05th September 2008
Stag and Hen parties can be very well run on the Solent waters where a number of boats are available for rib and barge charter.
A Thames Sailing Barge is one of the largest boats available for a stag or hen event. They are ideal as they have a vast amo...
05th September 2008
You would have thought that winning the European Football Championships that it would all be goodness and light when it came to Spain this summer. However, not even this can ease possible delays at Spanish airports in July.
Spanish police are now threa...
02nd September 2008
Open any newspaper, listen to the radio or switch on the TV and the news is the same – “it’s the economy, stupid” as our erstwhile politicians keep telling us!… The economy isn’t exactly in a great shape, so in the words often favoured by Chan...
02nd September 2008
As the summer holiday season hots up, don’t allow luggage mountains, airlines going bust or airport delays spoil your day. Stuff of nightmares perhaps but the recent the baggage chaos at Heathrow Terminal 5 is still a vivid enough memory to show what ca...
01st September 2008
Moderated remote usability testing is a method of website usability testing when the user is in a different location to the researcher. A test can be moderated by the researcher watching and interacting with the test participant. The website is moderated ...
20th August 2008
As November 1st 2008 approaches and the end to UK Red Diesel derogation, yacht owners are sharing an interest in alternative fuels one being Biodiesel. What are the benefits for boat owners and who will supply it?
Biodiesel refers to a non-petroleum-bas...
16th August 2008
There are many ways to elevate a camera to achieve the required angle and content in an image. Photographers undertaking Commercial Aerial Photography have many choices of platforms on which to elevate themselves but the two main options are either a fixe...
15th August 2008
Photographs create a snapshot in time which can never be exactly replicated. Large Commercial Aerial Photography companies will archive every image using a system which allows rapid image retrieval. The images have a value because they can be sourced and ...
14th August 2008
There are several ways of making sure your DVDs remain useable. Some we already know such as, handling the disc by the edges. Always keep it dust free by putting it back in its case or sleeve. The data side always needs to be kept away from any oil based ...
12th August 2008
There are several different file formats/programs you can supply your artwork for CD/DVD printing and packaging/cover designs. I would like to just touch on a few most commonly used. Nearly all printers accept high resolution PDFs. You can use Adobe Acrob...
12th August 2008
Let’s face it, it’s never going to be an easy task looking for a good designer. There are a lot of affordable graphic designers that are readily available but more often than not, they are out for good references. This market can be quite confusing. T...
28th July 2008
Corporate clients have the most interesting ideas for promoting products/concepts on CDs or DVDs. These tend to be the more creative/specialist packaging ideas. If you are at a conference/seminar where CDs & DVDs are handed out, the packaging for this ten...
25th July 2008
There are standard CD/DVD printing and packaging styles and products, which are recognised in the audio and corporate markets. As we become more concerned for our environment and climate changes, this has prompted the use of recycled products. These mainl...
24th July 2008
There are sites with guidelines on how to lay out your artwork ready for printing onto a CD/DVD. These guidelines show you what the maximum and minimum print areas for CD’s, DVD’s, CD Booklets, CD rear inlays, DVD sleeves and Card Wallets.
The main...
23rd July 2008
A Master disc is a disc that is supplied to a duplication or replication house for the information to be copied on to blank discs as many times as required. Whether it is audio, software, a presentation or videos. This disc is used as the “master” cop...