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We have been completely overwhelmed with everyone’s enthusiastic response to the announcement and release of AlphaTricks this month! As we’ve worked with users, we’ve uncovered some common questions, as well as tips that it seems everyone would like to know about:
Hello, all your Embrilliant embroiderers!
It just occurred to me that we haven’t mentioned our new AlphaTricks here on the blog.
It’s a feature pack for Essentials, but it does run by itself. We just know that you’ll want to use it all together though. It makes those alphabet designs work like the built-in Essentials fonts.
Check out the page on the product at embrilliance.com/products/alphatricks
And get started using all those alphabet designs you’ve collected but never used!
Happy Easter!
-Brian
Ok, people are asking about Windows 8.
Let me preface my thoughts with this; I’ve been writing programs since 1981 on my Apple 2+. I had early Macs, I had early PCs. I’ve used them all for 30 years continuously. I’ve consulted for many clients and taught professionals as well as seniors how to use them. Naturally I’ve developed opinions over the years. What I’m relating here is opinion. I’ll try to ignore words that normal people don’t need to know like Skeuomorphism. Continue Reading…
Apple finally notified us that the Essentials 1.103 update for the Mac App Store will be available as soon as their servers propagate it. Owners of the MAS version of Essentials will get the update and/or notice per their MAS settings in OSX. Note to use the MAS you need OSX 10.6.8 or later. This version is now compatible with Mountain Lion. Due to the launch of ML, and every developer on the planet submitting compatibility updates, it has taken Apple a while to get caught up, or so it seems.
Hi Everyone! We have posted the latest version 1.103 on the downloads page. It is a major update for the Mac version and includes support for Mountain Lion, which released yesterday. Cheers!
We just added some machine quilting files to the Windows version (2.73) of Thumbnailer. CQP, IQP, QLI, HQF, MQR and SSD have been added. The Mac version will get these ASAP. Cheers!
Another new, as yet undocumented, feature has been added to Essentials:
You can now create thread palettes of existing thread colors, and you can also place a check mark on threads that are in your inventory.
We have also added many user-requested threads including the full Coats and Clark lines, BFC, Jenny Haskins, etc.
This feature will appear in the next Mac update too. But we have it today for you on Windows, so we’re releasing it now.
Happy colorizing!
-Brian
Breaking News!
Many users have asked for us to provide a Designer 1 Disk utility. In many cases the one provided by Viking would not be installable in Windows Vista or Windows 7.
We have added this feature in todays update of the Windows version of Essentials (1.094).
It will come soon in the Mac version too, but many, if not most Essentials users also have Convert It, Mac which has this feature. So we think it is OK to release this now for Windows in advance of the Mac version.
The Disk Utility is found on the “Utilities” menu. It supports both floppy drive and USB designer 1′s.
Note if you have an SE, you don’t need this. But older D1 owners will no doubt love this.
Cheers!
-Brian
We’ve finally made an embroidery card reader/writer tool for Mac users!
Emboxer is a program for Mac OSX 10.5 and up that communicates with the Vikant Ultimate Box, both the 1-slot and 2-slot versions.
Visit the Emboxer page for more information.
Today we released Essentials 1.09.
This addresses some small bugs that were reported.
Also under the hood, we’re still readying the platform for new features.
-b
"Ok I"m buying. Sounds like just what I want. But your great customer service and patience with a beginner really seals the deal! Thank you."
From Mimi J
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