David Ashkenaz Independent PrintSmith Consultant Newsletter
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PrintSmith Backup
Reasons To Hire Me!
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February 2010
Dear Friends and PrintSmith Users,

I hope you find my email articles interesting and beneficial. As an Independent PrintSmith Consultant, I hope you read my articles and I hope you use all of PrintSmith's many features. PrintSmith is truly one of the best MIS for our industry!
 
As always, please email me or call me with suggestions for future articles and if you wish to discuss your PrintSmith needs. 
BACK UP PRINTSMITH
 Do you backup on a daily basis?
 
Although rare, I have seen PrintSmith users loose all of their data. Why did this happen? They weren't backing up PrintSmith and one day, their hard drives died.
 
Make sure you back up PrintSmith on a DAILY basis. With what ever backup procedure you use (tape drive/USB sticks/etc.) make sure  you back up and store multiple back ups. I recommend atleast 2-3 weeks of backups (if not more). This way if one backup is corrupted, you have additional backups to rely on.
 
Also, from time to time, it is a good idea to make sure the backups work! Take your backup copy of PrintSmith and put it into a DIFFERENT computer than your master. Make sure you move the dongle and also make sure that the drivers for the dongle are installed. Now launch PrintSmith and make sure your data is all there.
 
By using another computer, you won't corrupt your master if something is wrong with the backup. If you have any questions at all, please call me before attempting this.
 
Be safe, make backups and make sure they work. You have too much data in PrintSmith to lose. It is also a good idea to take the backups off site.
WHY HIRE ME?
 
Some of the reasons that I hear people say to me after my visit is that I know PrintSmith extremely well and that my 30+ years of printing experience is very valuable to mastering PrintSmith.
 
During my visits, I train new users, I set up PrintSmith for new users and for the experienced users, I train them on new features and I also show them how to better utilize PrintSmith for their operations.
 
If your PrintSmith system hasn't been updated in some time, it may pay to call me and discuss how I can best help you. With over 12 years of PrintSmith Consulting, I can show you how to maximize PrintSmith's capabilities.
 
Of course I have many references as well.
Thanks for taking the time to read this issue. Please call or email me with any questions at all. I look forward to helping you maximize PrintSmith!
 
Sincerely,
 

David Ashkenaz
Independent PrintSmith Consultant
954-977-7811