Merry Christmas, Evelyn

December 3, 2008 Christmas, me and Tom, shopping   We have two snow shovels, but they’re still at the other house, and Tom won’t let me buy a new one.  So, he was out trying to clean the ice and snow off our sidewalks last night with a really old metal rake and the backside of a push broom.  I’m not kidding [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 15:47:50

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Coupon 101: Understanding Sales and Coupons

Welcome Back to Coupon 101! To read the rest of the posts in this series, click here In order to use coupons effectively, ... obvious difference is a lack of a “Remit To” address.  Another is a lack of numbers under the bar code (or a bar code that starts with letters or isn’t the standard 10-digit code).  Grab most any coupon [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 01:40:12

Breaking the Costly Cycle of Cheap Compliance (Part 1)

Issue #160 | Sept. 5, 2008 | by Clarke McAllister McAllister’s Law states that mass compliance with retailer tagging mandates will not occur until the cost of encoding and applying an RFID tag is less than the cost of the tag itself ... of the RFID tag. Their hesitancy to fully embrace RFID, while understandable a couple of years ago [more...]

Date: 2008-09-05 14:18:01

Some Cool Web Sites

I get so busy doing what I do I find myself surfing the internet less and missing out on some amazing and interesting web sites, ... bar and get suggestions for both search and web pages. Thumbnails of your top sites - Access ... s WebKit and Mozilla’s Firefox, among others - and they are making all of their code open source hoping [more...]

Date: 2008-09-04 18:04:52

Endicia for the Mac, a snap review

Endicia is a postage printing system for the Mac. <disclaimer and rant>I have a very low opinion of the United States Postal Service ... to thwart my attempts to use the service. For many years I printed out labels from my printer and spent ... to get the label on right side up, much less straight. At some point we managed to get a printer [more...]

Date: 2008-09-03 23:29:24

INSIDER TRADING REGULATIONS - HIGHLIGHTS TO THE AMENDMENTS AND SOME POSERS

1) SEBI has amended the SEBI Prohibition of Insider Trading Regulations 1992 vide a notification dated 19th November 2008 which I briefly ... the classic case of the printer of company documents who used the price sensitive information ... ). Of course, the Supreme Court acquitted this printer since, from, what little I recollect, the allegation [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 12:36:00

50 Ways to Save Your Business Money

On a shoestring budget (and what entrepreneur isn’t?), it really pays to scrimp and save. Just in case you’ve forgotten the value of a hard-earned penny, we’ve come up with a slew of money-saving ideas to boost your business’s bottom line-from cutting your legal bills to inexpensive ways to draw in customers [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 18:28:23

Reader Mail #60

I liked this page on central banking. It's long, but it had some interesting bits. It wasn't new information for me, but others might like it. I liked this book by Charles A. Lindberg on the evils of the Federal Reserve. He was a Congressman who was very critical of the Federal Reserve when it was first created [more...]

Date: 2008-07-21 16:00:04

FOREST, SILVER HALIDE, FORMICA AND A GREAT WALL: Jesús Jáuregui carries through Large Format to its upmost

Text and Photos: Javier Izquierdo Vidal.Published in Film und Foto Magazine Number 5 July 2008At full daylight, ... on the left. At first sight it seems to be a colossal code bar embedded among pavillions and buildi ... d edge and get off the car.The landscape is gorgeous. The code bar is steadfastly becoming into tree [more...]

Date: 2008-09-10 23:42:00

Microsoft Windows XP Professional FULL VERSION with SP2

    Product Features Automatically keep your PC up-to-date with the latest security enhancements including the Windows Security Center, ... , you can print from a remote word processor to a local printer. A variation on the theme is Remote Assistance ... security concerns.   The Information Bar in Windows [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 01:00:12

Grunt work time

News about the wedding in last post. All dresses were delivered on time ... we had enough paper. I went to Office Max and bought a box of paper. Due to an error, the bar code ... . I have written to Casey, the head code geek for help. I offer a free sock pattern which [more...]

Date: 2008-09-05 22:32:00

Use BuiltIn Dialogs in Excel

Selva V Pasupathy, HSBC Global Resourcing, Hyderabad Rather than designing a userform for a routine tasks to be performed by a user on excel, we can use 200+ builtin dialogs provided by excel. The code would be as follows Application.Dialogs(xlDialogSaveAs).Show A tabel with various xlbuiltindialogs, constant and description is given [more...]

Date: 2008-12-20 15:25:48

Have You Ever Wanted a Network or Wireless Scanner?

Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed It seems like when I review hardware, most of you listen. I look at all kinds of hardware. Today, I was looking at the new The HP Photosmart C6380 Printer ... Core Processor, and Windows XP. It happens to be more than just an average printer. It’s also a scanner [more...]

Date: 2008-10-08 04:16:55

Film, Video, and Audio Dictionary

A A/B Printing: Printing from original film stock which has been conformed into two rolls with alternating shots and black opaque leader. This methodology will eliminate any potential splice marks from showing up on prints and permits the incorporation of optical effects and titles. (Film Editing) [more...]

Date: 2008-09-22 01:46:43

Continental now lets you check in once to fly round trip

Kudos to Continental! Travelers may now check in for their departing and return flights at the same time ... stored on your Blackberry or iPhone and wave the image of the bar code to a scanner at the airport ... . Or, if you don't have a printer handy, you can have the pass forwarded by fax to your hotel for free [more...]

Date: 2008-08-25 21:54:43

Sabotaging effective government from within in Franklin

Long story short: Franklin alderman Steve Olson has proposed that, as a cost-saving measure, the city no longer provide mileage and meals expense payments to the alderpersons serving on the Common Council. (See the proposed ordinance after the jump. It's still warm.) [more...]

Date: 2008-09-23 22:12:28

it’s on now!

it’s on now! Posted by reggie on October 30, 2008 0 comments Microsoft has been taking some pretty good body blows from Apple over the past couple of years.  These have primarily been in the form of the PC/Mac ads and are not entirely undeserved.  Vista is a pretty good product but pretty good is clearly not good enough [more...]

Date: 2008-10-30 08:52:29

Tickets.com In The News

Hot New Technologies That Will Change Everything– Christopher Null, PC World Cell Phones Are the New Paper Next Year, ... check-in system that lets you show an encrypted, 2D bar code on your phone to a TSA agent in lieu of a paper boarding pass. The agent scans the bar code with an ordinary scanner, and you're [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 15:06:00

Linux Edges One Step Closer to Total World Domination

Microsoft told the world which desktop OS to use, and the business world listened. The innocent little Linux-based smartphone may change all that. As consumers become comfortable with Linux on handheld devices, they will likely influence decisions at their places of employment [more...]

Date: 2008-07-16 03:31:38

Nokia N79 Firmware update packs a punch

We’ve seen plenty of firmware updates hit plenty of devices in our time, but the newest N79 update puts them all to shame ... . Application Manager - The sis file which is installed to MoviNand or SD card cannot be seen in application ... by installing new version to memory card. - Application Update self-update never completes. - Upgrade [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 19:17:06

Types of Label Printers

by Mary Bush Label printers use a wide range of label materials, including paper and synthetic polymer materials ... variety of materials. Thermal label printers are mostly used for bar code printing because ... has the ability to produce exact bar widths that successful bar code printing and scanning require. Each [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 14:00:06

Contest Round-Up - 11/8/08

If you have any blogging giveaways that you would like included on this page, please fill out the submission form on the ‘Contact’ page. If you have any questions, you can e-mail me at deb(at)momstakeonthings(dot)com.  Thanks!  Don’t forget to check out my Contests page during the week for even more great giveaways! [more...]

Date: 2008-11-08 16:30:59

Drobo!

I received my 2 Drobo's + DroboShare in the mail on Friday, and I've been spending the weekend setting them up. So far, I am so in love. DroboApps sound pretty cool, and I'm about to start messing with them to see what I can do. Here's some randomness about the drobo. % ssh root@drobo Warning: Permanently added 'drobo.local' (RSA) [more...]

Date: 2008-08-25 01:52:19

this post

this post for the first in the series! It’s no secret:  in order to truly rack up the savings, you are going to need multiple copies of the coupons.  In order to save the most amount of money at the grocery store, you need to start a stockpile…and your weekly subscription to the Sunday newspaper just isn’t going to cut it! [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 13:41:37

Reply to Mike Cane

October 18, 2008 General Writing   I never do this, but…my comment to a blog reader got SO freaking long, that I decided to make it it’s own blog post, because this is the kind of thing I would make an entire post about anyway. In the comment, Mike linked me to the following blog post: Norman Spinrad Post Below is my reply: Hey Mike, [more...]

Date: 2008-10-18 11:09:48

Acme Markets: 12/5 to 12/11/08

This post is part of The Grocery Gathering hosted by BeCentsAble.  To find the best deals at your local store, please visit her site! ... from the 10/26, 11/9 and 11/23 SS)  There is also a $.55/2 in my sidebar coupon printer (click “see ... in the 11/9 SS and here here here here and here and my sidebar coupon printer. Stouffer’s Red Box and Lean [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 07:03:00

The Necessity of Barcode Printers in Modern Times

A barcode is a machine-readable representation of information in a visual format on a surface ... and accuracy of computer data entry. A barcode printer is a computer peripheral for printing barcode labels or tags that can be attached to physical objects. Barcode printers are commonly used to label [more...]

Date: 2008-11-12 11:47:26

GoldMine Corporate Edition 7.5 Available

GoldMine 7 has long suffered from a bad reputation as a bug-riddled version of GoldMine. With the 7.0.4 patch, last year, this reputation was somewhat redeemed. With the 7.5 patch, FrontRange aims to banish all the bug demons of the 7.x product and make good on all those Corporate Edition clients’ maintenance dollars. The 7 [more...]

Date: 2008-07-07 19:46:58

Update: IT admin used inside knowledge to hack and steal

A former San Jose network administrator is facing 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to hacking, ID theft, burglary and drug charges ... change bar-code tags on computer equipment in stores in order to pay retailers less than the value [more...]

Date: 2008-11-12 19:16:20

78 Ways For Your Small Business to Save Money

Written by insidecrm These easy tips will keep your finances secure during the current downturn. With the economy struggling, every business is trying to cut costs to make ends meet. Small businesses, which have fewer resources, especially feel the burn. Not to fear [more...]

Date: 2008-10-15 17:42:19

Network Label Printers (Article)

Network Label Printers (Article) Network label printers are used in medium to large-scale companies as central printing devices that process ... in reducing costs as a single printer takes care of all the printing needs of the organization. Network label printers may be an inkjet, thermal, or laser printer depending on the quality and number [more...]

Date: 2008-08-23 21:35:03

Zebra S4M Thermal On-Demand Metal Bar Code Printer

Thermal On-Demand Metal Bar Code Printer Zebra S4M Industrial label printer for professionals Extremely fast thermal transfer print Maximum label width: 110mm Maximum speed: 152mm/sec. Huge label supply, simple handling Zebra’s S4M printer proudly wears the Stripe family name by providing the features needed to support many applications [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 08:28:27

Patent vs. Patent

In a previous post  I discussed in-store marketing. One convenient way to do in-store marketing is to use use printed media to initiate an online ... of the printers and scanners that are likely to be used for this process. Mobile phone cameras may present [more...]

Date: 2008-12-27 23:10:00

Cookbook Cover

Here it is.  Cookbook front and back cover. Got most of the artwork today ... and bar code will be inserted during printing. Dave Crutchfield did the photos and artwork ... it go to the printer so I can get back to baking.  By the way, I know the title is not lined up evenly.  It looks [more...]

Date: 2008-09-01 21:21:50

Types of Label Printers

by Mary Bush Label printers use a wide range of label materials, including paper and synthetic polymer materials ... Printers, Industrial Portable Label Printers, RFID readers, Label printer applicators, Label software ... for many common bar code printing applications like shipping labels, patient and visitor identification [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 08:56:20

Always Imitated, Never Duplicated

Customer: “Do you have a copy of **** in stock?” Me: “Yes, we do. Would you like me to put it on hold for you?” Customer: “Yes ... .” Customer: “Should I draw the bar code for you?” Me: “I’m sorry? Come again?” Customer: “Would it help if I drew the bar code?” Me: “No…the coupon code will do just fine.” Customer: “Thanks!” [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 08:55:39

Latest Barcode Printer

Barcode is important for any kind of shop. So the barcode printer is a must for all the shops. You can buy cheap barcode printers at barcodediscount.com. Recently they introduced a new barcode printer zebra ZM400-2001-0000T thermal bar code label printer which is very fast and reliable barcode printer. This product has enhancing features [more...]

Date: 2008-07-02 01:57:35

Use Run As to Perform Administrative Tasks

Use Run As to protect your administrator workstation from Trojans and other nasties. If you’re lazy, like I am, you probably use the default administrator account on your desktop workstation for browsing the Web, checking your email, and managing the servers on your company’s network. Not a good idea [more...]

Date: 2008-07-16 06:07:27

Microsoft PDC Day 2 – The unveiling of Windows 7

It’s 8am and it’s day two of the Microsoft PDC. Today we’re expecting the announcement of Windows 7 as well as the announcement of what exactly is in the next version of Windows. It looks like Wi-Fi is working just fine this morning – well at least until the rest of the thousands of developer drones walk into this hall [more...]

Date: 2008-10-28 15:06:18

10 Challenging But Awesome CSS Techniques

Most designers and web developers only scratch the surface of the potent language that is CSS. In terms of programming languages, CSS has a fairly simple learning curve. That doesn’t mean that CSS isn’t a powerful language. Sometimes it’s the small things that make a huge difference in a website design [more...]

Date: 2008-09-02 02:10:09

The K-Sun LABELShop® BEE3™

The 3-in-1 Printer for Custom Labeling, Bar Code Printing and Heat Shrink Tube Identification Get three printers for the price of one! ... bar code labels for multiple uses in asset management, product identification, packaging and shelving ... The K-Sun LABELShop® BEE3™ is a portable, compact keyboard printer that creates custom adhesive [more...]

Date: 2008-08-20 03:14:49

High Res Bar Code Printer

Primera Technology, Inc., a manufacturer of specialty printers, has developed the LX200, a high-resolution bar code label printer ... thermal transfer bar code printers, the company claims. It can print onto labels, tickets, tags ... NiceLabel SE for Primera. All popular bar codes are supported, including linear and, optionally, 2D bar [more...]

Date: 2008-11-06 16:30:00

Free Yogurt and Organic Dairy Coupons

You can get a free tub of creamy Oikos greek yogurt with this coupon ... . Out of habit, I hit the back button several times and after I printed 8 copies, realized that the bar code was the same on each one, so it remains to be seen whether I can use all 8 at once. The coupon [more...]

Date: 2008-10-19 01:02:20

The Dell Mini 9

I've been road testing this webook over the weekend. (Major geek alert here.) ... and configure a wireless printer in seconds. It takes quite a while with Mac (and you have to have the printer drivers to begin with) and you have to manually do it in Windows. Getting back to the Mini [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 22:37:25

Windows 7. The Vista “dot” release

At 6:00 AM yesterday morning I started downloading the Windows 7 x64 release. By 9:30 AM I was installing it.  Yes, I admit it, I’m a keener ... , 500G SATA hard disk and a dual-head ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro graphics card.  The Windows 7 installer ... key drivers.  It failed to detect my HP Color Laserjet CLJ1600 printer. The Windows Vista x64 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 17:01:56

Sucky Usability of Country Pickers

Recently, I had to rework a submission form which had a country picker—the kind you see on almost every e-commerce site. Besides the traditional long list of countries, the old picker attempted to be smart by also listing regions / prefectures / states / provinces [more...]

Date: 2008-08-24 09:23:56

The Best Damn Web Marketing Checklist, Period!

The Best Damn Web Marketing Checklist, Period! Posted by: Date: September 02, 2008   by Stoney deGeyter Marketing a website isn’t particularly difficult. Its usually just a matter of knowing what to do, how to do it and having the skills and time to get it done. With that said, marketing a website isn’t particularly easy either [more...]

Date: 2008-09-02 12:31:57

Wordpress Premium Themes | An Overview

Summary of Wordpress Premium Themes There seems to be a growing demand for higher quality themes for WordPress. Whether or not you are interested in a Premium theme or a Free theme is sometimes a difficult choice. Some free themes are really top notch so depending on what your needs are there may be no need for you to purchase a Premium theme [more...]

Date: 2008-09-27 15:15:00

My notes from PDC Day 2 keynote

As i mentioned, i’m going to post up all of my notes from the PDC sessions i watch. Day 1 keynote was about the cloud Day 2 is all about client technologies Summary Windows 7 - new UI features, improvements in performance (They demo win7 running on a tiny notepad with 1Gb of ram with ½ the ram still available!) [more...]

Date: 2008-10-29 23:32:07

How to find volunteering opportunities for political campaigns

One vote does make a difference! If you are interested in becoming involved as a volunteer in politics, there are many, ... on this one! If you would rather work with your hands, volunteer to help pick up signs from the printer, post [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 17:25:54

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