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Question for people familiar with Outlook Express and the way viruses work:
I have two harddrives. I use one as a system drive and the other has a data drive, so that if something's likely to get fried or nuked by a virus, it's the system drive. Before, I had stored my mail in the default folder on the C drive because I hadn't bothered to check whether I could change it. I manually backed up my mail every now and then, but it's a pain, and I'm paranoid that I'll forget for months and then the C drive will die. So today I changed the mail to be stored on the D drive.
What I'm wondering is that now that OE is deliberately accessing the D drive, does that it make it more vulnerable to any viruses or worms I might get? Or will those still attack the C drive, the one running the program?
It's not that simple, PC. Viruses are programs, and as such, do whatever the writer wanted them to do. They may not kill drives, they may grab all your e-mail addresses and propagate, or they may take all your data and throw it to the winds.
So, basically, I'm no more or less safer. Okay. Stupid viruses.
Stupid viruses.
Well, the viruses probably think
we're
stupid.
Or maybe....
The viruses were created by man. They were created to make life easier on Earth. And then the day came when the viruses decided to kill their masters. After a long and bloody struggle, an armistice was declared. The viruses left for another world to call their own. Now mankind's children are returning home.
The viruses were created by man.
They evolved. They rebelled. There are many copies.
AND THEY HAVE A PLAN.
What is the file type and dpi that you should scan something at if you would like it to reproduce in a high quality at any size?
My boss is mad at a printer because they printed a poster with an image he scanned on it and it is all pixellated, but I think it is boss's fault...
What is the file type and dpi that you should scan something at if you would like it to reproduce in a high quality at any size?
If it's a photo, it has to be 300 dpi. Any less will lead to a pixellated result. Line art (non-photo) often needs to be higher -- we scan line art at 1200 dpi, but that's for publication in a scientific journal, where clarity of the figures is paramount.
Saving them as tiff files is the best bet, b/c they're a lossless format.
What is the file type and dpi that you should scan something at if you would like it to reproduce in a high quality at any size?
File type:
not
jpeg. A TIF file is fine. Anything that's not lossy.
DPI: 300 is what printers were asking for last I checked.
I just realized you said "at any size". There's no such thing if you're scanning an image. 300 dpi will get you a good quality print only if the print is no bigger than the original.
The only way to make an image size independant is if it's a vector-based illustration.
Ah-
This is what happened:
Boss scanned a book.
Boss made 20 x 30 poster for book signing.
Book image is pixellated.
Boss is not happy.
So there is nothing to be done to get a better quality image of a book cover which can be printed LARGER than the book itself.
