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Last night I was watching Mythbusters on Discovery Channel (if you haven’t seen them…check it out here) and noticed that they use a lot of apple computers…specifically MacBooks. I also noticed that the huge, lit up apple on the outside of the case is always covered up with a sticker. I thought to my self, hey, we make stickers that could do that too, so I thought I would write about it here and let you all know that you too can be cool (or in their case legal) like the Mythbusters and have your very own cover up labels. Not only can you keep it legal for your show or sitcom, but you can use our stickers to cover up lots of other stuff even if you haven’t quite landed that TV gig yet…Like wine labels or that old Bumper Sticker you just haven’t got around to peeling off yet.
Most of the things we sell are fairly well known when mentioned either in word or by picture. Every once in a while it becomes apparent that a particular thing in our product listing is not widely understood. I feel obliged to demystify these as the present themselves, so…this thing is what is known as a Dome Label.
What is a Dome Label?
The best way to describe it is to say that it is a regular sticker with a thick, sort of dome shaped thick, clear coating. They sorta look like a button. You may have seen these things on your computer, possibly an “Intel Inside” label. These things are perfectly suited in applications where a more extreme wear is possible as the coating can take a pretty good beating without really showing distress to the underlying sticker.
If you ever find yourself in need of a label/sticker for the case of your computers or in a place that may take a little extra wear or you just want to make your stickers that much cooler, think Dome Labels.
I know, the Pointer Sisters weren’t talking about printmything when they wrote and sang their hit song “I’m So Excited”, but we’re excited, and that’s gotta count too, right? I think so. As the previous post indicated, we are in the midst of a complete refacing of our websites. New looks, new technology, and most excitingly, new products! Our invitation cards are just a small taste, an apértif if you will, to the vast array of new things to come! Out of this excitement was born this sale. 30% off Everything on PrintMyThing. Stickers, tags, ribbon, cards, all on sale right now! Get ‘em while their hot…
A large portion of our websites came about mostly because of the idea that you, the internet shopper, are ready, willing and able to design your own stuff. Technology keeps making life simpler and easier. This includes the technology required for creating a simple easy to use online designer for our main products (labels, tags, bumper stickers, ribbon, etc). Over the past few years we have tirelessly maintained and updated our designer technology and have found that the people do indeed want to be in the driver’s seat when it comes to the look and feel of their printed stuff.
There are more updates coming, as our “Pardon Our E-Dust” banners indicate. Let me assure you that these updates are more than just boring technical changes or new website designs. We are working on many, many more templates in the Invitation card categories as well as many new categories…soon to be announced! We are excited about all of these changes, but not just because it’s new. We truly feel you, Mr. or Mrs. Internet Shopping expert, will find everything easier, faster, and better than before. So check back soon and check back often as we continue our process of innovation with announcements that are coming soon!
For us in the 5th district of Ohio, we have a congressman by the name of Bob Latta. We at PrintMyThing (and parent company, CMC Group) have had the benefit of him taking a tour of our facilities, and for me personally, I grew up around the corner from where he lived until recently. He is a fellow runner and a good man. That said, I came across this site [tweetcongress.org] a few days ago and thought, hmm, politicians on twitter/facebook…this cannot be good… After a bit more looking, I began to see the benefits of knowing all of the minute details of my congressman’s dealings, so I went looking for our Mr. Bob Latta…and found him using many of today’s social sites like: facebook, flickr, utterli, youtube and finally…twitter.
Why is this important? It seems that as a business, group, or person living in these United States it is our responsibility to know how our elected officials are spending their time and tell them if we think they are doing a good or poor job. These social sites make it really easy to know exactly what they are doing, and keep lines of communication open. So for me, yes, i would follow my congressman, and I encourage you to do the same whether on twitter or facebook or whatever outlet they are using.
Isn’t it nice to know that someone appreciates you just for being you? We at PrintMyThing appreciate you very much and as such we’d like to invite you to participate in our Customer Appreciation Sale from today until this Friday (May 15th). Everything on the PrintMyThing Site is on sale!!!
It turns out that being a company that sells a lot via the internet means working with lots and lots…and lots of images. Product images, collages, color swatches, and various other forms of product or display imagery are in no shortage in any e-commerce website. In terms of numbers, let’s just say that it is well into 5 digits. Dealing with these images takes all sorts of forms as some images get resized by some form of thumbnailing and others are made in whatever size they are specifically needed in. I am always in search of tools that make things easier or faster or more efficient. That said, I want to pass one of these tools along to the rest of you because I have found this so incredibly helpful when dealing with large numbers of jpgs or pngs at the same time.
ImageResizer
This is one of those applications that you always thought to yourself…”Somebody has to have made this”…and they have…and it’s called ImageResizer. It has options like proportional and non-proportional scaling, absolute resizing, fit-in-a-box scaling to do the heavy lifting. Since it is a Batch tool, it has some added functions like, File Naming, where you can choose whether the files get renamed or not, numbered or not. When it comes to saving the files you can choose between Jpeg(including quality settings) and PNG-24(which respects any pre-existing alpha channels…transparency).
The best part about this software is…it’s blazing fast. I’ve done the same processes using Photoshop(obvious choice) and even Automator workflows. These are certainly effective and valid methods for doing batch image resizing, but none are as fast or as easy to setup as Image Resizer. Photoshop requires you to walk through the actual process while recording your “actions” as you go, which is ok, but that means that it is using the same functions you would if you were doing one. Automator is good, but it requires a similar setup and also has no built in ability to show you progress. This is ok for smaller numbers (100 or less), but when resizing 3000 jpgs at the same time it’s nice to know where it is in the process.
Wait! Did I already say “the best part of this software is…”? Hmmmm, well actually the best part of this is…IT’S FREE!!! You cannot beat free. If you’re feeling especially philanthropic, you can click the various donate buttons and give to your heart’s content, but that is not required, so check out this link and give it a whirl…If you currently don’t have any batch image resizing needs, that’s ok, still check it out and keep it on your computer, because you may someday have a need or someone will come to you asking if you know a way to resize lots of jpgs, and you’ll have an answer to that question…Image Resizer…
More than any other thing, gift cards are the single most popular present to give. Every retail store has them, you can get them in all sorts of different denominations ($5, $10, $25, etc.). They have achieved such popularity solely by being very easy to handle. A lot of times you receive them inside some envelope or greeting card for a birthday or christmas, but I want to challenge that idea. Why not put the gift card inside of something that is specifically designed to carry it? We at PrintMyThing have just the thing for you…and I think they are pretty cool. Pricing is such that you can get them for under $1 a piece. What greeting card costs that much…Answer: None! They might just be the perfect carrier for this most popular gift. See below.
Hey, I’ve got this great idea…You know how the talk of the town is all about stimulus? Well we don’t want to be left behind the stimulus bus, so we over at PrintMyRibbon have an on-going Stimulus Sale. As a business we can’t give money , but what we can do is make it easier for you to have your very own custom printed ribbon. We have pulled out all the stops for this one and are setting the prices for all ribbon to be 25% off the regular prices. That’s a full quarter of the price that’ll stay in your pocket. What should you do with your new found savings…Well you could purchase more custom printed ribbon or put that money aside for the next event you need ribbon for. No matter what you decide to do with your 25% off, to get it you gotta buy some ribbon first.
Every year on this day there is a certain sense of hope brought about by the promise of warmer weather, sunnier days, and refreshing breezes. This blogger, for one, is greatly affected by seasons & weather. I am much happier on bright sun-shiny days and warm weather. It is often said that March itself comes “In like a lion, out like a lamb” and we in our little corner of this beautiful earth have had our share of those “lion” days. So as a sort of celebration of this special day of renewing, we have decided to put everything on PrintMyThing.com on sale. We’re giving everyone until March 24th to take advantage of a 25% off sale on all things.
