor compared to the issues other users have. There is no doubt in my mind that I have fewer problems because of the way I setup my computers...
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Not too long ago I had a loyal reader complain about how a company's technical support was absolutely awful. I agree, some companies don't do it well. But even when a company has good technical support, you may never realize it because you aren't providing them the information needed to solve...
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So often when someone asks me a question about why CorelDRAW isn't working right, I'll ask about other things on that person's system. "If the problem is in CorelDRAW, why in the world are you asking about something else?" Today I want to share a story about a recent problem I had...
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Quite often I'll get an e-mail from someone asking me to write about a particular topic. Or maybe they remember I did write about something and don't know how to find it. I certainly haven't covered everything, but some of the most asked questions have been covered on more than one occasion...
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It was many years ago that we first posted Ruth Huking's Camping in the Woods tutorial . If you haven't looked at it lately, you may want to give it another look. Ruth takes very simple shapes provided with CorelDRAW and turns them into a scene by simply applying fills to the objects. Today we're...
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In my post a couple of days ago, Enjoy the Blog? Your Support Is Important! , I mentioned some free methods in which you can help the blog. I want to expand on two of those methods and explain how they are helpful to the blog and how they are an important part of anyone's SEO arsenal. To recap, I'll...
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Every single day our office receives a message from someone who has either lost the software/artwork they downloaded from us (or others) and/or the serial number needed to install or activate it. There are always tales of a failed hard drive or a new computer or some other reason. I too have hard hard...
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No matter what software you are using for a given project, you want to get the absolute most out of it. Today I wanted to provide you with five tips for getting more from CorelDRAW. Of course you can get hundreds of tips in one place with my CorelDRAW X5 Unleashed and CorelDRAW X6 Unleashed Training...
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On Sunday most of us witnessed the biggest day of the year for football and advertising. Things changed when the lights unexpectedly went out for around 35 minutes and some of the brands took advantage of the situation. Probably the biggest winner was Oreo who tweeted out the image at right. Who else...
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I got a call from a friend of mine recently. They needed to e-mail a business plan in PDF format to someone and wanted to know if there was a way to prevent the copying of the information. Now you may not sent a business plan in PDF, but I bet you regularly sent artwork in PDF format. Regardless of the...
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Have you installed the 32-bit version of CorelDRAW X6? You should as it is most likely the best choice for you! If you have been a loyal reader, you've probably read Is The 64-Bit Version of CorelDRAW X6 Right For You? . I encourage all of you to read it once again as it seems the message hasn't...
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Back in 2008, I told you about an essay talking about 1000 True Fans . I followed it up in 2010 telling you about Rock Sugar Band and their true fans . I again talked about it in Another Look at 1000 True Fans . The key is that you can build a sustainable business if you only have 1000 True Fans. I encourage...
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At the beginning of each year, resolutions are made to lose weight and/or get in better shape. Gyms see a huge increase in membership sales at the beginning of each year thanks to this trend. How big is it? Americans spent $62 billion in 2011 on "health club memberships, weight-loss programs, exercise...
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At the end of last year (OK, yesterday), I talked about Resolutions for 2013 and I specifically mentioned that everyone should try to improve their Windows skills. I wanted to start 2013 off right by providing you several tutorials for important skills every user needs to know. In trying to make things...