Color calibration: it's emerald but it looks chartreuse on my monitor?!!

As graphic designers we rely on our computer monitors - they are our "canvas" for designing. Buying the largest monitor you can afford, both money- and space-wise, makes your task easier and more enjoyable. The price of monitors has come way down in the last several years - a 23" screen is well under $200 now and can make such a difference in both your design time and comfort. Size matters, but so do clarity and color. Kim Komando, our favorite computer guru, has some great ti...

Happy Valentine's Day!

All of us a Minutes Matter would like to wish everyone a Happy Valentine's Day! What special things do you do on Valentine's Day? Jerry and I are looking forward to seeing a play. Valentine's Day is such a sweet day; it's a reminder to be kind to others and express our love to those we hold near and dear to our hearts. Yesterday, we shipped cute necklaces, that we purchased from Groupon, to our granddaughters to make their day a little more special. ...

We decided it was time to do some MAJOR house cleaning on our forum. We have deleted thousands of old and irrelevant threads/posts. We have also tried to simplify navigation in the forum. You'll notice, Studio only has two forums and QuickBooks has one forum. It is super easy to post a question in either forum, since both forums only have one area to post a question. The section for both forums is "General Questions."

Both Studio & QuickBooks forums have a "Resources &...

Once again the CHF Academy is sponsoring the Fourth Annual CHFA Alumni Showcase Contest and Workshop! This yearly event spotlights the talent and creativity of CHFA alumni at Vision13~International Window Covering and in DRAPERY & DESIGN PROFESSIONAL magazine. What a great opportunity to use your Studio software to design a stunning treatment that you will help fabricate with CHF Academy instructors! You can email me privately if you need any assistance with tweaking your rendering. ...

View your Studio Live videos in CustomerHub!

You can now manage your Minutes Matter account online via our NEW Customer Center CustomerHub!

Use this service for all your account management needs, including:

• View free and purchased Minutes Matter videos/webinar recordings*
• Get access to your Studio serial number (if you have purchased the desktop version of Studio)
• Download Studio's software when you purchase a new computer

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Please join us today for our free monthly webinar. Our topic is Graph Paper and Guidelines and our theme is the Black and White Dining Room. We'll be demonstrating how to draw an elevation rendering in three walls, design on a photo to scale, and show how Studio tools can be used to create tile layouts for walls and floors or draw furniture.

We start the presentation promptly at 1 PM Eastern, 12 Noon Central, 11 AM Mountain or 10 AM Pacific. Log in a half hour early to watch th...

Rowley Company is doing another of their inspirational and educational room makeovers - from design to fabrication - and Minutes Matter is joining in the fun. During our October webinar we will be demonstrating how a designer can use Studio to interpret room dimensions and client preferences based on their makeover specifications to create an elevation rendering. "Virtual design" is fast becoming a lucrative addition to a design firm's services. Learn how you can make it work ...

After the Labor Day weekend I will be contacting our Novice Coaching Students individually by phone and getting them set up with their logo templates and access to our weekly on line meeting site. Classes start Tuesday, September 11! There is still time to sign up.

Click here to view the curriculum and register: https://minutes.infusionsoft.com/app...l?productId=21 If you are new to the program I'd love to help you learn how to use Studio ...

WFCP Annual Color Challenge is Back!

Below is a note from Deb Barrett,...

A dream: to become proficient in Studio
A date: Tuesday, January 15 or Thursday, January 24
A goal: Participate in the Studio Coaching Program
A plan: Register now
Action: Attend classes, complete assignments, ask questions, learn
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Dreams come true

click here to register
http://www.minutesmatter.com/studio/...onal-training/

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https://spreadsheets.google.com/view...YxWFE6MQ#gid=0...

After almost two weeks of our forum being down, it is finally working again. We knew we would encounter some problems when we decided to switch hosting companies for ALL of our websites, but we didn't expect two weeks of downtime for the forum. You never know how much you appreciate something until it's gone. Our website hosting company is now BlueHost. They have extremely reasonable hosting fees, everything is in one place, tech support is just a phone call away, and their C

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In this video, Katherine Boehret of the Wall Street Journal reviews styluses to use with your iPad for drawing, coloring, and note taking, in conjunction with different apps.
http://online.wsj.com/video/stylus-m...463DA95B1.html

article here: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...EYWORDS=stylus this app called ArtRage allows you to paint images using a stylus> Beohret likes one with a soft...

You may remember my mentioning Wanda Horton last fall as a "trendsetter-blogger" at High Point Market. This month I would like to direct your attention to a project that this talented designer undertook to benefit disadvantaged citizens in her area. She recruited many volunteers and generous sponsors to work together to completely revamp her county community shelter.

Wanda notes: Congratulations, Wanda, on such a successful project that will help so many people. Read more abou...

Thursday, I conducted a live seminar for the WCAA Atlanta Chapter "Learning to Work in the Clouds." Almost everyone was surprised at the new opportunities that are available for businesses. Working with cloud based software can be extremely efficient and very cost effective. Google Apps is one of my biggest recommendations for a business owner. We discussed in detail the pros and cons. There's not too many cons. Here are some of the topics that were discussed during the seminar...