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I went to look at an old Xone Tutorial to pass some time and the download file is missing and the pictures in the write up are all gone. It looks like Magic has not kept all of the content so the old Xone may not be of much use any more. What a great resource to let slip away.:'(
Ray
Hi Ray,
This link for YouTube Video Tutorials seems to be alive and well, but the original Xone site seems a bit wonky.
Not sure what is going on. The original XaraXone that I managed is at http://archive.xaraxone.com/
Gary,Quote:
Originally Posted by gwpriester
I did not know that you had a separate site. Good to know and thanks for keeping it around.
Ray
Barbara B the TG administrator set up the archive with OG (other Gary) Bouton took over the XaraXone when I retired. I think it represents about 15 years of work.
And a resource that shouldn't ever be lost. Many current and ex members of TG learned a great deal from your excellent and detailed and often humorous tutorials Gary. Always loved the "give yourself an eye break" comments :)
I absolutely agree, Egg.Quote:
Originally Posted by Egg Bramhill
When Corel lost my previous registrations and insisted I had to purchase a full version vs. upgrade, I went looking for an alternative. I downloaded a few trials of various software. One of which was XDP. I visited forums, read/watched tutorials, etc.
Aside from the fact XDP was faster to go from a to z than most others, it was a tutorial Gary P. had done on the XaraXone that sold me. I think I even wrote Gary an email thanking him at the time and attributed that first tut I did of his as the largest selling point.
Mike
You're going to me me weepy. Thanks.
Yes, I had a similar experience with your tuts on the Xone selling me on Xara. Your previews of new releases were also something to really look forward to. They visualized and explained new features in such a way that I couldn't wait to upgrade. I'm not trying to make you weep; just expressing my appreciation for your service all those years! =D>
I was thinking last night, what exactly IS Magix doing?
Kate Moir and others at Xara used to send out the Xara Outsider once a month that was always fun to read, had tips and tricks, images created by Xara users, and updates on Xara products. There was a Xara presence on Facebook with frequent posts on new products and links to what was going on here at TalkGraphics. A lady from Magix was going to be involved on TG to help with tech support. I think the only post I read was her introductory post.
Since Magix took over "marketing and support", there has been nothing.
xara is but one small section of a large magix product line...I guess, like xara themselves, they prioritise resource allocation...
I don't know what is going on with Magix. They seem to be slipping badly or someone has lost interest. They have not come out with a new article in the Magix Magazine since July of last year.
With our support they will definitely go on vacation, or are still there.
The ball has been dropped several times since Magix was first involved.
Since then, the ball has been lost under a piece of furniture somwehere, gathering dust.
Matt Boulton (CEO of this parish) has made a couple of fleeting forays onto TG and has subsequently disappeared without trace.
If it weren't for Acorn harrying politely, and intelligent responses from Rob-Xar, there would be no other activity here on TG other than bemused new users asking why Xara is so difficult to use.
The few new features we have had over quite a few years now, have done nothing to improve the vector tools. I have to ask, 'What is Xara for these days?'
I have two links on my Chrome bookmark bar one for Gary P's Xara Xone and one Gary Bouton's Xara Xone between the two of them there is so much great info
Gary (Preister) has already provided the link to his Xara Xone and here for anyone who would like it is the link to Gary Bouton's Xara Xone http://site.xaraxone.com/tutorials/
Unfortunately the Gary Boutons site you listed is the one that is having items like figures and downloads no longer working. I thought this site was the one that Magic took over?
Ray
I was looking to get some of the freebies but it seems the links no longer work. Did anyone archive all the freebies that were on the site?
The original Xara Xone is archived archive.xaraxone.com
I have already checked that page. It does not archive all the freebies I asked about, but thanks for the reply.
there is a link on the page to 'shareware', if some of the items listed there cannot be accessed then it maybe that the providers no longer provide
if these are not the freebies you mean, which freebies are you referring to ?
if you mean the tutorial downloads on Gary Boulton's xaraxone site then, yes, there is an issue with some of these but as far as I know the videos still play...
The freebies are here: https://www.xaraxone.com/us/free/ . The non-working download links are like the ones on this page: http://site.xaraxone.com/free-stuff/...nal-drop-caps/. Example link: http://www.xaraxone.com/wp-content/u...alDropCaps.zip. Resultant page after clicking download: https://www.xaraxone.com/wp-content/...alDropCaps.zip. Guess all the free giveaways are not available and have not been archived anymore. These are the ones I wanted to get.
Well, since Gary is a moderator here, and these seem to be within his purview, he may be able to tell us where the downloads have gone.
yes, those are some of the downloads on Gary Boulton (not to be confused with Gary Priester) 's xaraxone that i mentioned
not sure but think they got lost when magix took over, or maybe Gary B withdrew them
see also first post in this thread...
I did read the first post that was back in April 2019. I was hoping someone had some idea where to find the freebies I wanted and not the tutorials. These were not missing the pictures or the download buttons. Everything was there. The links were just sending me to a server error page. Was hoping someone may have downloaded all and had them archived on their computer and was willing to share.
Thank you for taking the time to reply.
Whole bunch of stuff here http://archive.xaraxone.com/html/shareware.html (This was the original XaraXone that I started around 1996-7
that's what I'm here for, I was just referrencing back ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by PayneLess
if you want to seek out anyone who has archived these, it might be better to start a new thread with a specific request for the specific items....
Not a bad idea. Let me check the Way Back Machine site and see if they archived the content or just the pages themselves. Thanks again.