rubberspark.com – the graphic design website

Rubberspark.com is a graphic design website that was created to help people in desktop publishing to creative directors to the regular Joe or Jane making a birthday card on her new iMac.

Even though the main focus of the website is graphic design, there will be areas that will also help answer some basic Mac OS X questions for those who are new to Apple computers and the Mac operating system.

If you have a graphic desogm or OS X question, or if you have a problem that you need help solving, please email me your question at jaugustine@rubberspark.com, and I will do the best I can to help you solve the problem.

sincerely,

Joseph Augustine

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Back Up Your Files!

Hard drives crash sometimes and when they do, it sucks. And if you don’t have all of your files backed up, it really, really sucks. All of your hard work, your designs, your applications, emails … gone. You might be able to pay somebody to retrieve them for you, but that’ll cost money and time. If only you’d backed up your files … Read more

Ftp Large Illustrator Files

Thanks to the internet we can send files quickly to the printer or client via ftp. But sometimes the files become quite large when combined, even when zipped. Here’s a great trick I’ve learned that will help get those file sizes down, which means less uploading time.

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7 Tips To Increase Productivity On The Mac

 

When you sit down at your computer, you want to focus all of your energy on creating great design. These tips will help you become more efficient on the Mac, meaning more time spent creating, and less time spent troubleshooting. 

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The Cost Of Apple Computers

If you’re a Mac owner, you’ve probably heard the comment “Apple Computers are so expensive!”

And they’re right. Apple Computers are expensive. At the time, a Mac Pro costs about $2,299, and that’s not including a 23”display, which costs an extra $900.

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