Tuesday, November 29, 2005
OPML Feeds
Fueled by the popularity of blogs, content syndication (AKA RSS and Atom feeds) is being deployed on a number of websites. I think it's now safe to say that content syndication has hit the mainstream. However, as Steve Duncan...
Sunday, November 27, 2005
ColorSync Payback Assessment
On Friday I linked (in my blinks feed) to an Abhay Sharma interview on GAIN. The interview is a good 50,000 foot look at Color Management and a must read for print shop and premedia management. When dealing with color...
Saturday, November 26, 2005
RFID Blog Round Up
There's a lot of potential for the print industry to manufacturer Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) tags (both antenna and chip). A great way to track the progress of RFID technology is to read RFID-blogs. A collection of RFID blogs I...
More Print Blogs
I'm still on my quest to find print blogs and came across a couple more tonight. ThePrintPub.com - ThePrintPub.com debuted in September 2005 and will cover user impressions of industry news and developments. Check in regularly for new reports, including...
Friday, November 25, 2005
AIMCAL Blogs
In this months issue of CONVERTING magazine, the Association of Industrial Metallizers, Coaters and Laminators (AIMCAL) ran a ad pointing to 4 blogs they are sponsoring to "provide technical question and answers with leading industry experts." According to a AIMCAL...
Wednesday, November 23, 2005
Dr. Joe Webb 2006 Printing Industry Economic Outlook Webinar
WhatTheyThink.com invites you to attend a FREE printing industry economic webinar with forecaster and commentator Dr. Joe Webb. Sponsored by Kodak, the event will be held Thursday, December 8th from 2:00 to 3:00 pm Eastern Time. This one-hour event will...
Tuesday, November 22, 2005
GRACoL Webinar Notes Posted
The folks at GRACoL have posted the notes from their November 17 webinar. The webinar had good attendance and Don Hutcheson did a good job explaining what they are trying to accomplish in GRACoL 7. The notes can be found...
Monday, November 21, 2005
An Interview with Jim Raffel
I met Jim Raffel at the 2001 Technical Association of the Graphic Arts (TAGA) Annual Technical Conference (Which took place in sunny San Diego). I was a freshman at UW-Stout attending my first printing conference. Jim was one of the...
Saturday, November 19, 2005
Graduate Course Work Complete
Yesterday marked the end of my graduate course work for my MS in Print Media. Now all attention will be spent on finishing my thesis. I took breadth of courses in the area of print science, with a majority covering...
Sunday, November 13, 2005
Open Web Conference Discussion about GRACoL 7 Methodology
Save the date: There has been a great deal of interest in learning more about the new GRACoL press control methods that focus on gray balance rather than TVI. In an effort to answer industry questions, we are holding a...
Thursday, November 10, 2005
Offline Media
Dr. Joe blogged about a new term he's heard lately to refer to the graphic communications industry: Offline Media Industry. I can see how some "witty" internet marketer came up with the phrase, but I think having the print industry...
Print Blogs
Certain industries have embraced the weblog, most notably the IT industry where you can find blogs on just about any topic related to information technology, computer programming, and other bytes and bits related subjects. While the tech industry is...
