Which Edition of BarTender?
Bartender is a great label program, but it can be tricky trying to figure out which edition you need.
Seagull Scientific currently has no less than six editions, from the incredibly powerful enterprise Print Server down to the (very) Basic Edition.
Like most of the label software companies, Seagull has published charts of all the features in [...]
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David’s Tech Tip – Barcoding with your Epilog Laser
I must say, I’m always impressed with what a great job the Eplilog laser engravers do – on all kinds of applications.
One we have seen a lot of recently is the need to be able to engrave barcodes onto items; particularly high quality UID marks.
Did you know that a simple way to get into barcoding [...]
BarTender Librarian – keeping things under control
Keeping label files under control
Let’s face it – in a lot of businesses, there isn’t good control of the different label files that are used.
Often labels are stored on the hard drives of individual PCs and even if kept in a shared folder, the labels are often altered without the correct control procedures being followed.
When [...]
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Datamax no longer provides BarTender
For as long as I can remember, Datamax has included a copy of BarTender label software on the CD that comes with their new printers.
Starting this month that will change.
Instead of the BarTender install, Datamax provides a list of label software companies that are compatible with the printer.
This isn’t really a big deal – the version [...]
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Bartender 9.2 Now Shipping
So our friends at Seagull Scientific have been busy again. Bartender has been my label design software of choice for as long as I can remember and it keeps getting better.
The latest version 9.2 has just been released and it includes a new look and a host of new features.
The arrival of Windows 7 makes [...]
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David’s Tech Tip – Bartender and Excel
It’s no secret – I’m a fan of Seagull’s Bartender label design software and I use it everyday. One of the features I really like is the fact that a database dummy such as myself can easily connect my labels to a datasource to populate my labels with the info I need.
Quite often we are [...]
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Bartender – Service Release for 9.1
The guys over at Seagull have come up with a Service Release (SR1) for Bartender version 9.1.
To be fair there are no Earth shattering changes, but any improvements that help with our barcode labeling are always welcome.
As well as bug fixes, the update includes the translations for the Bartender Security Center (was only available in [...]
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David’s Tech Tip – Agency and Warning Logos
Do you sometimes have to print logos or warnings on your labels? You know – the UL or CSA logos, the little ESD logo, that kind of thing. I know that this can be a pain, finding a suitable image file, make it the correct size the fit on the label.
If you use Bartender as [...]
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DoD Label Templates V2.1.0
I’ve just finished updating the DoD MIL-STD-129 label templates.
The update includes changes to the PDF417 barcode for both UID and non-UID shipments.
To use these, you will need to have Bartender 9.1 (or higher). The new BT 9.1 is such a great upgrade, that you should be doing it anyway. If you need to print [...]
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