Ms.Goody2Shoes <nunyabeezwax@thehive.com>wrote:
>wrote in:
><WVXjo.106856$MG3.100199@en-nntp-16.dc1.easynews.com>:
>
>
>>You yourself can add to that "I don't know what I am
>>posting". This is evident (to those who know) as your
>>post contains <thumbs.db> files, and is in *.pes format
>>for the designs. The first is wasteful (data) and a
>>breach of your own computer security.
>>The second is just wasteful.
>>There are exceptionally few occasions when *.pes is
>>required. OTOH... the *.hus format is universal and a
>>much lower (smaller) payload for both the poster and
>>the leech.
>I didn't realize that .pes format is wasteful. That is what my machine
>uses and I was posting designs in that format because that is what I have
>in my folders. So I should convert these first before posting?
>
Yes please! :-)
How?
It is the single function of Embird that makes that
tool very useful. Embird converts in batches.
Now... as to why do it?
That argument can get very "geeky", I wont go there<g>
What I can put is to ask you (ALL) to hold to the old
adage of;
"Mind the pennies and the pounds will look after
themselves".
Computer management of files can be very interesting
'work' when you approach it as a challenge to your
ability to "keep a clean house". As you know, some do,
some don't.. and yet all survive, mostly:-)
This (scenario) has been posted to ABCP as a "Help..!
what do I buy?"... the post body contained the actual
information;
"My computer is full, I will have to buy a new one!!".
/rolls eyes
Thousands, past and present, will all have gigabytes of
design files which can be easily deleted when converted
and sorted back to a single issue of *.hus. Those that
require a particular format for _their_ embroidery
machine can achieve the same savings by converting to
*only* that format, converting to *.hus for posting.
The savings turn into _real dollars_ as that newbie
discovered.
>Please explain what you mean when you say the .hus format is universal. When you
>say a smaller payload, I am assuming that you mean smaller sized files?
>
.... yes :-)
> I can see where that would be better for poster and whomever downloads also.
>
It will also help to think even bigger???
One reason American (and now others) have dropped
Usenet is the fact of expense in maintaining hardware
infrastructure so as to accommodate the huge blowout in
storing posts since y2K.
Without getting too "deep" into it...?.. a prime reason
for that phenomena was the introduction of PAR in
'protecting' binary posts. Invented by geeks and
misunderstood by users, PAR is today a blight on
Usenet, creating masses of 'wasted' files which remain
on Usenet providers HDDs for _months_!!
Providing that space costs money.. big money.
PAR itself is a wonderful aid to both poster and
downloader (leech) when used as it was intended.
Very few do, use that facility correctly.
PAR today is a huge waste, despised by many.
The tutorials describe how to use PAR - look for
"Recovery Volumes by QuickPAR" in the ..//readme.pdf
included in;
<Help files for newbies-Usenet[ABCP]ToolStash.rar>
Then there is the bandwidth (BW) argument.
There are a number of aspects used in that argument,
let's just talk about two, eh?
"Crafters" by their very nature are 'eccentric' when
observed by the mainstream. For instance "basket
weavers" are seen to be either "third world" as a
subsistence income.. or "doing time" in an institution
near you<g>
In fact many get a great deal of pleasure in weaving
their own works of art in basketry, at home.
That "home" is often located well away from the
mainstream, in fitting surroundings which support the
essence of the crafters very nature.
Remote areas are the last to have "cable Internet",
providing cheap and efficient BW, therefore many if not
all are on "dial-up"(DUP), or some form of wireless
connection, both of which become very expensive when
downloading great swathes of data.
Don't ask me how I know.. I will tell you.
Up until 2005/6 our family was on DUP.
At our last abode I *paid* more than $15000AUD to have
ADSL connected to the farm house, accessing cheaper
Internet contracts and a reliable service.
Still today I say that expense was worth every
penny :-)
It is not universal to find all crafters in remote
locations have that sort of money to spend on a
'hobby'.
Thus, DUP is still today a huge factor to consider when
building posts, from either aspect, "Up" or "Down".
The second aspect of the BW argument applies to
ALL ,and maybe more so the "cable Internet" user.
ADSL/DSL by its very nature encourages _more_ use
of the Internet.. not less, or "faster" even, as it is
the trend to load more into Internet sites(pages) so as
to 'sell' the economy of the Internet.
What this means to you (M/r/s Average User) is a need
to accommodate the BW by "upgrading" your Plan.
For Usenet, and ABCP in particular, it does not take
many downloads of sets lifted straight off CDs --
complete with quadruple formats of designs AND the
included 30MB PDF "tutorials" -- to have a crafter
asking;
" Honey, will you contact Bell South and take up their
30GB a month Plan... I need more space for my group
downloads".
In some domiciles there is sufficient reason to drag
out the DEE EYE VEE OH AH CEE EE domestic!!!
More then is not necessarily better?
Sort and convert files to be posted so as to be "BW
savvy", and domestically frugal, it does pay in _real
dollars_!
HUS files carry no "overhead" in containing database
information which is not usually required by sewer or
collector. They can quickly be converted even on an
individual basis by software used to sew with, and it
is rare a crafter requires anything more than the
design itself to sew out a design.
It has been my experience here in ABCP that it is
_only_ those who are leeching for resale on those
design piracy sites (WWW) and/or building their
own CDs for sale at markets and "craft displays"
who insist on uploads which contain each and every
file contained on the CD.. yes, M/r/s J/oe/ane Public
will **buy** uploads, believe it :-/
It is my "thing* to hammer every "carpetbagger" I see
doing REQs here. They are not difficult to
identify <bfg>
.. enuff?
There is more <g>
>Can you also please explain how we can be assured that we are not posting
>thumbs.db files? Where do these files come from and what are they used
>for?
>
Amongst the
<Help files for newbies-Usenet[ABCP]ToolStash.rar>
posts there is the file <readme.pdf> look for the
subheading; "Purge trash from archives" for a broad
answer.
There is also a swag of information on the problem
available on the Internet. Typing "turn off thumbs.db?"
or derivatives will return many links to information.
These two cover what is maybe the popular OS(s) used in
ABCP today. Windows 98 and Unix systems do not produce
these files.
http://www.tweakxp.com/article36702.aspx
http://www.technoleros.com/turn-off-caching-of-windows-7-thumbnails-in-hidden-thumbs-db-files/
Do ask where a _full_ understanding of any of the above
is not installed for the reader. These are important
issues for ABCP and each and every user of the NG
should be aware of the elements behind their
participation.. even the trolls and malcontents.. mheh
>Thanks for the info.
>
no worries... always a pleasure to accommodate those
open to new things in learning :-)
cheers
--
hopper
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